I think it’s because they don’t want you to just keep it plugged in?
If this is the reason, it’s very disappointing. They designed the mouse; they can make it smart enough to stop charging itself while still plugged in… Or is it because they want THEIR mouse on your desk to look ‘clean’ as often as possible?
Yes
Magic mouse is the least ergonomic mouse I can think of.
Get a vertical mouse y’all.
Vertical mouse was one of the best things for me, got them at home and work.
Dumbasses gonna dumbass
Sounds like they want you to buy 2
It’s literally the basis for any decision they make.
The charging port is one thing. What’s worse to me is that it’s just a shit mouse.
Had to use one for two days recently; my wrist started hurting like hell. It lacks basic ergonomics and the scrolling is horrendous.
no no literally every other mouse manufacturer has got the shape of human hands wrong. you’re probably holding it the wrong way. your hand has a design flaw.
—average fanboy
Yes, yes, yes! The easy workaround no one is talking about is … buy a 2nd Apple mouse. Now! Obey!
Yea. The charging port isn’t as huge a deal as people make it out to be. In the time it takes to get a cup of coffee, the mouse will charge enough to last the rest of the day. It’s just a really unergonomic mouse. Get a Logitech MX Master instead. Your wrist will thank you.
Amazingly it’s not even the worst mouse they’ve ever made
Would that be the “puck mouse?”
First time, people thought it was an innocent design mistake. An oversight ona minor product.
Next update, OK still there, but maybe it was a leftover from the original design.
This time. No, it’s intentional. You deserve all the mocking heading your way.
The last 3 web marketing startups are exclusively MacOS. I had to get all of them to let me use a PC as an exception because the mass majority of our web visitors use PCs and we are not able to QA correctly because everyone at the company uses a Mac.
I tried to use the MacOS. There seems like there is an intentional input lag. It’s slight but it just feels slower. I have a Samsung Odyssey OLED 49 ultra wide and it restricts my fps to 120 when it’s able to do 240hz.
It won’t let me plug in 3 monitors. And even with just 2 connected, when I’m working on a secondary screen it blurs my clock on the primary screen. But wwwwwhhhhhhyyyyyyy…!!! What’s the fucking point!!! Why do people insist on using Mac’s!!! This OS is terrible.
I tried to use the MacOS. There seems like there is an intentional input lag. It’s slight but it just feels slower.
Go into the mouse settings increase the tracking speed. It’s the first thing I do on every Mac because otherwise it feels slow.
It won’t let me plug in 3 monitors. And even with just 2 connected, when I’m working on a secondary screen it blurs my clock on the primary screen.
I’ve got three monitors on my Mac right now and none of the menu bars are blurred out. I don’t know what you’re doing wrong here.
It’s not really the tracking speed but there is sort of a smoothing thing turned on. Just seems less crisp when moving the mouse around.
It won’t let me plug in 2 external monitors. Just 1 extra one. Probably have an older Mac.
I have the exact same issue on my MacBook that doesn’t happen when I’m using the trackpad. Using a secondhand magic mouse or a surface arc mouse and it’s extremely delayed. I know the Microsoft mouse connects through Bluetooth, but wow is it bad.
The latency combined with the weird mouse smoothing and acceleration that you can’t disable made me give up using a mouse and just locked me to using the trackpad
Dude, that’s exactly what I mean. I’m using a gen 2 mighty mouse and it was basically useless.
Maybe they need to be using a higher tier chip to support a monitor that big at that refresh rate? Like Apple treats it as two external monitors under the hood or something so they need to be on a Pro or Max chip?
I was told by IT that I need a Mac display to hit the 240fps.
Your IT department is wrong. You can get 240hz refresh rates with any monitor as long as you use an HDMI cable that supports it
Is there a reason you’re coding with 240fps
Do they need a reason?
You’re 4 hours late to make this joke
They would have made it on time if they had a higher refresh rate.
lmaoo
Why not?
His display is cabable of it, so why not use it to its full potential?
Additionally, he can see web animations better and make sure they are buttery smooth on different refresh rates.
Make a wireless mousepad to charge it and it will not need the USB port. And it will cost 3 times as much. Let the pad charge an iPhone too. It would be perfect.
A mousepad? From Apple? Didn’t you know that all MacBook users use them exclusively inside a trendy coffee shop or on the couch? There’s no place for a mousepad!
the mouse isn’t for MacBooks…
I’ve got the logitech one that does this and it’s amazing. Love it.
The problem they have is that they already used iPad so they are probably waiting until that product is dead before recycling the name.
I use a wireless mouse from Logitech for work (and so does a lot of my coworkers), and never in its ~5 years of use did I use the mouse plugged in.
The device gives multiple low battery warnings well in advance. I just plug it in before logging off after I receive the second or third warning.
I acknowledge Apple’s obtuseness of choosing form over function with the Magic Mouse (among other devices across their catalogue), but anyone who has used a wireless mouse daily would know that it is not as big of a deal as the media and community makes it out to be every time a discussion takes place about the Magic Mouse.
I use a wireless Logitech mouse daily for work.
I have a mental disorder. I can easily forget to bring a cable with me so the battery will get much lower than the 10% low battery threshold. I can then KEEP FORGETTING to charge it. When I’m finally with a cable, it’s nice to be able to use it plugged in.
I think this whole situation shouldn’t be a WHY question, but a WHY NOT?
I mean while we’re sharing anecdotes, I use a wireless Logitech mouse and I plug it in and continue using it when I get a low battery warning. I can’t charge it overnight because I plug it into my monitor’s USB port which powers down when the monitor sleeps.
We exist! Lol
Congratulations for existing and for missing the point of my comment.
Regardless of your choice of wireless mouse and how you use it, do have a USB port free which is not locked to your monitor, and is preferably connected to a charger. What if your phone needs a charge while you are at your desk but are not using your monitor?
Lol I actually have very few open USB ports, thus why I choose to put the mouse cable in the spare one on my monitor. And I charge my phone on a wireless charger plugged into the wall?
Anyway I’m not telling you you’re wrong for charging your mouse after work or whatever. I’m just saying that designers are wrong if they don’t give consumers the option to use their mouse while charging its battery. That’s just basic.
As someone with annoyingly limited USBs because the front of my PC is annoyingly far from my desk with how my room is:
Just get a USB hub with 4/5 plugs, if you’ve got a c port on your mobo then use that for the hub. Put chargers for your remote accessories on it since it won’t need a ton of power or data throughout
Its just… So much nicer to not worry about your monitor turning off. Even if you don’t worry about it, it’s just nicer to have
I’m 1000% with you on the mouse, I just last week got a new USB hub and want to save others if possible
“yOuRe hOLdInG iT WrONg” apple users will jump through any hoop to forgive apple shitting on them. I never plug my mouse in from a low battery warning, why would I when I can just plug it in and use it corded when it dies?
You may desperately twist words and infer more than what is written in my comment, and lose your cool, or understand that this is not as big of a deal as the discourse may lead one to believe.
There are options for everyone.
Not as bad as the hockey puck mouse, but pretty damn close.
Oh my god that horrendous thing. I fucking hated those…
Also, why no right click‽
All of my wireless mice are Logitech. I have never used one while it’s plugged in.
“I use it one way, so everybody must use it that way.” Found the apple engineer lol
Put it on the bottom or left it there?
There’s no good looking option on the top/side if you’re Apple and care about aesthetics.
Lol idiots.
Hey look I understand the annoyance but maybe apple is protecting consumers. Im no expert on this but have heard in tje past that its not good for the battery to use a device while its battery is charging.
Yet I do this with chromebook often and the device two years later works like new. But that’s a Chromebook with an on average, bigger battery then most low cost phones/mouee.
not good for the battery to use a device while its battery is charging.
Maybe because of the additional heat generation, but other than that there’s no real reason issue with doing this. Even the heat generation is a non-issue for a mouse.
I’m told they did this to force people to use it wirelessly so they’d be impressed by it. Like for brand protection. No proof so could be made up
On most androuid smartphones have charge port isat the bottom likely to discpurages usage while charging for battery health. The psp also had charger port in an unconfortqable spot that I remember.
The complaints about this are ridiculous. Charge it before the battery runs out. It only takes like an hour to charge anyway. This has never been a problem for me and all of the years this has been out. 15 minutes will give you enough charge for an entire day’s worth of work.
Just plug it in and go get some coffee for goodness sake.
Or I could just use any other mouse that puts its charger in a sensible position.
If there was a valid reason for why they couldn’t put the port on the side, maybe I’d agree. But literally the only reason the port is on the bottom is some designer at Apple decided they did not want to see pictures of people’s desks with cords on them, so the port got put on the bottom so no one can use the mouse while it charges, and there can never be a pic of their desk with a cord on it. Stupidest reason in the fucking world.
This is such a great comment exemplifying the Stockholm syndrome of apple users.
Let me just not use my mouse for an hour because of a ridiculous design choice.
It definitely reflects something funny about apple’s methods. They decide how you will use their products, full stop. Sometimes that’s welcome, other times I find it silly.
Also, when in doubt, they decide in favour of branding and appearance over function.
