Go Back  Mac-Forums.com  > Hardware > Other Hardware and Peripherals > Magic mouse tracking

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 10-31-2009, 07:02 PM   #16 (permalink)
sushi45

 
Member Since: Oct 23, 2009
Posts: 16
sushi45 is on a distinguished road
Mac Specs: Macbook Pro. 13 inches / 2.26 / 4gb / 160GB
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwa107 View Post
Hate to say it, but this mouse sucks.

I was pleased with the formfactor when I first start to use it, but it's proven uncomfortable after just a half hour or so. And the surface, with its glossy plastic is just not working well for gestures. I hate to say it, but I'm thinking of returning it already. Maybe I'll wait to see if they fix it in 10.6.2, but I'm not holding out hope since that looks to be just days from release.
same here. Im thinking of getting the logitech v470
sushi45 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2009, 07:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
Sur3Mac

 
Sur3Mac's Avatar
 
Member Since: Aug 03, 2009
Location: Zeeland, The Netherlands
Posts: 1,050
Sur3Mac has a spectacular aura about
Mac Specs: MacBook Pro Unibody 15"(mid2009)/ 2.66GHz/4,00 GB/320GB - iPhone 3G/ 8GB // PowerBook 1,25 GHz/1,5GB
I'm sorry it didn't work out well for you cwa107.
At least now I know I have to cancel my order, and for that I thank you for the feedback.
__________________
Sur3Mac is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2009, 07:55 PM   #18 (permalink)
cwa107

 
cwa107's Avatar
 
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006
Location: Middletown, PA, USA
Posts: 14,608
cwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond repute
Mac Specs: 15.4 MBP 2.4GHz Penryn C2D, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
Quote:
Originally Posted by sushi45 View Post
same here. Im thinking of getting the logitech v470
Check out the Logitech m555b. It's a nice mouse.
__________________

Community Guidelines
cwa107 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 10-31-2009, 08:00 PM   #19 (permalink)
dtravis7

 
dtravis7's Avatar
 
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005
Location: Modesto, Ca.
Posts: 15,136
dtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond reputedtravis7 has a reputation beyond repute
Mac Specs: MiniC2D 2.16Ghz, iBook G4 1.33Ghz,iMac G5 2.1Ghz, PowerMac G4 Quicksilver, iPod3g 20GB, iPhone 3g
I 2nd CWA's recommendation of that Logitech. They make some very nice mice.
__________________
Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
dtravis7 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2009, 03:03 AM   #20 (permalink)
spadedlife

 
Member Since: May 31, 2009
Posts: 5
spadedlife is on a distinguished road
Mac Specs: imac 2.4 ghz ..1gb ram :(
maybe im not a mouse guru or anything but the trackin on my magic mouse is fine no lag.....the only thing i miss is expose ......they def. need to fix that quickly
spadedlife is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2009, 11:06 AM   #21 (permalink)
walkerj

 
walkerj's Avatar
 
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005
Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
Posts: 1,150
walkerj is just really nicewalkerj is just really nicewalkerj is just really nicewalkerj is just really nice
Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive
I just picked one up yesterday from my local Apple Store. This time I called ahead to make sure they were in stock. I haven't had time yet to really use it in a standard desktop/mousepad setting since it's the weekend and the house is still in just-moved-in-shambles with my Macbook Pro sitting on boxes with the mouse on another box, but overall with the exception of loss of the 'squeeze' button i'm liking it.

I've set the secondary to be Exposé all windows and this works rather well with a little self-induced training. The lack of scroll wheel is going to work out well since, while I did like the MM scroll 'nipple' it did get a bit gummed up periodically. I do miss the middle click; you'd think Apple could simulate a middle click by doing a two fingered 'both buttons' but alas that does not seem to be the case.

Ergonomically wise, I'd say that it's fine but then again haven't yet worked with it in an office environment. Overall I'd say it's an improvement with caveats in that once again it's a mouse you're either going to love or hate. I'd put me in the love category.

I have no problems with it's tracking speed. Of course I also fall back to the trackpad from time to time but I do know that iMac, Mini owners, and that one guy with a Mac Pro don't have that option.
walkerj is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-03-2009, 06:19 PM   #22 (permalink)
rsherid

 
Member Since: Sep 06, 2008
Posts: 471
rsherid is infamous around these parts
Mac Specs: 13" MB / OS X 10.5.8 / 2.2Ghz Core 2 Duo / 4GB RAM
If there's a tracking update released, will I be able to find it in the Software Update menu?

I also instantly noticed the slow tracking. However, it's nice not to have to worry about a dirty trackball frequently flaking out.
rsherid is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2009, 07:05 AM   #23 (permalink)
the8thark

 
the8thark's Avatar
 
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007
Location: *Brisvegas*
Posts: 1,720
the8thark is a jewel in the roughthe8thark is a jewel in the roughthe8thark is a jewel in the rough
Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac with 3GB RAM
I have to totally disagree with cwa107. For me the mouse works just fine and I like it. Mind you I had to turn off the scrolling with momentum though as that made it too sensetive for my liking. But with that off I quite like the mouse.

I think the logitech mice are all huge and chunky and too big for my small hands. I tried some of them and liked none of them.

But I agree with walkerj. Either you love or hate the Magic Mouse. And for me I'm in the love category too.
__________________
the8thark is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-04-2009, 08:24 PM   #24 (permalink)
mystified

 
mystified's Avatar
 
Member Since: Oct 25, 2009
Posts: 12
mystified is on a distinguished road
mines fine!

not sure why yours doesn't work mine worked fine once I got the update when I first enabled the bluetooth feature that was a week ago last monday, and I'm no mac guru. I love the finger scroll as my wired mouse the wheel occasionally got stuck. mystified
mystified is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2009, 02:28 PM   #25 (permalink)
B-Ryan

 
Member Since: Feb 26, 2009
Posts: 20
B-Ryan is on a distinguished road
For me, this mouse has better tracking the mighty mouse. It's much faster. But I hear different reviews on both, pertaining to tracking.
__________________
16GB iPhone
17" MacBook Pro 2.93, 320@7200, glossy
http://www.bryanborst.com
B-Ryan is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2009, 03:01 PM   #26 (permalink)
mdfuller

 
mdfuller's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007
Posts: 695
mdfuller is a jewel in the roughmdfuller is a jewel in the rough
Mac Specs: 17" MBP unibody
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwa107 View Post
Hate to say it, but this mouse sucks.

I was pleased with the formfactor when I first start to use it, but it's proven uncomfortable after just a half hour or so. And the surface, with its glossy plastic is just not working well for gestures. I hate to say it, but I'm thinking of returning it already. Maybe I'll wait to see if they fix it in 10.6.2, but I'm not holding out hope since that looks to be just days from release.
I wanted to like it, but I also returned mine after only a few hours. My big gripe was the ergonomics and the fact that it doesn't work with SteerMouse. I could have done without IF the mouse was comfortable. Just not the case for my hands.
mdfuller is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2009, 03:24 PM   #27 (permalink)
cwa107

 
cwa107's Avatar
 
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006
Location: Middletown, PA, USA
Posts: 14,608
cwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond reputecwa107 has a reputation beyond repute
Mac Specs: 15.4 MBP 2.4GHz Penryn C2D, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdfuller View Post
I wanted to like it, but I also returned mine after only a few hours. My big gripe was the ergonomics and the fact that it doesn't work with SteerMouse. I could have done without IF the mouse was comfortable. Just not the case for my hands.
With the Zoom Mouse program, it's acceptable. I'd still like them to allow the tracking speed to be adjusted higher. For those with low resolution screens, it's fine. But at the default setting in 1440x900, it takes a good foot of physical space to move the mouse across the screen. How anyone can find that acceptable is beyond me.
__________________

Community Guidelines
cwa107 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2009, 06:06 PM   #28 (permalink)
mdfuller

 
mdfuller's Avatar
 
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007
Posts: 695
mdfuller is a jewel in the roughmdfuller is a jewel in the rough
Mac Specs: 17" MBP unibody
Are you talking about MouseZoom or Zoom Mouse? Can that make the curve more like <gasp> Windows </gasp>?
mdfuller is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Stumble this post
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
The new mouse a good buy? jstew132 Other Hardware and Peripherals 38 10-30-2009 12:41 PM
Review: Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 Aptmunich Other Hardware and Peripherals 4 07-27-2008 10:49 AM
One-button mouse keeping you on the fence? Meyvn Switcher Hangout 12 02-10-2005 12:46 AM

 
 
 
     
Home Calendar Get New
     

Copyright ©2001-2009 Mac-Forums.com. All Rights Reserved. A division of iNET Interactive.

Other iNET Interactive Sites: Web Hosting Talk | Swish Talk | Hosting Catalog.com| Dev Papers| Deleted Domains| Hot Scripts

Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.