Apple Magic Mouse Expert Reviews

Apple's new Magic Mouse offers multi-touch capabilities reminiscent of a MacBook, iPod or iPhone, but as we found out, this mouse still belongs in a lab.

Absolutely gorgeous; reasonably priced; intuitive one-fingered scrolling; top notch build quality

Terribly uncomfortable to hold; almost impossible side-to-side swiping; install directions could be clearer; bloated 100MB drivers; no rechargeable batteries; packing tape left debris

If you've used an iPhone or an iPod touch, or even a Macbook Pro's trackpad, you're familiar with multi-touch technology, which uses gestures such as finger flicks and swipes to navigate and resize Web pages, flip through album covers in iTunes, or ...

First-ever multi-touch-capable mouse. Stunning, minimalist design. Configurable. Ambidextrous

Multi-touch features work with Macs only. Mouse isn't large enough to fill the natural curve of your hand ; Watch our Apple Magic Mouse video review

The world's first gesture-based mouse, Apple's Bluetooth Magic Mouse exemplifies innovation and high design, but its compact profile and lack of buttons aren't for everyone.

Though it's not perfect, the Magic Mouse successfully combines design and usability.

Looks stunning; Multi-Touch is easy to perform; excellent tracking; very fast reconnect after idle

Low profile may not be comfortable for bigger hands; limited to two buttons; limited customization options

The Magic Mouse has a very low profile, the lowest of any mouse I've used. It measures 4.50 inches long and 2.13 inches wide, rising 0.93 inches off the table. If you like having the lower part of a mouse resting against your palm, the Magic Mouse may ...

Steve Jobs has said that two buttons on a mouse is one too many, but when he said that, he secretly had a plan for a mouse with none. This new Apple Magic Mouse uses the same touch technology as both the iPhone and the MacBook trackpad, that works so ...

Is this worth the fingering?

Touch scrolling up and down is a breeze

Multi-touch makes an appearance on Apple's latest mouse

It looks lovely and the multi-touch surface is clever, but the Magic Mouse isn't as versatile as a button-bedecked alternative, and we found it too thin to use for more than a few minutes at a time. Your mileage may vary, so try before you buy.

The multi-touch scrolling beats any other system we've seen, but while the Magic is ideal for the long of finger, it's too darn slim for the rest of us.

Apple wants £55 for the Mac-only Magic, which isn't cheap for what is, essentially, a standard laser-optical wireless mouse. Look beyond the Apple marketing hype and that's all it is. Yes, it has that multi-touch panel, but it doesn't really do much ...

The most innovative feature about the Apple Magic Mouse is the Multi-Touch support, which effectively replaces a scroll wheel or scroll ball.

Apple's old Mighty Mouse suffered from a build up of dust and gunk that frequently stopped proper operation. The Magic Mouse does away with the mouse scroll ball altogether and moves to Apple's preferred touch technologiesThe Multi-Touch support is ...