Macally iceMouse USB Optical Internet Mouse (White)

by Macally

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6.2 x 2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006HMQZ
• Item model number: iceMouse
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 2, 2002

Product Description

MacAlly iceMouse USB Optical Internet Mouse ICEMOUSE Mice

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as expected, September 7, 2005

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V. Terrell "vlterrell54" (Dunwoody, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macally iceMouse USB Optical Internet Mouse (White) (Personal Computers)

While it lacks the sleek look of the Apple Pro mouse, the 2 buttons and scroll wheel (also clickable) are all fully programmable with the Macally mouse driver. (The cost is a bit of processor time and memory.) Even without the driver installed, you do get left & right click and wheel scrolling, just not all the other choices. Right from the start it works with pretty much all applications, whether with or without the driver installed. (Running OS X, 10.4.2 on a G4 iMac)
The shape is also slightly more comfortable in the hand than the Apple mouse; all that's missing is the look.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete letdown, November 3, 2007

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J. Martin (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macally iceMouse USB Optical Internet Mouse (White) (Personal Computers)

I've been a Macally fan for years. I won't touch an Apple keyboard, if I can help it, and their mice have always been poorly designed rubbish (anyone remember the iMac puck mouse?), whereas their Macally counterparts were top notch. Well, my Macally iSweetNet mouse started acting up, so naturally I turned to Macally for a replacement. I got this particular model because I figured with the solid white body, the red glare from the optical sensor would be minimized. My mistake. There is a ridiculous amount of extraneous light set off from this mouse, making it no better than a clear body version in that respect. While that was surprising, it wasn't a deal breaker. What got to me was that it just simply stopped working properly after only four months. All of the sudden, it just started to lose its connection to my computer intermittently. I got so upset with it, I just ripped it from my machine and threw it against the wall. This all happened, of course, after half my applications wouldn't perform using the Macally mouse drivers--anything related to Java for some reason slowed the mouse down to a 1 to 1 mapping, making it barely functional in those programs. I finally chucked the drivers and went with Alessandro Levi Montalcini's excellent USB Overdrive shareware driver, which made the mouse work properly. At least, until it decided that communication with my machine was optional. I can't say how disappointed I am with this product. Macally never let me down before, but I won't be buying another mouse from them any time soon. I just picked up a Logitech optical, and with any luck, it will last longer than this Macally piece of junk. I don't like the form factor as much, but if it performs, I'll learn to love it. Anyone thinking about this Macally mouse, I'd advise you to move on. They've lost a step, somewhere along the line.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Erratic Mouse, January 14, 2007

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Kendra "Kendra" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macally iceMouse USB Optical Internet Mouse (White) (Personal Computers)

I tried to use this mouse with my Mac G4 and it is erratic and all over the desktop and therefore unusable. The driver install went all right, but after all looked good, a belated error message showed up that something was wrong with an extension. The pdf handbook that comes on the accompanying CD contains no useful info and does not provide info for fixes. It does indicate an address for tech support. I emailed tech support and received no answer.