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Manufacturer: Apple Part number: MB112LL/A
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- If you have Tiger, Apple's Mighty Mouse is worth a look, but if you're a Windows user or have an older Mac operating system, better mousing options are available.
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CNET editors' review
Apple Mighty Mouse price range: $49.00 - $79.99
- Reviewed by: Lara Luepke
- Edited by: Justin Jaffe
- Reviewed on: 08/05/2005
- Released on: 08/02/2005
The good: Attractive design; scroll ball is comfortable and easy to use; works with Windows and Mac systems; integration with Tiger is flawless.
The bad: Side buttons are hard to squeeze; comfort could be improved.
The bottom line: If you have Tiger, Apple's Mighty Mouse is worth a look, but if you're a Windows user or have an older Mac operating system, better mousing options are available.
Like its namesake, the Apple Mighty Mouse packs a lot of ability into a small package. Though the design is decidedly simple, its four customizable buttons and 360-degree scroll ball are a joy to use. The $49 price tag is a bit expensive for a corded mouse, but if you're an Apple Mac OS 10.4 Tiger user, you'll appreciate the configurability. However, Windows users and Mac users who haven't upgraded should stick with a more comfortable, less expensive mouse, such as the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse.
If your PC runs Panther (the previous edition of Mac OS X) or Windows 2000 or XP, setup is simple: plug the Mighty Mouse into a USB port and commence mousing. You'll be able to make only minor changes to the buttons' functions via the operating system's control panel. If you're running Tiger, you'll need to load up the included installation software and be running version 10.4.2 of the OS. Once the software is installed, restart your computer. Finally, using the control panel in system preferences, you'll be able to configure the Mighty Mouse to your preferences. The left- and right-click, scroll-ball click, and the left and right side buttons (which function together) can each be set to open any application from Dashboard to Spotlight and beyond. You can also shut the buttons off, enable or disable horizontal and vertical scrolling, and adjusting tracking, scrolling, and double-click speeds.
The Mighty Mouse has the same smooth, shiny, white-plastic finish you've seen on iPods and other Apple products, making it an aesthetically perfect accessory for an iBook or an iMac. (Purists, beware: The scroll ball and side buttons are a light gray.) Though attractive, the Mighty Mouse is less comfortable to use than other mice we've tested, such as the Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse, which offers better support for your hand. However, the mouse does get some brownie (or cheese) points for fitting both left- and right-handed users. We became accustomed to its flat feel and grew to prefer its scroll ball to the typical mouse's scrollwheel. Even though the left and right buttons aren't distinctly separated, we had no trouble hitting the correct one. The two side buttons need to be pressed very firmly, and they perform the same function whether pressed separately or together; we wish they were each individually configurable.
The Mighty Mouse worked well on our Panther and Tiger Macs, and even with our Windows XP test system. With a 400dpi optical engine, we experienced no cursor lags or jumps, even when mousing on a metallic surface, which gives many mice trouble. Though all of the buttons worked flawlessly on our Tiger machine and with Microsoft Word and Excel for Mac, we had some problems when we tried it out with Mozilla's Firefox. We could scroll vertically with success, but when we scrolled horizontally, the browser treated it as page-forward and page-back commands. When we used the Mighty Mouse with our Windows XP laptop, we could use the scroll ball only to scroll vertically, and the side buttons, which aren't programmable with Windows, defaulted to back buttons.
Apple covers the Mighty Mouse with an industry-standard one-year warranty. Free phone support is available for the first 90 days after purchase, and Apple's support Web site offers troubleshooting advice, FAQs, and a searchable users' forum.
User reviews
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Better but didn't get it right
by tilbee on August 5, 2005
Pros: 360 scroll wheel - programmable buttons
Cons: NOT wireless - ergonomics - nothing really new
Summary: As a person that uses both Macs and PCs, I've long been frustrated that Apple has unecessarily had an inferior mouse. The things Apple incorporated in to this mouse ...
Summary: As a person that uses both Macs and PCs, I've long been frustrated that Apple has unecessarily had an inferior mouse. The things Apple incorporated in to this mouse have been available on mice for years. I don't find the design particularly cool nor does the ergonomic design look any different than their current mouse. And WHY OH WHY didn't they make a wireless version!? Some times I think Apple does brilliant things and some times I just don't get how they miss such obvious things.
6 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great mouse
by slffl on September 6, 2005
Pros: Ergonomics, scroll wheel
Cons: Price, wired
Summary: Wow, where does CNET get their employees? In the video the reviewer thinks that the side buttons are actual buttons that are supposed to depress and work independantly from each ...
Summary: Wow, where does CNET get their employees? In the video the reviewer thinks that the side buttons are actual buttons that are supposed to depress and work independantly from each other. However it was designed so that you sqeeze the mouse and it performs ONE function! Well it's a very good mouse, however, I would take Cnets video review with a grain of salt because she doesn't know what she's talking about. Try it for yourself in CompUSA.
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Once there's dirt inside, it's not coming out
by johnmartyn on November 2, 2006
Pros: Left and right click works better than I thought it would
Cons: Scroll wheel is basically useless once it gets any dirt inside and it's virtually impossible to clean
Summary: While the mouse is nice looking I have two big problems with it which are unusually bad examples of design for Apple.
Firstly the scroll wheel is very jenky. I'...Summary: While the mouse is nice looking I have two big problems with it which are unusually bad examples of design for Apple.
Firstly the scroll wheel is very jenky. I've had my Mighty Mouse for about 8 months and I have endless trouble with the scroll wheel, to the extent that I no longer try to use it. This is as a result of dirt getting lodged underneath it with no way of removing it. Just when you thought cleaning your mouse was a thing of the past with optical mice, Apple have re-introduced the problem and it's much worse.
Secondly, the cable on the wired Mighty Mouse is not as flexible as it should be. I coil my cable everyday to put into my laptop bag and as a result it doesn't seem to uncoil to easily which makes it very annoying when it's brushing off your hands when your using it.
I have always been an apple mouse user but they really need to look at either sealing the housing completely or making it open so dirt can be cleared out.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Convenient, but could be better
by 199657710366057339589467585945 on September 6, 2005
Pros: minimal design, for righties and lefties, vertical and horizontal scrolling, right-click (finally), side-click
Cons: not full 360-degree scrolling (just straight vertical and horizontal), right-click requires suspended index finger, side click becomes flimsy and too easily activated--forced me to disable it
Summary: I've owned the Mighty Mouse ever since the day after it came out, and I am still glad I bought it. Apple definitely has some work to do on ...
Summary: I've owned the Mighty Mouse ever since the day after it came out, and I am still glad I bought it. Apple definitely has some work to do on it though. They really need to make it capable of true 360-degree scrolling. For some reason it scrolls Photoshop docs at a consistent and slow speed no matter how fast I'm moving the scroll wheel, which definitely needs to be fixed as well. In FireFox, horizontal scrolling triggers the Back and Forward actions, so it's very easy to accidentally go to the previously viewed page while scrolling down in a web page, forcing me to use Safari (which I usually use anyways, so not that big a deal). One thing I've noticed is that as soon as you're used to using the MIghty Mouse's scroll wheel, every other mouse's scroller seems very clunky, and I really miss horizontal scrolling. My index finger naturally suspends itself when I am right-clickong on something, so that was not much of a problem... if both fingers are touching the mouse, no matter which side is pressuring the click, the mouse will interpret it as a left-click. In all, I think it was worth the $50, but I reccommend trying it out at an Apple store before you go ahead and buy one.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Weird mouse, new design, but still quirky (and very expensive)
by sherrylwu on August 15, 2005
Pros: apple's newest wired mouse in like a gazillion years, scroll ball, side buttons, IT'S A TWO BUTTON MOUSE (finally)
Cons: no bluetooth? where's my clear shell? scroll ball looks like a weird pimple that destroys the mouse's looks and feels like that sandy ball you squeeze for stress relief.
Summary: If you ought to have this mouse for design, wait for the bluetooth version. $50 isn't really going to get you anywhere, so if you want this maybe you ...
Summary: If you ought to have this mouse for design, wait for the bluetooth version. $50 isn't really going to get you anywhere, so if you want this maybe you should consider the peculiar vertical mouse for $10 more. The scroll ball is a first, but it's not solid; it feels like a miniature stress-relieving squeeze ball (the ones with sand in them). The side buttons are cool, but they should be programmed 3 ways: only the left pressed, the right pressed, and both pressed. That way it will be more functional. Also, the two button approach was mediocre; apple should have let the side of the mouse sink instead of the whole thing (say you click the left button, only the left side of the mouse should sink, not the also the right). My recommendation: Stick to your one button mouse.
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i'm sorry that i had given the Mighty Mouse a 4, but that what it deserved. I cant believe that i had to give a 4 to an apple product. apple could have done A LOT better. it feels extremely flimsy compared to the clear wired one button mouse that apple ships with its computers. shame on apple's design team. again, mac fans, stick to your stock one button mice.Updated
the other day i went to the apple store in rockaway, nj, i played with a mac mini with one of these albino mice (lol) i fiddled with the side buttons and found out that they dont have to be pressed together to activate the function...u just have to squeeze it harder. if apple highers the price by $20 and puts in laser tech and bluetooth and rechargeable battery then this will be apple's mx1000 killer (o, and try to incorporate the clear shell)2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Typical mac junk
by Dallasjeepmaster on January 21, 2009
Pros: Really there are none
Cons: I went through 2 in 3 months. The scroll stops working after a month, the side buttons are to easy to bump which is really annoying when working, Is very uncomfortable, short cord and it is over priced like every other mac product.
Summary: Go do what I did get a Microsoft mouse they do wok on macs or even better just get a PC
Summary: Go do what I did get a Microsoft mouse they do wok on macs or even better just get a PC
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Might Mouse track ball failures
by mousin-around on December 29, 2008
Pros: Everything so far
Cons: All the whiners reviewing this product
Summary: The mighty mouse has worked perfectly for me. I keep hearing about the problems with the trackball and having to clean it constantly. I have a few pointers that I ...
Summary: The mighty mouse has worked perfectly for me. I keep hearing about the problems with the trackball and having to clean it constantly. I have a few pointers that I have found useful in working with this product... 1) Try not eating so many cheetos, doritos and other greasy products when you are using the mouse and 2) Use your other hand to wax the carrot or hunt for Mr. G when viewing online "art" then the one scrolling with the mouse, the stickiness isn't helping your trackball even if it is helping the other ones ...it's a wonder what clean hands will do for a precision product.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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not perfect, but I like it a lot
by idoradio on September 25, 2005
Pros: Scroll ball and intuitive right and left clicking
Cons: side buttons
Summary: The scroll ball is great. Sensitive but not too much. I do a lot of audio editing and find that this mouse is perfect for that. Very precise. I still ...
Summary: The scroll ball is great. Sensitive but not too much. I do a lot of audio editing and find that this mouse is perfect for that. Very precise. I still wish it was a bit taller.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Finally Apple has come out witha multibutton mouse.
by pwwalker on September 7, 2005
Pros: Sleek design, light, responsive.
Cons: Cord length is too short, side buttons too hard to use.
Summary: The mouse is not bad. I agree that the side buttons are too firm. As a right-handed user, pressing the right button is too difficult and most times I end ...
Summary: The mouse is not bad. I agree that the side buttons are too firm. As a right-handed user, pressing the right button is too difficult and most times I end up pressing down the left button. My biggest gripe really centres around the length of the cord. It is way too short for my tastes.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Only if you must have it match your Mac styling
by talmy on August 9, 2005
Pros: scroll ball works well, styling matches Mac
Cons: far too expensive, side buttons too difficult, top "buttons" awkward
Summary: If you have to have it, get it (my wife insists that the whole system matches), otherwise go elsewhere. The side buttons take too much strength to push, making them ...
Summary: If you have to have it, get it (my wife insists that the whole system matches), otherwise go elsewhere. The side buttons take too much strength to push, making them awkward. Apples stubborness about one button mice continues -- you can only make the second (right) button work if you only touch the mouse on the right side -- you can't rest your fingers on the top.
And that price -- twice that of a comparable Microsoft or Logitech mouse. It should at least be wireless for $50!3 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Apple
- Part number: MB112LL/A
- Description: Meet the mouse that reinvented the wheel. The scroll wheel, that is. Mighty Mouse features the revolutionary Scroll Ball that lets you move anywhere inside a document, without lifting a finger. And with touch-sensitive technology concealed under the seamless top shell, you get the programmability of a four-button mouse in a single-button design. Click, roll, squeeze and scroll. This mouse just aced the maze. In the beginning, there was one button. Then there were two. Then there were clickable scroll wheels and programmable toggles and solid-state slides. But nobody made a mouse as easy to use as your Mac. Until now. Mighty Mouse combines the capability of a multibutton mouse with Apple's signature top-shell design for the best of both form and function. Use it any way you work: Stick with single-button simplicity or click with multibutton efficiency. Time is round. Space is curved. Why should your mouse be linear? Plenty of applications require you to do more than scroll up and down. Mighty Mouse offers 360-degree scrolling capability, thanks to its Scroll Ball, perfectly positioned to roll smoothly under just one finger. Explore the farthest reaches of your files - pan images in iPhoto, view timelines in iMovie HD and Final Cut Pro, traverse bars in GarageBand and Logic Pro - with one hand tied behind your back (or holding a cup of coffee or typing). Mighty Mouse gives you room to roam. Touch-sensitive technology under Mighty Mouse's seamless top shell detect where you're clicking, transforming your sleek, one-button mouse into a two-button wonder. But the innovation doesn't end there. Apple engineers added force-sensing buttons on either side of Mighty Mouse that let you squeeze the mouse between your thumb and finger, activating Mac OS X Tiger Dashboard, Expose or a whole host of other, customizable features - instantly. Unlike any other mouse on the market, Mighty Mouse was designed specifically to work with Mac OS X Tiger. Up-to-the minute information on Dashboard is only a click away. Viewing, hiding and selecting your windows via Exposé is just as simple. And because Mac OS X Tiger makes Mighty Mouse programmable, you choose where every click takes you.
General
- Device Type Mouse
- Form Factor External
- Color White
Input Device
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Interface USB
- Movement Detection Technology Optical
- Buttons Qty 4
- Features Scrolling ball, Programmable buttons, TouchSense technology
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1
- Package Type Retail
Power
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.3.8, Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Manufacturer info
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- Website: http://www.apple.com
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