Alternative to Mighty Mouse?

I wish Apple would make a bluetooth version of the Macbook Air multi-touch trackpad so that I could use it with my iMac. I've looked for an alternative bluetooth mouse for my iMac, but what I've found is that most of those on the market are small notebook mice, and I haven't found any that would actually look good and fit in with the rest of the computer. Sony makes a cool looking white bluetooth mouse, but unfortunately, it's for PC's only.

i been havin the same problem...i just push real hard on the scroller, move it all over the place, then it works fine again..............until the next time. i've gotten so used to it that it dont even bother me any more

I used a Logitech trackball with my G5 iMac and it worked perfectly. I would expect their mice to work as well. I'm using the Mighty Mouse with my aluminum iMac because I like the programmable features, but if it ever misbehaves as some others have reported I'll probably replace it with another Logitech trackball.

My iMac experience improved when I dumped the wireless MM for the MS wireless laser 8000 mouse. The 8000 is a full-size, four-button mouse, programmable, very precise, and pairs easily with the iMac built-in bluetooth. My version is rechargeable as well, but understand some are not. It is everything the wireless MM should have been.

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This wouldn't have helped you?

How to clean your Mighty Mouse

Steve

It seems a lot of people are having problems with the Mighty Mouse's scroll ball. I actually thought I was done for after just a few weeks of using my first (wired) one. But here I am years later with my wireless variant, beeing perfectly happy with it (in case you don't know, the wireless Mighty Mouse is a much better option due to it's laser based tracking system). In my experience, getting rid of fluff that interferes with the ball is quite easy on both types. Try blowing really hard directly at the trackball (optionally while you press it down with some pointed device) a few times. Rotate it and repeat as needed. Alternatively roll the mouse upside down on the microfiber cloth that probably came with your Mac.

I've had the MM and the BT MM for so long that I thought it was the norm... for xmas my wife's parents bought me the Microsoft 8000 BT. I laughed and laughed cause, I'm a mac guy! I don't want anything MS on my desk.

Till I used it. Wow. The difference is night and day. The tracking is far more precise, the movement is smoother and controlled. The MM is truly the worst mouse on the planet, by FAR. I ended up trying another mouse, the Logitech - it also was very nice, not as great as the MS 8000, but very very good. WORLDS better than the MM.

I sold my MM on eBay and I'll never buy another one.

Be sure to download the latest driver from Microsoft. The CD driver packaged with the 8000 doesn't provide full functionality.

You are certainly not the only one! I loved the MM when it worked, but the scroll ball just does not last, and there's no way to open the thing to clean it properly. The whole rub the ball really fast on your pants leg and/or mousepad thing is NOT a proper, effective cleaning. I've on my 4th MM now. Every one had the same problem. It would work great for a while, then scrolling would die, cleaning it the best I can externally would fix it, etc etc, until cleaning no longer fixed it, and the scroll ball was permanently uselesss. This one I can't take back, as I've waited way too long, but I don't care anymore, as I've officially given up on it. Now I just have to figure out what other mouse to get.

This works for about a day or so and then its as bad as ever. The Mighty Mouse has a major design fault.