Apple Mighty Mouse Kit

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V1IFR8
• Item model number: MB112LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 12, 2007

Product Description

The Mighty Mouse combines the capability of a multibutton mouse with Apple's signature top-shell design for both form and function. Mighty Mouse's Scroll Ball features miniature sensors that allow you to manipulate what appears on your screen merely by moving your finger. The 360-degrees scrolling perfectly positions to roll smoothly under just one finger. Touch-sensitive technology under Mighty Mouse's seamless top shell detect where you're clicking, transforming your sleek, one-button mouse into a two-button wonder. Pan images in iPhoto, view timelines in iMovie HD and Final Cut Pro, traverse bars in GarageBand and Logic Pro while sipping your morning cup of coffee or typing. Pre-programmed to launch Dashboard, Mighty Mouse's side buttons show you all your open windows in Expose with a squeeze. Mac OS X gives you the capability to choose any application from the intuitive System Preference pane.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy way to clean the ball, May 5, 2009

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A. WHITMONT (Yakima, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Mighty Mouse Kit (Personal Computers)

This is a good mouse. My only complaint is there's no way to program in a double click. To clean the little ball and restore your ability to scroll in all directions turn it upside down onto a clean sheet of paper laid out on a hard flat surface. Roll the mouse with moderate pressure on the ball, back and forth, up and down, round and round, etc, so as to let the paper absorb your finger grease in all dimensions and on all sides of the little ball. Flip it over and you're good to go again. Always use a clean sheet of absorbent paper, like copy paper or junk mail. It works every time. Problem solved.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars no maintenance option, October 29, 2007

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Emmacakes "Emma" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Mighty Mouse Kit (Personal Computers)

I have been a Mac user since the first one came out and have had about 20 of them by now right up to the latest MacBook andthe last [plastic body] 24" iMac . The iMac came with the new mouse and Functionally it is great. It has almost as many options as a game controller although I do not use all of them. The side button s were a little sensitive or my grasp was not and I kept accidently activating them. I turned them off but will probably try again.

A great feature as well as the major problem is the tiny built in track ball. It works great until it gets dirty. Right now mine only works in three directions but not down. This is a major inconvenience. As people experienced with the old mice with that worked on a ball principle may remember, you often had to pull the ball out, clean it and clean the rollers. It was not a big deal and was relatively easy to do. The mighty mouse has no provision to clean the ball or associated detectors. To open the mouse up to clean it is a tricky proposition involving the removal of a glued in ring.

The only reason I can come up with for this design is that apple hopes to sell a lot of replacements like the one that I am buying

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyday use, December 11, 2008

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Anonymous (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Mighty Mouse Kit (Personal Computers)

I work as a graphic designer and am on a Mac 8 hours a day or more. When my second Microsoft Intelipoint mouse in a year stopped working, our IT coordinator suggested I try the Mighty Mouse. At first I was intrigued, but my delight faded quickly.

Firstly, the scroll ball is too susceptible to hand oils and dirt build up, leaving it inoperable. Even if you clean it with an alcohol soaked cotton swab, it is doomed by it's design to keep "clogging" up.

Secondly, the programmable buttons are limited at best. I wanted to set it up to zoom in programs like Illustrator and Photoshop for detail work, but they only do a general zoom, not the program specific.

Thirdly, within a week my wrist started to ache. I have used various mice for years and never ran into wrist pain. I know ergonomics are somewhat subjective, but I was surprised how quickly my wrist rejected this mouse.

All that taken into account I switched back to my malfunctioning Microsoft (boo!) mouse and am still searching for a suitable replacement. Perhaps the Mighty Mouse is better suited for limited home use as opposed to a professional environment.