• Rob@lemmy.world
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    The charging port is one thing. What’s worse to me is that it’s just a shit mouse.

    Had to use one for two days recently; my wrist started hurting like hell. It lacks basic ergonomics and the scrolling is horrendous.

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    First time, people thought it was an innocent design mistake. An oversight ona minor product.

    Next update, OK still there, but maybe it was a leftover from the original design.

    This time. No, it’s intentional. You deserve all the mocking heading your way.

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    The last 3 web marketing startups are exclusively MacOS. I had to get all of them to let me use a PC as an exception because the mass majority of our web visitors use PCs and we are not able to QA correctly because everyone at the company uses a Mac.

    I tried to use the MacOS. There seems like there is an intentional input lag. It’s slight but it just feels slower. I have a Samsung Odyssey OLED 49 ultra wide and it restricts my fps to 120 when it’s able to do 240hz.

    It won’t let me plug in 3 monitors. And even with just 2 connected, when I’m working on a secondary screen it blurs my clock on the primary screen. But wwwwwhhhhhhyyyyyyy…!!! What’s the fucking point!!! Why do people insist on using Mac’s!!! This OS is terrible.

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      I tried to use the MacOS. There seems like there is an intentional input lag. It’s slight but it just feels slower.

      Go into the mouse settings increase the tracking speed. It’s the first thing I do on every Mac because otherwise it feels slow.

      It won’t let me plug in 3 monitors. And even with just 2 connected, when I’m working on a secondary screen it blurs my clock on the primary screen.

      I’ve got three monitors on my Mac right now and none of the menu bars are blurred out. I don’t know what you’re doing wrong here.

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        It’s not really the tracking speed but there is sort of a smoothing thing turned on. Just seems less crisp when moving the mouse around.

        It won’t let me plug in 2 external monitors. Just 1 extra one. Probably have an older Mac.

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        Maybe they need to be using a higher tier chip to support a monitor that big at that refresh rate? Like Apple treats it as two external monitors under the hood or something so they need to be on a Pro or Max chip?

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    I use a wireless mouse from Logitech for work (and so does a lot of my coworkers), and never in its ~5 years of use did I use the mouse plugged in.

    The device gives multiple low battery warnings well in advance. I just plug it in before logging off after I receive the second or third warning.

    I acknowledge Apple’s obtuseness of choosing form over function with the Magic Mouse (among other devices across their catalogue), but anyone who has used a wireless mouse daily would know that it is not as big of a deal as the media and community makes it out to be every time a discussion takes place about the Magic Mouse.

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      I use a wireless Logitech mouse daily for work.

      I have a mental disorder. I can easily forget to bring a cable with me so the battery will get much lower than the 10% low battery threshold. I can then KEEP FORGETTING to charge it. When I’m finally with a cable, it’s nice to be able to use it plugged in.

      I think this whole situation shouldn’t be a WHY question, but a WHY NOT?

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      I mean while we’re sharing anecdotes, I use a wireless Logitech mouse and I plug it in and continue using it when I get a low battery warning. I can’t charge it overnight because I plug it into my monitor’s USB port which powers down when the monitor sleeps.

      We exist! Lol

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        Congratulations for existing and for missing the point of my comment.

        Regardless of your choice of wireless mouse and how you use it, do have a USB port free which is not locked to your monitor, and is preferably connected to a charger. What if your phone needs a charge while you are at your desk but are not using your monitor?

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          Lol I actually have very few open USB ports, thus why I choose to put the mouse cable in the spare one on my monitor. And I charge my phone on a wireless charger plugged into the wall?

          Anyway I’m not telling you you’re wrong for charging your mouse after work or whatever. I’m just saying that designers are wrong if they don’t give consumers the option to use their mouse while charging its battery. That’s just basic.

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            As someone with annoyingly limited USBs because the front of my PC is annoyingly far from my desk with how my room is:

            Just get a USB hub with 4/5 plugs, if you’ve got a c port on your mobo then use that for the hub. Put chargers for your remote accessories on it since it won’t need a ton of power or data throughout

            Its just… So much nicer to not worry about your monitor turning off. Even if you don’t worry about it, it’s just nicer to have

            I’m 1000% with you on the mouse, I just last week got a new USB hub and want to save others if possible

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      “yOuRe hOLdInG iT WrONg” apple users will jump through any hoop to forgive apple shitting on them. I never plug my mouse in from a low battery warning, why would I when I can just plug it in and use it corded when it dies?

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        You may desperately twist words and infer more than what is written in my comment, and lose your cool, or understand that this is not as big of a deal as the discourse may lead one to believe.

        There are options for everyone.

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      There is no low battery warning with the magic mouse. it will just shut down. This is an immense usability issue to the point that I had two on standby at work because the fucking things will just STOP working. This is a major design flaw and classic Apple—they have no direction in their product creation and haven’t since Steve Jobs died.

      edit: apparently there is a warning but the fact remains it is a horribly designed product.

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        Is this true? I don’t use a Magic Mouse but my Magic Trackpad and Apple wireless keyboard both give low battery warnings.

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          I have an old, non-rechargeable Magic Mouse and there is a low battery warning in the menu bar when it gets low. OP doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

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        I don’t use the Magic Mouse because I think it’s uncomfortable, but I get notifications with my Apple keyboard and Logitech mouse, and there are native battery widgets in the control center that show for all of them (including non-Apple devices like my mouse and headphones). I find it very hard to believe that the Magic Mouse is unique and refuses to let people know its charge state.

        Whether or not that notification pops up and disappears while I’m not using the computer is another story, but I’m pretty sure those notifications can be changed to stay on-screen until they’re dismissed.

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          I stopped using them a long while ago so might not be remembering correctly, regardless, getting a low battery notification is pointless on the device since the main issue is charging it makes it unusable, at least with the keyboard and track pad you can plug them in and still use them.

          anyway, I think everyone in the world—except Tim Apple—agrees that the design is fucking horrible.

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    Make a wireless mousepad to charge it and it will not need the USB port. And it will cost 3 times as much. Let the pad charge an iPhone too. It would be perfect.

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      I had something kinda like this from Corsair. Though it only had a small spot in a corner where you would place your phone/mouse.

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      A mousepad? From Apple? Didn’t you know that all MacBook users use them exclusively inside a trendy coffee shop or on the couch? There’s no place for a mousepad!

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      I’ve got the logitech one that does this and it’s amazing. Love it.

      The problem they have is that they already used iPad so they are probably waiting until that product is dead before recycling the name.

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      Neither have I because they all take replaceable AA sized batteries and last literally months between changes or charges (if you get rechargeable AAs). Seems a much more robust design from my POV

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        It is until you fucking forget you’re out of batteries and your stupid goddamn mouse just died during s good gaming session when all the shops are closed

        Owning rechargeables helps with that though

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          True, that sounds frustrating and I’ve been there. But, I grew up in an age where that was just a fact of life, and before rechargeables were very good. So when the last fresh battery goes in you buy a new box. It’s like one or two battery changes a year for the mouse I use 8-10 hours a day 3-5 days a week. The mouse itself also gives plenty of warning. Not really on my radar of worries.

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            I also grew up in that age, but the ADHD means I always forgot I hasn’t gotten new batteries (that and the cost of batteries made my blood pressure skyrocket too)

            Personally I want a mouse with both: let me plug it in when I’m playing something less hardcore or using it for browsing so I can charge a removable AA or battery pack or whatever, that way I can have on-demand power/access but also hot-swappable packs for when I WANT wireless

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        The keyboard and mouse should both charge by sticking to the rear of the iMac with a big magnet, that would be pretty neat and tidy when you want them out of the way and make it easier to transport too.

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        I have one of those for the original roach mouse. It it was awful.

        They could do qui2 and that wouldn’t be awful charging wise, but now the puck is gonna stick to your mouse. You can’t really wireless charge your mouse and move it. You could make a mouse pad with 500 charge coils but then you’d just try to make Apple’s failed AirPower. It might be enough for a mouse, but it’s gonna be stupid expensive and stupid inefficient. Logitech has their G power system but that’s $120 without a mouse.

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          Apple users would be far more likely to pay big money for a wireless charging pad and mouse combo like logitechs though. Sounds like an easy pitch imo.

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            Tbh best peripheral purchase I’ve made. The charging pad has even outlasted the mice I’ve used it with and I’ve never had any issues, just a completely wireless mouse that never dies.

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              Same, love it.

              I need to replace the matt that sits on top of the charging pad but the expensive parts are still going strong!

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              What are you doing to your mice to make them not last that long? I’ve been using the same G502 since like 2018 and I only replaced my G700s with it because I got annoyed with it’s battery life and charging cable.

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                … Clicking the button? Switches have a finite lifespan, just because I click it a lot doesn’t make it an abused peripheral or anything I just work IT from home and play a lot of click intensive games tbh

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    It was never a problem for me. I don’t use my mouse 24 hours a day and the battery lasts a month.

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    Hey look I understand the annoyance but maybe apple is protecting consumers. Im no expert on this but have heard in tje past that its not good for the battery to use a device while its battery is charging.

    Yet I do this with chromebook often and the device two years later works like new. But that’s a Chromebook with an on average, bigger battery then most low cost phones/mouee.

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      Modern devices have little logic chips determining how and when they charge. If it’s bad for the battery to keep charging when full it’s trivial to design it to just, not.

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      Unless Apple still using technology from the 80’s, I don’t see any problem with it

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      it’s not difficult to just make the device run directly from the charger while it’s plugged in, a sensible product should benefit from always being plugged in.

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      not good for the battery to use a device while its battery is charging.

      Maybe because of the additional heat generation, but other than that there’s no real reason issue with doing this. Even the heat generation is a non-issue for a mouse.

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      I’m told they did this to force people to use it wirelessly so they’d be impressed by it. Like for brand protection. No proof so could be made up

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        On most androuid smartphones have charge port isat the bottom likely to discpurages usage while charging for battery health. The psp also had charger port in an unconfortqable spot that I remember.

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          Where else would you put the port? Bottom or top wouldn’t get in the way of using it. Can you imagine a smartphone that has the charging port on the back like this mouse? It’s just terrible design no matter what justification is attempted.

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            I’m fairly sure my first Android phone had the charging port on one side and the 3.5mm jack on the other side. Look weird? Yes. But it was a bit more comfortable to hold while charging.

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      Maybe the batteries Apple uses are dangerous that way. I’ve been using a Logitech wireless mouse for years where when it runs low I plug it in to the front (like where a conventional mouse cord would be) and keep using it until it charges up, then it’s good for a few weeks. Sometimes doing something different just to be different isn’t a good reason.

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    The complaints about this are ridiculous. Charge it before the battery runs out. It only takes like an hour to charge anyway. This has never been a problem for me and all of the years this has been out. 15 minutes will give you enough charge for an entire day’s worth of work.

    Just plug it in and go get some coffee for goodness sake.

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      This is such a great comment exemplifying the Stockholm syndrome of apple users.

      Let me just not use my mouse for an hour because of a ridiculous design choice.

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        No no, because it’s FINE that I have unique obstacles no other tech user has. It’s actually a bonding experience that only other Apple users can laugh about. /S

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        Plug it in and go to the bathroom and you have almost a full days of charge. It’s really not that much of an issue as the people who don’t use them seem to think it is.

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            You don’t need to spend an hour in the bathroom. 2 minutes of charging will get you until at least the next time you need to go.

            A full charge is like 3-6 months of battery life. It doesn’t take much.

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      It definitely reflects something funny about apple’s methods. They decide how you will use their products, full stop. Sometimes that’s welcome, other times I find it silly.

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        Well, there’s no debating that. Apple has always had the philosophy that they decide how you’re supposed to use their devices, and that’s why they’re designed the way they are. Some people hate that, some people like it.

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      Or I could just use any other mouse that puts its charger in a sensible position.

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          I do often suspect apple releases things that are “hate magnets” to distract from failings in the rest of their product lineup. Like, have you seen the bra “case” for the airpods max? There’s no way they greenlit that thinking people would like it or find it visually appealing… Right?

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          Oh, I’ve got more than enough other things in my life to complain about. But at least my mouse isn’t one of them.

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      what if I need to use it with a device that it’s not paired to yet?

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      If there was a valid reason for why they couldn’t put the port on the side, maybe I’d agree. But literally the only reason the port is on the bottom is some designer at Apple decided they did not want to see pictures of people’s desks with cords on them, so the port got put on the bottom so no one can use the mouse while it charges, and there can never be a pic of their desk with a cord on it. Stupidest reason in the fucking world.

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        As a hardware repair person I am pretty sure that the engineers compromised with this design to prevent the inevitable problem of idiots leaving the charge cable plugged in while using it and breaking the charge port before warranty is done.

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        Put the port on the side and your hand is touching it, and gunk from your fingers gets wedged into the port.

        Plus people would still complain about the cable awkwardly sticking out of the side. There’s no winning, people just want to complain.

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          Damn near every other wireless (rechargeable) mouse has the port on the side furthest from you, like where the cord is traditionally connected to the mouse. I’ve never heard of anyone getting gunk wedged in the port there as a common problem.

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            the side furthest from you

            The front. This is what they were being pedantic about. The front of the mouse. Not the top or bottom. Or the sides.

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              Using a mouse with the cable coming out of the front would be awful. Belongs in the back.

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      Good for you, Mr Prescriptivist, telling everyone else they’re “doing it wrong”.

      You’d fit right in at Apple, since your way is the only way to do things.

      Smh

      Putting the charge port on the bottom is fucking dumb. Seriously fucking dumb.

      I had a mouse 20 years ago that charged in a dock - that was 10x smarter than this fucking dumb shit.

      This garbage is part of why I don’t like to use Apple - you can do anything you want, so long as it’s sanctioned by Apple’s arrogant designers, and done their way.

      (I have 2 ipads and an iPhone, and they’re frustrating as hell to use for anything other than what/how Apple has dictated, because their supposed “intuitive” approach is anything but).

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      Yes, it’s such a beat-up. People don’t understand how important aesthetics is to Apple and I’m totally there for it. If you can’t stand the thought of needing to take a 10 min charge break to get through the next few hours (because you ignored the low battery warnings) buy a different mouse.

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      If Apple put out some logic behind the reasoning for the port location perhaps the complaints would diminish.

      I think the complaints are valid, as Apple is a design-focused company that usually puts the user first, both in hardware and software design. For whatever reason Apple just will not design a user-focused mouse and it’s gone from being silly to downright illogical.

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      Or buy two, one charges while you use the other.