Show A The Magic Mouse 2 comes packed with a vast amount of bells and whistles such as a light weight design, multitouch surface and a rechargeable battery, something that was missing from the original Magic Mouse. Now some of you might be sitting there thinking to yourself, you just recently switched from a desktop set up to a MacBook. Macbook’s like most laptops have trackpad’s with them so why would you ever invest in something such as the Magic Mouse? Well see because a traditional mouse is what I’m used to. I’ve been using desktop set ups all my life and it just felt weird constantly having to use the trackpad whenever I wanted to move my curser around and overall just started to feel like an inconvenience. Sure, I could have sucked it up and gotten more use to the trackpad but it only made sense for me to stick with what I know and I’m so glad that I picked this mouse up. In the packaging, which is very nice and simple, we get the Magic Mouse 2 itself, a lighting to USB charging cable and some user manuals that neither you or I are going to actually read, but it does include a 1 year warranty with it from the get go. So lets start off talking about some of the things I really like about this mouse. Starting off with the overall design, like most Apple products, the mouse maintains that minimalistic look and slim form factor that we’ve come to expect from Apple products in recent years. Never once did I have any trouble gripping or palming the mouse or experienced any discomfort, such as hand cramping, while gripping the mouse. I would say that I have pretty large boney hands and surprisingly this mouse fits my hands very nicely which is something that I didn’t expect from a mouse that is as slim as this one. The mouse is also very light weight and while it’s almost effortless to pick up and hold in your hand, it still has the right amount of weight to it. Like all Apple products, doesn’t feel cheaply made. It overall feels premium and very well constructed. I found the battery life on this mouse is to be absolutely outstanding. Now the product listing states that you are able to get a month or so worth of use on a single full charge of the battery. I’ve been using this mouse every day for the past two weeks for at least 6-8 hours everyday and I can confidently say that so far it’s living up to that claim. Now this might not seem like a big deal to some people but see whenever you don’t have to deal with buying new AA batteries to get full charge and instead just have to plug the lightening cable into the mouse, that’s a pretty big deal, especially when considering that a lot of wireless mouses on the market still use AA batteries. As for the functionality, when doing normal web browsing, going back and forth between web pages, checking email, that sort of thing, this mouse always felt super responsive and accurate especially whenever highlighting text or moving the mouse cursor. The cursor tracking never felt like it was lacking in any way which is always a good thing. The return of the multi-touch surface from the original Magic Mouse, makes scrolling through web pages or zooming in, a breeze. Unfortunately, this is where the mouse, starts to show that it’s lacking features and this brings us to the things I didn’t like about this mouse. What’s wrong with the multi-touch surface? Well, it’s gesture options are inferior to those found on the track pad. How exactly? Well before I list the features that I found missing, these are features that won’t be a big deal to a lot of people as there are other ways of completing these tasks but for the price of this mouse it would have been nice to see the functionality be packed in. Anyway, the two biggest features I noticed personally that were missing on the Magic Mouse are firstly, there’s no way to rotate photos or objects. This is something that can only be done on the track pad and secondly, whenever editing video on programs like iMovie, which again, not everyone will do, there’s no way to zoom in or out of the timeline you’re working in. This can, again, only done using a track pad or option within iMovie. I personally found this feature to especially be baffling as to why this feature wouldn’t work because the mouse looks like it’s big enough to support that feature. Again, these are minor complaints whenever it comes to the touch surface that I have, but who knows, maybe we will see these touch gestures be acknowledged and added in for the Magic Mouse 3. Time will only tell, though. The second thing that I didn’t care for on this mouse was the placement of the charging port. I understand that they had to put the port somewhere on the mouse but with the charging port being on the bottom it just makes the mouse look like a turtle on it’s back whenever it’s charging. Which is kind of cute in a weird way. And lastly, I fell like the mouse could have came with its own carrying case for traveling. Obviously if you have an iMac you don’t really have to worry about that, but if you’re like me and only have a MacBook, it would have been nice to have a pouch to put the mouse in to prevent it from getting worn from traveling with your MacBook. But with all that being said, I still do believe that this mouse is an essential piece of tech to have for your Mac or MacBook, especially if you are someone who is constantly working at a desk setup. This mouse isn’t perfect and won't be for everyone, but it is a very solid option for Mac users that overall is very effective at what it sets out to do and is definitely worth looking into if you want something else to use other than a track pad, just keep in mind you won't be able to take advantage of all the touch gestures that you would find on the track pad. Does Magic Mouse 2 have light?"The Magic Mouse and Magic Mouse 2 have a slide switch on the bottom of the device. Slide the switch to turn on the device. On the Magic Mouse, the green LED will briefly light up. On the Magic Mouse 2, green will be visible."
Does Magic Mouse have light?While your Apple Magic Mouse is connected to your Mac, the indicator light blinks at a regular interval. It might blink fast or slow, but in all cases, a regular blinking pattern means the mouse is connected to your Mac and is operating properly. The indicator light on an Apple wireless keyboard doesn't blink.
Why isn't my Magic Mouse lighting up?Ensure the batteries are compatible, and correctly installed. 1. If the batteries are connecting properly. Low quality batteries may not be the right size.
How can you tell the difference between Magic Mouse 1 and 2?The usage for both mice are about the same. However, for feel and usability, the Magic Mouse 2 has smoother rails on the bottom and, thus, glides a bit better than the Magic Mouse 1… at least when it's new. I find that rails typically wear out after some time. The Magic Mouse 2 is slightly lighter.
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