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What type of mouse do you use with your Mac?
1/1: What type of mouse do you use with your Mac?
Other polls | 2,918 votes | 29 comments
Sidetrack
Trackpad with Sidetrack.
Sidetrack
Yeah, I just installed... the registration thing is annoying, but I have to see if I want to keep it. I would recommend actually for anyone bothered by not being able to scroll.
Sidetrack
Before I got my PowerBook I bought MS Bluetooth mouse, knowing that trackpads are not very good (3 year experience on different PCs). I expected to have good mousing with MS Bluetooth mouse. However, when I got my PowerBook G4, I found out that its trackpad is so good that there is no need for additional mouse. Yes, Sidetrack is wonderful thing, why Apple could not integrate it into trackpad by default (and separate scrolling area on the trackpad)?
both
I votes the three button assuming thta the scroll wheel was not a button.
Go trackball!
Putting in a plug for the trackball. I use the Kensington Expert Mouse Pro (it occurs to me now that that isn't the best name, since it isn't a mouse) trackball. I have found it to be at least a accurate as a mouse and it has lots of room for lots of buttons (10 plus a clickable scroll wheel). It requires less desk space than what's needed for a mouse. It's not optical, but it also doesn't get dirty. Finally, I can take the ball out and play with it.
Go trackball!
I whole-heartedly agree! I've been using a trackball (Kensington at home, Logitech at work) for 7 or 8 years now and I never plan on buying another mouse. I can get much finer control than I do with a mouse, plus I don't need an extra square foot (or so) of desk space.
One button is king!
I have a Logitech three-button w/scroll wheel that I pull out when I'm using an X11 application that needs all three buttons. But most of the time I use the trackpad in my PowerBook or the puck mouse with my G4 tower. One button rocks! It just feels so much more natural.
LogiTech's MX510
I never liked Apple's one button mouse. I always needed one hand on the mouse and one on the keyboard. I bought Macally's iOptiNet mouse which was cool, but was given a LogiTech MX510. I looked at it and laughed - 8 buttons? You gotta be kidding! But it is kinda cool. Fits better in my hand than Macally's.
LogiTech's MX510
Wish it was possible to fully program all the buttons on the Logitech MX900... I really miss having an on-mouse Back, Shift and "Close Application" buttons. I have buttons 6, 7, and 8 mapped into Expose functions but it's not the same.
LogiTech's MX510
Does LogiTech not include their software to program the mouse? Mine is odd - it is a prefpane that calls up their app. Why bother with both when one will do?
LogiTech's MX510
I have buttons on my Logitech MX510 programmed for Hide App, Close Window, Cmd-Click (for opening web links in a tab). I used the Logitech "control center" app (available from their website).
LogiTech's MX510
The logitech driver works with MX5x0 and MX700 but not with the bluetooth MX900 - this mouse doesn't really work at all, the responsiveness is very crappy. The MX700 compared to that is GREAT - I really love that mouse and I can program all 8 buttons without bigger problems - works like a charm. The only thing I'm missing are application specific settings.
Missing Option - Microsoft Mouse
I use a Microsoft Mouse on my iMac. <grin>
Logitech MX Laser
I like Logitech, One of the rare swiss companies in this field. I think they were brave to start competing with the "big" ones only with mice.
uControl
Like Sidetrack, uControl does emulate scrolling in trackpads, but it only works for Mac OS X versions up to 10.3.5
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uControl
i just want point out 2 things:
I should have done this years ago
After my carpal tunnel surgery, I traded in my old hockey puck for a five button Kensington mouse. Not only does it fit my hand much better, but I can also customize the buttons for each application with USB Overdrive X. Using this mouse is so easy, I can't believe I didn't do this a long time ago!
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0
Two words: Tilt Wheel
gyration!
Gyration Ultra wireless/optical. The thing works in midair, too! Definitely the best peripheral I've ever had. (gyration.com)
Apple and Kensington.
My 'primary' (in terms of amount of time spent at) mouse is the trackpad in my 12" PowerBook when I'm on the road. When I'm home, I use an Apple Wireless Mouse with it. (And, if I know I'm going somewhere with a table or desk for an extended period of time, I'll bring it with.)
Logitech MX700 cordless mouse
Logitech MX700 cordless mouse. 7 buttons and a clickable scroll wheel... all controlled by USB Overdrive :)
MacMice BT
Coincidentally, just ordered MacMice Bluetooth 2-button mouse.
Kensington TurboBall
I've been a devote TrackBall user for many years. I never understood why I hear more recommendations for mice, while for me, it's no contest - pushing, dragging a mouse around compared to rolling the ball with a finger. The TurboBall has great ergonomics, as you can rest the outer edge of your hand on the desk and drape your hand over it.
Exposé & Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0
One of the coolest thing I have ever done and will recommend to everyone is to get the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0 and put the Exposé activation on the two thumb buttons. This quickly improved my ability to quickly navigate through windows without a hitch. I was using Desktop Manager for a while before I got this mouse, and now I removed it and rely on this solely. You got to try it!
Microsoft Trackball Optical 1.0
With three extra buttons mapped to Expose.
Trackball > mouse. I tried the MacMice BTMousePro but it was WAY WAY WAY laggy and jumpy.
Re: MacMice BTMousePro
Your problem with BTMousePro performance sounds like a complain I read about a month or two ago that has supposedly since been fixed.
3 button mouse = 2 button with scroller?
I'm assuming that a lot of the 3-button votes were, like mine, really meant to describe a two-button mouse with a scroll wheel. I didn't see an option that fit my mouse, but it's a really common mouse arrangement: 2 buttons and a scroll wheel in the middle. Technically, the wheel is a button, too, but it's more than just a button ....
3 button mouse = 2 button with scroller?
2 buttons with middle scroll-wheel/button
middle-click: Exposé Application Windows option-middle: Exposé All Windows command-middle: Exposé Desktop
Two button mouse
I was alright with the no button mouse, but I found a neat little mouse from www.macmice.com it has two buttons and a wheel and feels almost like the no button mouse. I have had a few problems with the cursor "coasting" but it easily fixed by unplugging the mouse and plugging it back in. Overall, I think it's a good choice for anyone who likes the no button mac mouse but wants a little more. |
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