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Q: Magic Mouse 2 , why is charging port under the mouse ?

I see the new magic mouse 2, why is the charging port underneath the mouse and not at the front/apex/head of the mouse, so that the mouse can still be used , while charging ?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 13, 2015 1:22 PM

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Q: Magic Mouse 2 , why is charging port under the mouse ?

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 13, 2015 1:27 PM in response to Zanaelf
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    Oct 13, 2015 1:27 PM in response to Zanaelf

    We are all users like yourself. We are not privy to why Apple products are designed as they are. Maybe when you buy one  you will find out, then  you can let us all know.

  • by goobus,

    goobus goobus Oct 13, 2015 7:02 PM in response to Zanaelf
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    Oct 13, 2015 7:02 PM in response to Zanaelf

    Because the only place they could have added the plug was on the sides that your hands grip.  The front and back are too thin to accommodate the plug.  I assume they thought that feeling the plug would not be desirable.  Just guessing.

     

    If this genuinely lasts a month per charge, I don't think turning it on it's side overnight will be a huge deal. 

  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Oct 14, 2015 8:56 AM in response to goobus
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    Oct 14, 2015 8:56 AM in response to goobus

    goobus wrote:

    ....

    If this genuinely lasts a month per charge, I don't think turning it on it's side overnight will be a huge deal.

    But lasting that long, could lull one into a false sense of security until all of a sudden

    it says "charge me" and now work has to stop to charge.  Unless, they updated the

    driver to warn you like on the iPhone at 20% and 10% left.

     

    (product idea, a dock to park the new mouse on????).

  • by Alysonann,

    Alysonann Alysonann Aug 4, 2016 1:33 PM in response to goobus
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    Aug 4, 2016 1:33 PM in response to goobus

    If a mouse can't be used while charging, the mouse needs to be redesigned. It's pretty ridiculous to think about all the people who approved this...

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Aug 4, 2016 2:15 PM in response to Alysonann
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    Aug 4, 2016 2:15 PM in response to Alysonann

    Are you really telling me that you cannot afford to allow 2 minutes of your time to charge your mouse to a point where you can get up to 9 hours service from it.   You can make yourself a cup of coffee in that time and go on to do an average day's work.   What kind of life do you live?    And more important, how many average people need to live like you do.

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Aug 4, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Alysonann
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    Aug 4, 2016 2:30 PM in response to Alysonann

    I'll take the bait like my good friend 7 1... and take part in a Zombie thread, brought back from the dead for seemingly a fruitless reason - you are not asking for help, you are complaining where Apple will never hear you.

    "It's pretty ridiculous to think" that Apple would REdesign a mouse based on your criticism, which is ridiculous in and of itself.

    Get a different brand of mouse that is not so cool.

  • by veronicap1920,

    veronicap1920 veronicap1920 Aug 15, 2016 4:15 PM in response to seventy one
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    Aug 15, 2016 4:15 PM in response to seventy one

    Two minutes worth of charging only got me to 8%.  I guess I increase the number or length of my breaks throughout the workday so I can get a full charge?

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Aug 16, 2016 2:49 AM in response to veronicap1920
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    Aug 16, 2016 2:49 AM in response to veronicap1920

    You will get several weeks from a full charge.   You could do that overnight.   In more urgent circumstances a couple of minutes is quite enough for several hours.   There is no need to increase your break time.   Here in the UK, break time is 15 minutes or so, long enough for a few days.

     

    If you are unsure, take it back to an Apple store; the store will test it and tell you if it is functioning properly.   There should be no charge for that in an Apple store.