Apple MightyMouse(Wireless) Review - iPhone 3G

projectdarkside · 07-01-2008, 08:33 AM

Well first off I would like to thank up10ad for even being generous enough to even send the mouse, eventhough he has a strong dislike for the MightMouse I was also surprised when I noticed that it was wireless cause on the apple website it is like $50 dollars!
-Btw please excuse the horrid pics, they were taking with my HTC 8525 so ya kno, its no iPhone or N95 when it comes to pics haha! But I wasnt gonna go steal someone else's pics and claim them as my own sooo. . .just ignore the quality.

My review of Apple's Wireless MightyMouse

Solid Foundation

The first thing I noticed was that it was very Apple/iPod esque. It white kinda pebble soap shaped, with a quality blackberry like feeling trackball. On the left and right sides of the Mighty mouse are these oval shaped "things" that you can press in but I'm not really sure what they purpose is- maybe for taking apart the MM or some special Mac related function. Another thing about the MM is that you will notice is that they're is split left and right click buttons, its just a solid smooth surface that when you want to click the traditional left or right buttons it will slightly lean to which ever side you clicked. The last thing I like about it was how easy it was to turn it on and off...when turning it on you turn it over and slide down the oval slide, when on you get a flickering green light notifying you that it is on or active.

Dilemma's

When it first arrived I immediately noticed that it was wireless and was just hoping that it work with my laptop. I kept trying to pare and sync them together but to no avial I got nothing. . .Until I went online to see if anyone else were having problems...come to find out instead of the 2.4ghz wireless mouse I were used to the MightMouse used bluetooth! I though that was cool touch cause I has never known a wireless mouse to use bluetooth
-I went into my computers control panel and just searched forever for something "bluetooth" related and a few hours later the mouse was working The only bad thing is that this MM is definitely meant for Apple computers because the trackball doesnt work like you'd expect it ya kno, kinda like taking an iPhone to T-mobile and something not working correctly.

FEEL/Design

Unlike up10ad I really love the mouse haha! Its feel is amazing and reminds me every time I pick it up that its an apple product! Its the iPod white thats glossy enough to not be too slippery. It might sound weird but it feels like I'm holding a really lite pebble or smoothly rounded treo or N95 haha

Pros
+Wireless
+Apple esque(Beautiful design, lightweight)
+trackball
+Comforable
+Easy to turn on and off
+Bluetooth

Cons
-Obviously not meant for window XP/Vista users
-Trackballl could get dirty and quit working if not taken care of
-I dont own a Macbook or iMac "yet"

I give the mighty mouse a 9/10
-A definite must by!!

monkeysrock0622 · 07-01-2008, 09:02 AM

I don't own an iMac or MacBook "yet" also, but the public library in my town uses the plastic white iMacs for their public computers. The last time I went there (a couple weeks ago) I used the computer just to see what a mac was like (and not have to feel awkward like at the apple stores lol, unfortunately they were all running windows :-( ) andwhen I used the mouse I accidentaly touched the left oval "thing" while using the Internet and it took me back a page. So, I think those "things" work as back/forward buttons.

Haha all that just to say they are for back/forward buttons.

macgirl · 07-01-2008, 12:43 PM

glad to hear you like the mouse, projectdarkside. i have one and it drives me a little crazy every now and then when the trackball gets dirty and it stops scrolling, but i like it otherwise. on a mac, there are many options to program the buttons - i used to have the side buttons set to open widgets, but i opened them accidentally too often and turned that off.

one funny bit of trivia about the mouse is that the clicking sound you hear when you move the scroll ball is actually generated by a small internal speaker - there is nothing mechanical inside the mouse that makes that sound. just another apple touch to give you some auditory feedback that otherwise would be absent...

cdinca · 07-01-2008, 04:40 PM

I'm gonna give you a tip about when your trackball gets dirty.

Ignore all the internet posts about using a piece of scotch tape and turning it upside down blah blah. That only lasts for like a week.

instead: soak a paper towel with rubbing alcohol. rub it all over that bad boy (the track ball). Back and forth for a long time. When that rubbing alcohol evaporates, your good for about 3 months.

psylichon · 07-01-2008, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macgirl

one funny bit of trivia about the mouse is that the clicking sound you hear when you move the scroll ball is actually generated by a small internal speaker - there is nothing mechanical inside the mouse that makes that sound. just another apple touch to give you some auditory feedback that otherwise would be absent...

Lol... no way! That's insane. Thanks for sharing that...

Hayesimus · 07-01-2008, 06:18 PM

are you sure? because mine goes more like CUH-LICK... so if i hold down the button i here CUH... and then wait and then release... LICK.... so does the speaker emit a sound for the downward motion and the upward motion? If so then sure, if not then I think that someone is tryin to pull my leg....

cdinca · 07-01-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayesimus

are you sure? because mine goes more like CUH-LICK... so if i hold down the button i here CUH... and then wait and then release... LICK.... so does the speaker emit a sound for the downward motion and the upward motion? If so then sure, if not then I think that someone is tryin to pull my leg....

the CUH-LICK is real

just not the scroll wheel.

unplug it, then scroll the wheel

you may still hear a slight sound but not the same as when plugged in.