“Apple created a truly interesting product with the Mighty Mouse; essentially, they’ve created a one button mouse that is a bit more flexible than their prior one-button offerings, but definitely not a mouse that is catered to the needs of those who depend on multi-button mice,” Anand Lal Shimpi writes for AnandTech.
“The scroll ball is nice, although I’d like to see some control over the number of lines per scroll click. The side buttons are horrible and it would be nice to make them a little easier/more convenient to use, but then again, that may conflict with Apple’s desire to make the Mighty Mouse still look and work like a single-button mouse,” Lal Shimpi writes. “For the single button mouse user, the Mighty Mouse brings scrolling functionality to Apple’s mice, which is much needed. And for all intents and purposes, the default configuration of the Mighty Mouse acts and behaves just like a single button mouse with a scroll wheel. In the sense of Apple’s ability to bring scrolling functionality to their single-button mouse users, the Mighty Mouse works. But if you are a user who needs to have and frequently uses that second mouse button, the Mighty Mouse isn’t exactly perfect.”
Full review here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
NY Times’ Pogue: ‘I certainly prefer the Mighty Mouse’ to Apple’s standard one-button mouse – August 04, 2005
Apple’s Mighty Mouse dissected (with image) – August 04, 2005
The Motley Fool: ‘Mighty Mouse may be the next step in Apple’s quiet crusade to lure Windows users’ – August 04, 2005
Mossberg pans Apple Mighty Mouse, says Microsoft’s latest mouse is better – August 04, 2005
Review: Apple’s Mighty Mouse – Third-party USB mouse makers should be very afraid – August 03, 2005
Apple introduces multi-button ‘Mighty Mouse’ with ‘Scroll Ball’ for Mac and Windows – August 02, 2005
Apple’s new ‘Mighty Mouse’ provides audio feedback for clicking and scrolling – August 02, 2005
Apple’s mythical two-button mouse – March 19, 2005
RUMOR: Apple may soon debut two-button mouse – March 15, 2005
Apple’s Pro Mouse is truly a joy to use… for about five minutes – May 29, 2004
The time has come for Apple to ship a two-button scroll mouse standard – June 09, 2003
Should Apple reconsider the one-button mouse? – October 23, 2002
“Small Balls and Touchy Sensors”
Sounds a lot like my first boyfriend.
Some fond memories, eh PeaPod ?
It’s a mouse it looks nice but the diagonal scrolling is terrible along with the side buttons being in an awkward position. Kensington and Logitech both make better mice with better more programable software. Logitech’s wireless laser has side scrolling. However it is unique in left and right clicking.
I played around with a Mighty Mouse today at an Apple Store. It is a very nice mouse but by no means perfect. The side scrolling is very poor, the side buttons are tough to depress, and it’s not wireless. I’ll wait until His Steveness comes out with Mighty Mouse 2 (with the physical bugs worked out and wireless).
Id say that “Small Balls” would be the least of your problems PeaPod
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I have to say that I am currently very happy at work useing Apple’s one button mouse. Since I own a PC as well I a pretty used to a typical PC mouse. It sounds like the mouse luch like any other device that Ive’s team comes up with will be open to design scrutiny from the wider community out there.
ROTFLMASSOFF!!!!
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PeaPod!
Steveness comes out with Mighty Mouse 2 (with the physical bugs worked out and wireless).
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well.. to most people.. a wireless mouse is useless
“Small Balls and Touchy Sensors”
Sounds a lot like my first boyfriend.
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you stole that line from Anchorman
The one-button mouse idea was conceived back in the 50s. Now 50 years later, Apple has to dumb-down it’s latest mouse iteration to satisfy the stubborn, obsolete, one-button idiots who don’t have the sense to find out why over 90% of computer users are thriving with multiple buttons. It’s obstinence, plain and simple. I’m personally ticked the one-buttoners have to ruin it for the rest of us who have longed for 21st century technology on par with Windows puters. Thanks for nothing one-buttoners. You are hopeless.
“Small Balls and Touchy Sensors”
Sounds a lot like my first boyfriend.
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you stole that line from Anchorman
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I think she stole that line from the AnandTech review of the Mighty mouse.
scroll ball! I thought it was a clitoris!
Thoughtful article, although many of us Mac users went to a multi-button mouse years ago. I probably wouldn’t have Anand’s problem as I tend to lift my index finger off the mouse with my Logitech. But of course I won’t know until I try one.
Joy of Tech called it a “titmouse” but I agree with dumpsterdiver its more of a “clitmouse” fun scrolling ahead!
Multi-buttoners don’t get it. Sure, right-clicking is great, but it requires learning and skill. Macs are supposed to be usable out of the box, not just for experienced computer users, but for everyone. That’s the reasoning behind the simple, one-button mouse — the only mouse a computer really needs. It’s the software developers hiding much-needed functionality in contextual menus (right-click menus) that are ruining it for computer users everywhere.
Apple did a great thing here. They delivered a mouse that is one-button, but can morph into a multiple buttons for those users that desire it and know how to use it. Simple, the Apple way.
i love to use my 5 button mouse but the multi button thing hurts tendons and wrist
a single button palm mouse is much healthier
using key combinations with single button mice is alot faster and more efficient
but if your other hand is busy…
I need a multi-button mouse when working in Windows, but to be honest, after being a Mac user since 1988, I still do not see much of a need for a multi-button mouse.
I guess there are some exceptions. I have a mapping program that is a Windows port over to Mac, and it could benefit from a multi-button mouse because of the way the interface was written.
But that is my point. Windows users need them because of deficiencies in their programs.
Nice for Mac users, but not needed nearly so badly.
They’re referring to the Apple MnM right?
Mightly “nipple” Mouse
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TheRegister made the nipple comparison. Calling it the MnM (and what that means) sounds cooler than calling it Mighty Mouse.
They’re referring to the Apple MnM right?
Mightly “nipple” Mouse
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TheRegister made the nipple comparison. Calling it the MnM (and what that means) sounds cooler than calling it Mighty Mouse.
They’re referring to the Apple MnM right?
Mightly “nipple” Mouse
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TheRegister made the nipple comparison. Calling it the MnM (and what that means) sounds cooler than calling it Mighty Mouse.
>kenhwrote: But that is my point. Windows users need them because of deficiencies in their programs.
Nah. You’ve just gotten used to getting by without the improvements that come standard on Windows boxes. You’re pouring sugar sprinkles on the crappy situation that is Apple not bundling a two-button mouse just to be different.
But don’t blame the Windows world for that. You can’t shovel the blame onto Windows for this crappy Apple policy.
“The reason Apple doesn’t bundle a two-button mouse is because Windows programs are deficient”.
That’s just outright ridiculous! I mean really?! Are you sticking with that story?!
>kenhwrote: But that is my point. Windows users need them because of deficiencies in their programs.
Nah. You’ve just gotten used to getting by without the improvements that come standard on Windows boxes. You’re pouring sugar sprinkles on the crappy situation that is Apple not bundling a two-button mouse just to be different.
But don’t blame the Windows world for that. You can’t shovel the blame onto Windows for this crappy Apple policy.
“The reason Apple doesn’t bundle a two-button mouse is because Windows programs are deficient”.
That’s just outright ridiculous! I mean really?! Are you sticking with that story?!
>kenhwrote: But that is my point. Windows users need them because of deficiencies in their programs.
Nah. You’ve just gotten used to getting by without the improvements that come standard on Windows boxes. You’re pouring sugar sprinkles on the crappy situation that is Apple not bundling a two-button mouse just to be different.
But don’t blame the Windows world for that. You can’t shovel the blame onto Windows for this crappy Apple policy.
“The reason Apple doesn’t bundle a two-button mouse is because Windows programs are deficient”.
That’s just outright ridiculous! I mean really?! Are you sticking with that story?!
coolfactor has it exactly right!
I help computer total-virgins (What’s a mouse?) several times every day. They have a hard time understanding all variations of clicking as well as “simply” keeping the mouse vertically oriented. Computers should always default to the lowest common denominator of users. If you want a 5-button mouse with scroll-wheel and racing stripes, then go buy one.
Your Heaven is someone else’s Hell.
And the best people are always aware of this in everything they do.
Small Balls and Touch Sensors are not the “Big Issue” PeaPod, it is whether your ex had the “know-how” to get the full value from your applications that counts
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As for the new Mighty Mouse, I think I prefer a Wacom tablet when the going gets tough like retouching in Photoshop.