Born South Africa. Age 38. Live in London. Small family - partner and 2 1/2 year old hooligan. Done ...
Born South Africa. Age 38. Live in London. Small family - partner and 2 1/2 year old hooligan. Done tons of various jobs. Travelled a bit.
Think I'm boring now but used to be interesting. LOL!
Member since:05.03.2007
Reviews:8
I got my Mighty Mouse wireless as part of a promotion when I bought my MacBook. My immediate thought was to sell it on eBay - after all a trackpad is perfectly good and I liked the one on the MacBook. On opening the box to check the mouse was in there and maybe give it a test run I was stunned. The mouse is gorgeous and when I picked it up I knew I was going to keep it. Quite simply it feels stunning in your hand - just like a smooth, round pebble you'd find in the river.
Getting a little more technical, I found installing the software very easy. I follow manuals and the only thing to make sure with this is to install the software BEFORE you turn the mouse on. It takes one or two AA batteries which were included. Two batteries gives you longer life. Connecting it to Bluetooth on the MacBook was a breeze and even renaming it was easy. You don't have to rename it, it was merely a vanity thing for me. Opening up Preferences and selecting Mouse&Keyboard brought up the menu and I was able to select scrolling speed, button functions, click speed and so on. The little scroll button is a dream to use and clicking left or right is very easy (touch sensitive) and the squeeze press buttons are very nice too. They do need firm pressure but not too much. I didn't test the range fully but it still worked fine over five meters away; I wasn't going to leave the room to test it further. The other feature I liked is the off button which slides over the laser. Tracking was faultless on all surfaces even a plain white piece of paper.
The only downside I've found is very occassionally you need to reset the Bluetooth connection but this is very seldom and I believe true of most Bluetooth accessories.
IN SUMMARY: I've had mine about 6 months or so now and love the thing, it's strange to say (especially as I'm a macho South African guy) but that little mouse of mine makes working on my laptop just that little bit better, that little bit special. This mouse has won accolades and claims of the best mouse in the world and I for one agree. It's not cheap but as you'll see I still think it's good value for money. Truly a Mighty Mouse!
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Apr 3rd, 2007
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