Apple M7697ZM Optical Pro Mouse

by Apple

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.5 x 1.8 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NZX6
• Item model number: M7697ZM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2002

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Barely worth a look, March 14, 2004

By 

pianodwarf (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple M7697ZM Optical Pro Mouse (Personal Computers)

This mouse is aesthetically gorgeous, and the no-button design is pleasing. However, I've tried it on a number of different surfaces, and it has a lot of tracking problems, especially with fine motion. The more I need to do fine motion, the more I experience the same wrist pain reported by others because I try to use my hand to compensate for the mouse's lack of sensitivity.

With most other mice, moving the cursor around feels like an extension of my hand. I look at what I want on the screen, flick my wrist, and the cursor invariably ends up in the right spot (this has been true for Windows as well as the Mac). However, this mouse doesn't give me that feeling -- the cursor often ends up not going where I want it. That's annoying if I'm just switching between apps or something like that, but if I'm playing Halo, it can be fatal. I find myself turning more and more to keyboard shortcuts instead of using the mouse.

Finally, the cord is only twenty-eight inches long, which is absurdly short. Granted, most people who use this mouse will probably be plugging it into a keyboard, and under those circumstances, the length of the cord is less likely to be an issue. However, if you're thinking of plugging the mouse into the back of a tower that's on the floor behind your desk, you need to keep this limitation in mind.

The mouse requires no configuration or drivers, and it is hot swappable, all of which is nice but not particularly remarkable these days. The most important feature of a mouse is how natural it feels in response to the motion of your hand, and in this department, the Apple Optical Pro Mouse is one of the worst mice I've ever used.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mouse for the Mac, September 4, 2001

By 

Andrew Rochford "starfx6464" (WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple M7697ZM Optical Pro Mouse (Personal Computers)

I got this sleek mouse as a Christams present after begging for it constantly, always pointing it out whenever I saw a picture or ad or noticed it on display at a store. When I first tried one out (albeit briefly) it felt odd since I was so used to the old "hockey puck" design that I had been using for well over a year. After a while, though, I began to get used to it.

The first thing you notice with the mouse is that there doesn't seem to be any button for you to depress (which would seemingly make the mouse completely useless). That's where the genious of this thing lies, the entire top of the mouse is the button. It's a great idea for reaching all age ranges as it simplifies any need for a younger kid to "search" for that darn button everytime they use the computer. The tension is also selectable, although there's not a huge difference between the three options, but it's noticeable, and also adds to age range for the delicate hands of a child to the big, burly hands that like to put a little punch in their clicking. Whatever style you use, you'll find this mouse comfortable and easily conforming to what you want it to do.

Something else that people seem to love is the clear design of the mouse. Every friend of mine that has seen it picks it up, gazes at it for a few moments while turning it to get a view from all angles, and then simply says "that's weird" with this sly grin on their face. It definitely won't be an eye soar for the astheticly astute Mac user (which there are a lot of).

There are very few complaints that I have with my mouse. The cord is kind of short which could pose to be a small problem to laptop users and the tracking will sometimes not be 100% accurate, but that ONLY happens if you go crazy and just start wobbling the mouse back and forth at insane speeds like a mad man, so your accuracy wouldn't even be great to begin with.

Overall, this is definitely a mouse that every Mac user should consider grabbing if you were stuck with the old "hockey puck" mice of old. For PC users, don't get this. It doesn't have the right click which is rather important for Windows applications. It is definitely a great addition to the Apple family, however.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good While It Lasts, May 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Apple M7697ZM Optical Pro Mouse (Personal Computers)

I agree with most of what is written here: the mouse is stylish, and the single button is not a huge problem. I used this mouse for about a year but it has just stopped working. I think the problem is that the connection between the mouse and the mouse cable is somewhat weak. If you want to get this mouse, be gentle to it, and don't wind the cable around the mouse (for travel/storage purposes) like I did.