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Is there a better mouse for Mac?

I'm getting tired of how mighty mouse is so very sensitive of finger placement. It's like it only works when my fingers are at the very top of the device. If my fingers float down 3/4 way towards the middle of the device it acts all weird.

Is anyone using a mouse they're somewhat happy without, that's NOT the Mighty Mouse?

1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 17" Monitor, 1 GHz DDR SDRAM, Mac OS X (10.5.1), Upgraded to Leopard 2/7/08

Posted on Nov 14, 2008 8:21 PM

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Kappy

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Posted on Nov 14, 2008 8:42 PM

The best mouse out there is the Logitech MX Revolution. Use it with SteerMouse software - VersionTracker or MacUpdate - rather than the Logitech software.

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Courcoul

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Nov 23, 2008 9:45 AM in response to Francine Schwieder

My favorite is the Wacom tablet mouse. You plug the tablet into the USB port, the mouse roams wirelessly on the tablet.

Oh, yeah, don't forget the hidden Easter Egg! When you plug a Wacom tablet in MacOS X, it activates a module called Ink that enables handwriting recognition. In other words, you just write away and the Mac transforms your scribbles into text. More info can be found in [this bonux appendix|http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596529529/ink handwritingrecognition.pdf] from David Pogue's [Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual|http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529529>

Daveesrc

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Dec 7, 2008 12:22 AM in response to ibroker

I asked about the poor mouse functionality from my local Apple store - attitude take it or leave it! Come on we pay a lot for a high class product and get a poor response etc. Perhaps the nice people at Apple may read this and respond. Why should I have to purchase a"Microsoft or Logitec".
I am about to ask customer support about the Mighty mouse which is incorrect!

Daveesrc

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Dec 11, 2008 8:20 AM in response to ibroker

I have now tried WD40 as has been suggested to no avail. This is after following Apple's cleaning suggestion and using a surgical wipe etc.

Dec 11, 2008 8:29 AM in response to Daveesrc

I have the Logitech Marble Mouse, actually a trackball. Excellent for the small desk space I have to use it in.

Dec 12, 2008 3:59 AM in response to Daniel Ebeck

I have a bluetooth mighty mouse that works fine.

I have just taken delivery of a wired mighty mouse and to my chagrin, I find that the pressure required to click it is about twice the pressure needed to click the bluetooth version.

This is hopeless. I am very prone to RSI and I need a mouse that responds to very slight wrist pressure.

Or can the pressure be adjusted? There's nothing in the instruction booklet.

Is there a better mouse for Mac?