Apple Optical Mouse - White

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000ACOBI
• Item model number: M9035G/A
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 21, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Apple's digital optical mouse -- built for speed and with a fluid elliptical shape for easy handling.

The Apple Mouse is available as a kit for purchase to complement your Apple system. It can be used with all USB-equipped Apple Macs.

The Apple Mouse has no rollers or tracking mechanisms to wear out or clog, and no mouse balls to fish out and clean. Besides all that, there's no distinguishable mouse button. Instead, the entire Apple Mouse is in effect a super-sensitive button - the body pivots up and down to actuate the click mechanism. The elliptical shape equally accommodates right and left-handed users, and its glass-smooth surface makes it a joy to use.

The Apple Mouse uniquely combines simplicity, elegance and precision to deliver a superior mouse experience.Its ideal when working with applications like Photoshop or Illustrator which require precision cursor movement. Its equally adept on most any surface and maintains accuracy even during rapid movement.

Product Description

Apple Pro Mouse M5769 USB iMac G4 G5 White

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty looks, but not that practical, February 17, 2005

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This review is from: Apple Optical Mouse - White (Personal Computers)

Apple's new optical mouse is gorgeous to look at, but for day-to-day use there are better options.

First of all, this mouse has a short cord. Unless you have a USB hub sitting right on your desktop, you MUST plug this mouse into a USB port on your keyboard because the cord isn't really long enough to be plugged in anywhere else. If you have an unusual desktop arrangement--for example, if you are using a lousy dorm room desk whose keyboard tray has no room for a mouse--it is extremely awkward to use this mouse.

The one button wasn't really a problem, even though I am a former Windows user who is used to clicking the right mouse button. OS X and well-designed applications can be used comfortably without that second button; if you need a context menu, you can either click-and-hold or hold down the Control key while clicking.

The way in which the one button is implemented, however, is more problematic. While the "no button" design is visually appealing, I find that I sometimes click the mouse button if I rest my hand on the mouse the wrong way. Unlike the Apple Optical Pro Mouse, however, this one does not have a sensitivity dial on the underside that can be used to make mouse clicks stiffer.

The shape of this mouse also bothered me after several weeks of regular use. In comparison to most desktop mice, the Apple Mouse is fairly flat in the back. When I use this mouse, I find that my palm is usually cupping empty air. Using it this way for a short while isn't much of a problem, but after continuous use it begins to make my palm ache. It is also more difficult to pick up and move because of its flat shape.

I didn't have any problems with the mouse's optical tracking. I do not play computer games or do anything else that requires lightning-fast mouse movements, so I can't really comment on its responsiveness in that respect.

I might consider buying another Apple mouse if they made a more ergonomically shaped model and lengthened the cord, but for now I'm sticking with my Logitech optical scroll mouse.

If you do like the appearance of this mouse, I recommend getting a used Apple Pro Mouse instead. It looks similar to this mouse, but the bottom also has a dial for adjusting the button sensitivity; it also comes in a semi-translucent smoky-colored plastic for those who don't have white Macs or peripherals.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just note this is not the Pro mouse., November 30, 2005

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L. Sanchez (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Optical Mouse - White (Personal Computers)

I purchased this mouse for a used iMac I purchased. It's a nice mouse with a quality feel to it. Please note that if you are replacing the Apple Pro Mouse that used to be bundled with Macs, this mouse looks very similar, but does not allow you to adjust the click sensitivity. This was a problem for me initially, as I had my Pro mouse on a "soft" setting and found it uncomfortable to click on the relatively "hard" setting this mouse is fixed on. After not using a computer for a week, I returned and found that the "hard" click did not bother me anymore.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great inexpensive apple mouse., July 17, 2009

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V. M. Buck "Ubukata Nation" (SLC, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Optical Mouse - White (Personal Computers)

Great inexpensive apple mouse, won't disappoint. Works like the original my computer came with, no complaints.