The mighty mouse was never really one of the things that drew me to owning a Mac, but once I started using it I found it to be very comfortable. Unfortunately this little gizmo does not deliver in any arena other than comfort.
If, like me, you prefer to be able tu use left click and right click (CTRL + click) functionality with this litle guy, you’ll find that because of the rigid case design, the Mighty Mouse from time-to-time has issues figuring out which “button” you actually pressed.
It can be quite annoying to suddenly have a menu pop up when editing a crob selection or other photo related task, but it’s even worse when it happens the other way around and the mouse clicks on a link you were trying to copy.
The side buttons may work for some, but I have relatively large hands, which means that I’m constantly dealing with unexpected activations of Exposé when I squeeze just a little bit too hard, or having firefox seemingly randomly jump to the page I was viewing previously.
Each of these hings is a bit annoying, but for me the real deal breaker is the trackball. this tiny little addition which also doubles as a third button is prone to getting tiny particles stuck in it. Every time this happens (sometimes several times a day, even in a clean work environment) you’re required to clean it by flipping the mouse over and rolling the ball over a damp, lint free cloth.
The loss in productivity from just cleaning the trackbal has cost me more time than the mouse is worth. I’m hoping that Apple will re-think this portion of the Mighty Mouse soon, but from all appearances even the next generation of iMacs is shipping with the same old flawed design.
For me, I’m going to go grab a Kensington bluetooth Mouse later today. It has all the same features in much the same form factor, but includes an optical trackball that has no moving parts to get gummed up. If you’re planning to buy a Mac soon, I would suggest doing something similar.
In the end, I have to say that Apple’s Mighty mouse was, at least for me, a mighty big dissapointment.
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