Mighty Mouse Wireless
About a year ago Apple released their first mouse with more than one button. Some called it a revolution — I called it an imperative step. Not just because of those people switching from Windows to Mac, but mainly because of the fact that Apple continuously added features to their UI than could only be accessed via right-click.
Up till then I used Apple’s wireless bluetooth driven mouse. So you can imagine that I was kinda disappointed that Apple just shipped a USB variant. But anyway I finally bought one and to be honest — I never used the old bluetooth mouse again. The Mighty Mouse was much lighter and preciser than the old one.
One year later…
Now, one year later, Apple finally released the wireless variant of the Mighty Mouse. My first reaction was like: “Well, so they finally managed to release a bluetooth version. Should I buy one? Definitely no. The old mouse wasn’t that precise and the batteries didn’t last long enough.” But then I recognized that it was not just a bluetooth enabled Mighty Mouse, but that it also uses laser instead of optical tracking…
Laser tracking
So what’s the difference? One important fact is that laser tracking is much preciser compared to old-fashioned optical tracking. Another advantage is that laser based mice work on nearly every surface — great if you have to be mobile and use it with your MacBook. And last but not least batteries tend to last much longer, because there is no LED at the bottom of the mosue.
Pros and Cons
- precise
- wireless
- long lasting batteries
- great design
- heavy
- expensive
Yesterday the package with my brand new wireless Mighty Mouse found its way from Eindhoven to Graz. First impression: looks exactly the same as the wired one. A bit heavier — but that’s okay. So let’s connect it to my MacBook. Hm, I first have to install the software — reboot — not quite Apple-like. But hey, works fine. By the way I took some photos — so if you are interested, head over to the respective flickr gallery.
