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Sexy design; vertical scrolling works like a physical scroll wheel; pairs easily with Mac... (cnet.com)

Absolutely gorgeous; reasonably priced; intuitive one-fingered scrolling; top notch build quality (digitaltrends.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Apple Magic Mouse

We have collected and analyzed 15 expert reviews and 23 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 67/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is October 31, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 85903 reviews from other Mouse & Pointing Devices. The alaScore™ for this product is 96/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

38 reviews

November, 2009

67 / 100

15 Experts

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87 / 100

23 Users

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Expert Reviews (15)

Apple Magic Mouse

By (cnet.com)

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Sexy design; vertical scrolling works like a physical scroll wheel; pairs easily with Mac computers; ambidextrous

Awkwardly narrow profile; doesn't work with Windows PCs; laser sensor not as advanced as Darkfield and BlueTrack competition; horizontal swipes don't feel as natural as thumb buttons; can't customize swiping functions; no pinching

Apple's new wireless Magic Mouse gets a sleek makeover and even has multitouch controls, but it's better as a portable laptop companion rather than a full-size desktop accessory. The swiping gestures add interactivity to Web browsing and media, but ...

The Magic Mouse connects to computers via Bluetooth, but it only works with...

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67100

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By Nick Mokey (digitaltrends.com)

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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

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60100

Apple Magic Mouse

By Wendy Sheehan Donnell (pcmag.com)

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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.

Now Apple brings Multi-Touch to your desktop with the first-ever gesture...

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60100