replacement for Mighty Mouse

In article <2008121909495150073-not@dotcom>,
thepixelfreak <not DeleteThis @dot.com> wrote:

> On 2008-12-19 09:34:15 -0800, Nick Naym
> <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> said:
>
> > In article wfmdnUr3nsXDWtbUnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d DeleteThis @giganews.com, Tim Lance at
> > see.sig DeleteThis @bottom.com wrote on 12/19/08 11:10 AM:
> >
> >> I have loved and defended the MM for a long time. After the third take
> >> apart
> >> I am giving up on it - I can't get the trackball's ribbon cable to stay in
> >> and am just tired of dealing with it.
> > I'm about to give up on MM as well. My primary complaint is that the scroll
> > ball never seems to work properly when I attempt to scroll "down": Either
> > it
> > refuses to work, or the amount of pressure and/or the angle at which I need
> > to apply the pressure is simply too much, usually resulting in my
> > inadvertently activating Expose.
>
> Welcome to the club gents. I dumped my fourth MM earlier this fall for
> a corded logitech. Never looked back.

Me too... I've been using a corded Logitech MX400 for close to a year
now and love it.

As I have it configured:

Left & right click are normal.

Clicking straight down on the Scroll wheel opens 'Application Switcher'
(likely to be changed soon...)

'Rocking' the scroll wheel to the left opens a new Safari browser page.

'Rocking' the scroll wheel to the right operates the expose 'all
windows' feature. Very quick and handy... gets used MANY times a day.

The back thumb button scrolls down a page at a time. (Same as 'Page
Down' on the keyboard.)

And the forward thumb button jumps to the top of a page (Same as 'Home'
on the keyboard.)

Erik

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In article <aoGdnU9654d6etbUnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com>,
Tim Lance <see.sig.TakeThisOut@bottom.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:25:42 -0600, Erik wrote
> (in article <erik-740EB4.10254219122008.TakeThisOut@news.dslextreme.com>):
>
> > In article <2008121909495150073-not@dotcom>,
> > thepixelfreak <not.TakeThisOut@dot.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2008-12-19 09:34:15 -0800, Nick Naym
> >> <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> said:
> >>
> >>> In article wfmdnUr3nsXDWtbUnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com, Tim Lance at
> >>> see.sig.TakeThisOut@bottom.com wrote on 12/19/08 11:10 AM:
> >>>
> >>>> I have loved and defended the MM for a long time. After the third take
> >>>> apart
> >>>> I am giving up on it - I can't get the trackball's ribbon cable to stay
> >>>> in
> >>>> and am just tired of dealing with it.
> >>> I'm about to give up on MM as well. My primary complaint is that the
> >>> scroll
> >>> ball never seems to work properly when I attempt to scroll "down": Either
> >>> it
> >>> refuses to work, or the amount of pressure and/or the angle at which I
> >>> need
> >>> to apply the pressure is simply too much, usually resulting in my
> >>> inadvertently activating Expose.
> >>
> >> Welcome to the club gents. I dumped my fourth MM earlier this fall for
> >> a corded logitech. Never looked back.
> >
> > Me too... I've been using a corded Logitech MX400 for close to a year
> > now and love it.
> >
> > As I have it configured:
> >
> > Left & right click are normal.
> >
> > Clicking straight down on the Scroll wheel opens 'Application Switcher'
> > (likely to be changed soon...)
> >
> > 'Rocking' the scroll wheel to the left opens a new Safari browser page.
> >
> > 'Rocking' the scroll wheel to the right operates the expose 'all
> > windows' feature. Very quick and handy... gets used MANY times a day.
> >
> > The back thumb button scrolls down a page at a time. (Same as 'Page
> > Down' on the keyboard.)
> >
> > And the forward thumb button jumps to the top of a page (Same as 'Home'
> > on the keyboard.)
> >
> > Erik
>
> Is there left to right scrolling without having to hit a modifier key or
> button?

Yes, you can configure L&R rocking of the scroll wheel to scroll L&R.
There are speed and acceleration sliders provided in the control panel.

Erik

In article <wfmdnUr3nsXDWtbUnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com>,
Tim Lance <see.sig.RemoveThis@bottom.com> wrote:

> What I loved most about my MM was its being a trackball in a mouse.

If you are able to find another mouse with a built-in trackball similar
to the one in the Mighty Mouse, please do post here about it with a mini
review!! The scroll ball on the Mighty Mouse is what I love most about
it as well.

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In article <dylanw-5708CA.12270230122008.DeleteThis@news.altopia.com>,
Dylan Winslow <dylanw.DeleteThis@xmission.dot.com> wrote:

> In article <wfmdnUr3nsXDWtbUnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d.DeleteThis@giganews.com>,
> Tim Lance <see.sig.DeleteThis@bottom.com> wrote:
>
> > I have loved and defended the MM for a long time. After the third take
> > apart
> > I am giving up on it - I can't get the trackball's ribbon cable to stay in
> > and am just tired of dealing with it. There are SO MANY other options out
> > there that I come here to attempt circumventing just as much googling.
> > Besides, I am one who very much likes to hear/read real person accounts and
> > experiences in addition to what marketers and "objective" reviewers put
> > out.
> >
> > What I loved most about my MM was its being a trackball in a mouse. It was
> > wireless but that is not a primary consideration. If my replacement is to
> > be
> > wireless it needs to be light (and Bluetooth). I have had a Microsoft
> > Intellimouse (early edition) and it weighed a ton. Also I have smallish
> > hands.
> >
> > I approach this change with some happiness as, besides the cleaning hassle,
> > the one thing I hated about the MM is only 3 truly functional buttons. At
> > least on mine, the pressure required to activate the 4th button's side
> > pressure panels was too much.
> >
> > Any suggestions for a Bluetooth, small/light, multi-button mouse with a
> > trackball instead of a scroll wheel?
> >
> > Thank you, all.
>
> You've probably already settled on a replacement for your MM, but I
> thought I'd mention this:
>
> http://www.targus.com/us/formac/

Thanks for posting this.

I'd love to know how the optical scroll sensor compares with the scroll
wheel on the Mighty Mouse.

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In article <jollyroger-E52732.15362530122008 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <dylanw-5708CA.12270230122008 RemoveThis @news.altopia.com>,
> Dylan Winslow <dylanw RemoveThis @xmission.dot.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <wfmdnUr3nsXDWtbUnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d RemoveThis @giganews.com>,
> > Tim Lance <see.sig RemoveThis @bottom.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I have loved and defended the MM for a long time. After the third take
> > > apart
> > > I am giving up on it - I can't get the trackball's ribbon cable to stay
> > > in
> > > and am just tired of dealing with it. There are SO MANY other options out
> > > there that I come here to attempt circumventing just as much googling.
> > > Besides, I am one who very much likes to hear/read real person accounts
> > > and
> > > experiences in addition to what marketers and "objective" reviewers put
> > > out.
> > >
> > > What I loved most about my MM was its being a trackball in a mouse. It
> > > was
> > > wireless but that is not a primary consideration. If my replacement is to
> > > be
> > > wireless it needs to be light (and Bluetooth). I have had a Microsoft
> > > Intellimouse (early edition) and it weighed a ton. Also I have smallish
> > > hands.
> > >
> > > I approach this change with some happiness as, besides the cleaning
> > > hassle,
> > > the one thing I hated about the MM is only 3 truly functional buttons. At
> > > least on mine, the pressure required to activate the 4th button's side
> > > pressure panels was too much.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions for a Bluetooth, small/light, multi-button mouse with a
> > > trackball instead of a scroll wheel?
> > >
> > > Thank you, all.
> >
> > You've probably already settled on a replacement for your MM, but I
> > thought I'd mention this:
> >
> > http://www.targus.com/us/formac/
>
> Thanks for posting this.
>
> I'd love to know how the optical scroll sensor compares with the scroll
> wheel on the Mighty Mouse.

Eww... it seems it doesn't compare very favorably at all - at least,
according to some users:

<http://tinyurl.com/9pzfuv>

That's a shame...

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In article <5bCdnevJKPbELsfUnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d.DeleteThis@giganews.com>,
Tim Lance <see.sig.DeleteThis@bottom.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:41:35 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
> (in article <jollyroger-ECBB35.16413530122008.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>):
>
> > In article <jollyroger-E52732.15362530122008.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>,
> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger.DeleteThis@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <dylanw-5708CA.12270230122008.DeleteThis@news.altopia.com>,
> >> Dylan Winslow <dylanw.DeleteThis@xmission.dot.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You've probably already settled on a replacement for your MM, but I
> >>> thought I'd mention this:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.targus.com/us/formac/
> >>
> >> Thanks for posting this.
> >>
> >> I'd love to know how the optical scroll sensor compares with the scroll
> >> wheel on the Mighty Mouse.
> >
> > Eww... it seems it doesn't compare very favorably at all - at least,
> > according to some users:
> >
> > <http://tinyurl.com/9pzfuv>
> >
> > That's a shame...
>
> I don't know, JR. There were but the three reviewers and all may have jumped
> on their inability to adapt adequately. The CNET editor's thought better of
> it. Amazon reviewer (only 1) loved it.

Well, to be fair, CNET's review states the "optical scroll sensor isn't
the best for super-accurate scrolling".

> I think had I not already just bought another MM i might have tried this.
> Besides having all-way scrolling it does have 4 buttons. Plus there's the
> cleaning issue mitigated. I'd be willing to give it a whirl next time.

I'd like to try one out in a store. I'm not sure I'd buy one unless I
was sure I could return it for a full refund easily.

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On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:27:03 -0700, Dylan Winslow
<dylanw RemoveThis @xmission.dot.com> wrote:

>You've probably already settled on a replacement for your MM, but I
>thought I'd mention this:
>
>http://www.targus.com/us/formac/

I've never been able to figure out the attraction of having a wireless
mouse. I see some detractions though.

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On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:11:21 -0600, Howard Brazee wrote (in article
<05lll41ihoeoi0ejsgdunbv9vohh3ccl28.RemoveThis@4ax.com>):

> I've never been able to figure out the attraction of having a wireless
> mouse. I see some detractions though.

Attraction ‹ full freedom of placement ‹ no need to plug in

Detraction ‹ no cord to catch it when falling

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In article <05lll41ihoeoi0ejsgdunbv9vohh3ccl28 DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <howard DeleteThis @brazee.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:27:03 -0700, Dylan Winslow
> <dylanw DeleteThis @xmission.dot.com> wrote:
>
> >You've probably already settled on a replacement for your MM, but I
> >thought I'd mention this:
> >
> >http://www.targus.com/us/formac/
>
> I've never been able to figure out the attraction of having a wireless
> mouse. I see some detractions though.

I'm in the same boat as you. I've never felt the cord on my mouse was in
the way at all.

And the tracking of every Bluetooth mouse I've tried so far felt vaguely
(and in some cases extremely) disconnected from my physical movements,
which is always disconcerting to me. For instance, the wireless Mighty
Mouse I have at work feels sluggish when I use it, as if the cursor on
the screen lags behind my physical movements just enough for me to
notice it. And another wireless Logitech mouse I have has a sort of
jittery feel to it. It's a subtle thing in each case, but is there
none-the-less. In contrast, the tracking of every wired mouse I have
feels directly in synchronizations with my physical movements.

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