Wireless Mouse

priesty · 10-24-2004, 05:56 PM

Want a wireless right and left clickable mouse with scroll wheel for my new iMac. Any suggestions/pointers to reviews---anything?

AuntieGramma · 10-24-2004, 06:48 PM

I've heard great reviews about this company's mice - but have no personal experience. They just started shipping a bluetooth mouse that sounds like everything you want (me too)! Website....
http://www.macmice.com/themousebt.html

priesty · 10-24-2004, 07:02 PM

Yes, they look neat. I'll check 'em out. Bit expensive at £49, but maybe worth it. Need to read a few reviews.

mattfaulds · 10-24-2004, 07:32 PM

I've just bought macmice MouseBT a few days ago. Expensive - yes (cheapest I could find was £49 ex vat, £57.59 inc delivery). Great - yes. Looks good and does exactly what it says on the tin (even waking my ibook from sleep) and seems to have pretty good range although I haven't really tested that yet. I've got it set to use expose with the scroll wheel's click button which is really useful too.

Why don't Apple just smell the coffee and produce a standard two button mouse? It's about the only thing they're lagging behind with.

priesty · 10-24-2004, 07:38 PM

A click scroll wheel, great! Maybe I'll just get one, sod the cost. The lack of an Apple two-button still bemuses me. Just don't understand why they haven't gone for it.

mattfaulds · 10-24-2004, 07:56 PM

Two-button can't be a patent thing so they must be just holding onto the design issue. But the macmice effort shows that it can still elegantly match the entire range.

I got mine from www.stormfront.co.uk after about a week's searching for deals and stuff. It was scorchingly fast arriving! They are becoming more available now though so you might be able to find a good deal somewhere else, but I doubt it.

CAlvarez · 10-24-2004, 11:24 PM

I'm very happy with the MS Wireless Intellimouse Explorer. Comfortable, with effortless buttons and a very smooth scroll wheel. I haven't tried their BT version, but it feels the same in the store.

10-24-2004, 05:56 PM	#1
priesty Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 20	Wireless Mouse Want a wireless right and left clickable mouse with scroll wheel for my new iMac. Any suggestions/pointers to reviews---anything?

10-24-2004, 06:48 PM	#2
AuntieGramma Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	The Mouse I've heard great reviews about this company's mice - but have no personal experience. They just started shipping a bluetooth mouse that sounds like everything you want (me too)! Website.... http://www.macmice.com/themousebt.html

10-24-2004, 11:24 PM	#7
CAlvarez Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,975	I'm very happy with the MS Wireless Intellimouse Explorer. Comfortable, with effortless buttons and a very smooth scroll wheel. I haven't tried their BT version, but it feels the same in the store. __________________ -- Carlos Alvarez, Phoenix, AZ "MacBook Nano" (Lenovo S10) Atom 1.6/2GB/160GB Mac OS X 10.5.6 Gigabyte Quad Core 2.83GHz Hackintosh 4GB/500GB Mac OS X 10.6 MacBook Air 1.8/2GB/64GB SSD http://www.televolve.com

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10-24-2004, 07:02 PM	#3
priesty Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 20	Yes, they look neat. I'll check 'em out. Bit expensive at £49, but maybe worth it. Need to read a few reviews.

10-24-2004, 07:32 PM	#4
mattfaulds Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 18	I've just bought macmice MouseBT a few days ago. Expensive - yes (cheapest I could find was £49 ex vat, £57.59 inc delivery). Great - yes. Looks good and does exactly what it says on the tin (even waking my ibook from sleep) and seems to have pretty good range although I haven't really tested that yet. I've got it set to use expose with the scroll wheel's click button which is really useful too. Why don't Apple just smell the coffee and produce a standard two button mouse? It's about the only thing they're lagging behind with.

10-24-2004, 07:38 PM	#5
priesty Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 20	A click scroll wheel, great! Maybe I'll just get one, sod the cost. The lack of an Apple two-button still bemuses me. Just don't understand why they haven't gone for it.

10-24-2004, 07:56 PM	#6
mattfaulds Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 18	Two-button can't be a patent thing so they must be just holding onto the design issue. But the macmice effort shows that it can still elegantly match the entire range. I got mine from www.stormfront.co.uk after about a week's searching for deals and stuff. It was scorchingly fast arriving! They are becoming more available now though so you might be able to find a good deal somewhere else, but I doubt it.