Thursday, January 14, 2010

Magic Mouse: Long Term Review

So I got a Magic Mouse when they were released.

I love the multitouch interface on my iPhone, and on the newer laptop trackpads, so had high expectations for the mouse. I unplugged my USB mouse (formerly known as the Apple Mighty Mouse) and went 100% on the Magic Mouse with my work iMac. I use it daily as my primary input device in OSX and Windows (via VMWare Fusion). I can say that after months of use (and a battery change) that it is a satisfying input device.

I have no complaints at all - and it works better than the bluetooth Apple Mouse I used before. Sure, there could be more features enabled for input options, but for real day to day use in an office I actually think it's a great product.

I read a lot of reviews of this product, and many people complained about the shape and size of the mouse, and I don't find it a problem at all. Maybe I'm too ... delicate with my mouse use, maybe I'm crazy (maybe both), but I actually think I like it better than the old mouse, or the mouse on my Wacom tablet, or the stock Lenovo USB mouse on my PC.

After regular use day after day, I can recommend it as a solid interface device. Now if I could only use it on two computers on my desk without fiddling with Bluetooth settings....

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