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cordless or not

Stephen Dolbee
Booster
Are there any differences between the wireless mighty mouse and the wired (besides the obvious)? Also, do most Mac users prefer Apple's mouse, or do you purchase something else? Just a windows user thinking of making a switch.

Thanks
AC19(9001), 27" iMac i7, 12 gb ram, ATI Radeon HD 4850 512mb, OS 10.12.6
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Dwight
Newcomer
Got the wireless mouse, still rely on Wacom mouse on Wacom tablet [very light, no battery, no tail] because it has more buttons.

Wireless mouse good for slide shows with screen zoom and lateral scrolling. Mouse in pocket, seems magic.
Dwight Atkinson
Karl Ottenstein
Moderator
I find Apple's mighty mouse not accurate enough and too small for my hand. Little ball 'wheel' awkward; side buttons (for expose/whatever) require too much force. Seems cheaply built to me, too. Cute though.

I prefer multi-button Logitech rechargeable wireless laser mouse. More comfortable (for me), extra buttons easy to access for expose, spaces, etc.

Karl
One of the forum moderators
AC 28 USA and earlier   •   macOS Sequoia 15.2, MacBook Pro M2 Max 12CPU/30GPU cores, 32GB
Anonymous
Not applicable
I'm not necessarily a fan of the Mighty Mouse but Cordless is a must. It's one of those things that once you become accustomed to it you never want to go back...kinda like broadband or a luxury car.
Anonymous
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I would worry about losing my mouse if it were cordless. I suppose I could chain it to my desk.
Dwight
Newcomer
How many kids in that photo?
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Me (left), the wife (middle) and three offspring.
Dwight
Newcomer
That was a "losing the mouse mystery" joke.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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I shoulda known. Silly me.

Yes, If I'd left THAT chained to my desk it would be an altogether different photo.
Anonymous
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Definitely cordless!
Though I am a Windows user!