n the world of sleek product design, Apple’s Magic Mouse has long been praised for its minimalist beauty. But when it comes to day-to-day use, even ... Continue Reading →
I will chime in as someone who actually likes the mouse. But hear me out… A) it was better when it took AA batteries and B) it has a specific use case and is a pretty shit mouse for everything else. So setting aside that the new mouse has to charge upside down, It’s really the best mouse for design work. The track pad allows for scrolling in all directions which is a game changer for art boards in almost all design/photo editing software. They also have lots of “gestures” built in that you can customize to your liking same as the regular track pad. There are other track pad mice out there, but they don’t work quite as well, at least none that I’ve tried, and of course because of Apple’s bullshit, the gestures won’t work. Do I wish they would fix the stupid fucking charge port? Yes! But this is still my best option for design work. My gaming mouse however is a wired monstrosity and I love that the mice in my life represent the different personalities I have for work and home.
I work on process automation software that includes a very large multidirectional scrollable canvas with the map of nodes. My experience mirrors yours, though I switched to a magic trackpad a few years back for the bigger gesture area.
I still wouldn’t recommend the magic mouse to anyone though.
I will chime in as someone who actually likes the mouse. But hear me out… A) it was better when it took AA batteries and B) it has a specific use case and is a pretty shit mouse for everything else. So setting aside that the new mouse has to charge upside down, It’s really the best mouse for design work. The track pad allows for scrolling in all directions which is a game changer for art boards in almost all design/photo editing software. They also have lots of “gestures” built in that you can customize to your liking same as the regular track pad. There are other track pad mice out there, but they don’t work quite as well, at least none that I’ve tried, and of course because of Apple’s bullshit, the gestures won’t work. Do I wish they would fix the stupid fucking charge port? Yes! But this is still my best option for design work. My gaming mouse however is a wired monstrosity and I love that the mice in my life represent the different personalities I have for work and home.
I work on process automation software that includes a very large multidirectional scrollable canvas with the map of nodes. My experience mirrors yours, though I switched to a magic trackpad a few years back for the bigger gesture area.
I still wouldn’t recommend the magic mouse to anyone though.