I was planning on getting a magic mouse for my office machine sometime in 2010, but my parents got one for me for the holidays. It finally arrived and I’ve had some time to play with it. Here are some briefs thoughts and comments.

As always the “unboxing” was exciting and the packaging was very clean and used minimal trash. Setting up the mouse was extremely easy. The mouse takes two AA batteries so it’s a bit heavier than my previous mouse, and the lower height is going to be a bit of an adjustment for me, but it’s understandable considering the nature of needing to have a more level surface.

The clicking and scrolling work just as I expected and after re-watching the video the two-finger-swipe worked as well. Using it as a web browser back/forward button is going to be very useful.

I installed the MagicPrefs tool and immediately added some functionality – tapping the apple logo stem now shows me the spaces menu, and a three-finger click now reveals the desktop.

After using it for a good week I still enjoy it, but I have a better idea of where it’s weaker. I had to deactivate a custom three-finger trigger because it kept activating when it wasn’t intended. I assume it was simply the way I click or rest my hand.

Pros:

• Flawless 360 degree scrolling, no ball/dirt to get in the way.
• Very smooth and easy to keep clean.
• Wireless connection works well.
• Two-finger swipe motion works well, when I use it.

Cons:

• Too sensitive when you rest part of your hand on it. I’ve accidentally scrolled away when I didn’t intend to.
• No left/middle/right tactile feedback. I constantly do a “middle click” rather than a “left click” because I was unaware that the mouse shifted position in my hand.
• Two-finger swipe is hard to adjust to while keeping your hand still.

I’m still learning to adjust so I’m sure things will become easier over time. I used to complain about some caps lock difficulty when I first switched from PC but that’s completely disappeared. Over all I enjoy it – a mouse that has the scrolling I really want without the moving parts that are too sensitive to dirt.

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