Magic Mouse Fail
Here’s the real Magic Mouse.
Here’s the failure.
All over the internet I’m seeing “Magic Mouse is Apple’s best mouse ever!”
Hey guess what!!!
That’s not saying much.
The Magic Mouse just feels terrible in your hand. As far as complaints go, the small size of the mouse pales in comparison to the terrible ergonomic comfort. And the multitouch portion of the Magic Mouse just isn’t that compelling. Logitech did this same touch to scroll thing years ago with their v500 mouse, which actually felt nice, and had the same capabilities (minus the two finger slide, but that’s uncomfortable anyway). The Apple scrolling feels nice, but it’s nothing ground breaking. Don’t even get me started on the click feel…
Of course countless Apple fanboys will buy this mouse because Apple made it and it looks great on their Apple laden, wire-free desk. I will not be blinded by my Apple devotion! Neither will these guys:
hands on: the magic mouse sucks
Review: I want to love the Magic Mouse, but I can’t
For a company like Apple, with all their amazing design genius, it just seems odd that they have a peripheral that feels like crap. If I were Jobs I’d be pissed.
Don’t get me wrong, Nicole and I both were initially drawn to its sexy aesthetic, but if it can’t perform well, even my love of all things Apple can’t persuade me to open my wallet!