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July 27, 2006

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Mighty Mouse vs. Mighty Mouse

Posted Jul. 27, ’06, 9:55 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Hardware

Mighty Mouse vs. Mighty MouseIt’s like pitting brother against brother. Nick Starr has taken some side-by-side comparison pics of Apple’s new Bluetooth Mighty Mouse and its older brother, the conventional wired Mighty Mouse. For the most part, the two look quite the same, but there are a few minor differences. To answer my earlier question, the laser is totally invisible, which means goodbye to the cute optical ghost mouse. It does, however, mean that the wireless Mighty Mouse works on glass surfaces with no problems, a feat of which optical mice can only dream.

The Bluetooth version is also slightly heavier than its predecessor, due largely to the use of AA batteries. As our colleague Jim Dalrymple reported, the Mighty Mouse can in fact use one or two batteries. It only needs one, but if you put in two, it’ll use the second after first has been exhausted, thus doubling its life—Apple even includes two AA batteries in the box. You’ll also have to install the software included; it doesn’t seem to work with the previous iteration of the Mighty Mouse drivers.

Bluetooth and lasers are all very well, but I’m still not the biggest fan of the device’s ergonomics. When I’ve used them, I’ve been annoyed by the fact that I have to remove my index finger from the left click “button” in order to use my middle finger for the right click, nor am I happy with the way the “squeeze” buttons work. Then again, I do most of my daily work with a trackpad, so it’s kind of a different feel.


1 Comments

Dan--the man said:

Do the squeezer ones still not work well if you pick up the mouse?

I did have to get used to lifting up my left finger to right-click with the original might mouse, but I couldn't say that it annoyed me. I got used to it and stopped noticing it 5 minutes after I stated using it.

July 27, 2006 1:17 PM

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