There are a few things I love about this mouse. 1) It now is rechargeable via lightning cable and requires no batteries. In the alkaline battery version the batteries lasted forever, but it is still nice to know that essentially it is impossible to run out of power if you plug in the mouse occasionally. 2) The touch surface is incredibly responsive. In what could easily turn into a disaster, the design of the touch interface really delivers good tracking clarity and gesture control. After just a few hours of use all of the commands seem second nature. 3) Design. Some functionality is lost in the fact that there are not two physical buttons (i.e. this is not a great gaming mouse), but it is all made up for in style. Of course Apple products value form over function and this is no different. the sleek design was so clean that it essentially looks identical to the Magic Mouse 1. A few considerations for this mouse are notable. Firstly, if you want to be able to right click with the mouse, you need to enable the function in the settings of your Mac. Does anyone really use this mouse without the right click enabled? Since it is turned off by default I could see someone thinking that since there is only one huge physical button that it might not have the ability to right-click... which would be frustrating. Some gestures are annoying. Again, the ones that are intuitive are quite helpful, but some of them are just overboard and need to be disabled. Again, I could see this being frustrating to a new user or a user with limited knowledge. Lastly, it is pricey - my Magic Mouse one lasted for years and years and still works perfectly. I would like to think that this mouse will be the same. With an item that takes day to day use and abuse I could see that some might be hesitant to spend $70 on a mouse.

I loved the first version of the Magic Mouse (the non rechargeable version) and love this rechargeable one even more. Unlike a traditional mouse with a scroll wheel or ball, the top three-fourths of the Magic Mouse 2 is almost like a trackpad for you to scroll horizontally, diagonally and vertically. It responds to taps as well as clicks. You can program the Magic Mouse 2 to do right and left clicking (secondary click) and also two finger swipe to switch between full-screen apps. Double tap with one finger (not click) to zoom in on a specific area of a webpage or double tap with two finger to open Mission Control. Go forward or back to webpages with a swipe of a finger. All these setting are configurable through the Mouse settings in System Preferences. A convenient power switch is located underneath. To pair the Magic Mouse 2 to your Mac, simply plug in the lightning cable to the mouse and the other end to the USB port on your Mac. Once paired, unplug the lightning cable. Due to its low slim design it may not be comfortable for some as it doesn't have that arch/palm support like some bigger shaped mouse. The only gripe about the Magic Mouse 2 is the placement of the lighting port for charging. You cannot simultaneously charge and use the Magic Mouse 2 as you have to plug in the lightning cable 90º under the mouse. This means you need to have it on its side while it's charging. One should utilize the battery % indicator in the bluetooth menu on the top bar so you know when to recharge it beforehand. This will ensure you're not stuck with a dead mouse.

Let me start off by saying my previous Mac was a MacBook Air. Before that, I had only ever owned laptop PC's. So as you can imagine, I'm pretty accustomed to trackpads. That being said, I gave the Magic Mouse 2 four (4) stars as my personal rating. Not because I'm biased of trackpads, but because I did find the mouse to be a bit clumsy at times, specifically in terms of sensitivity. For example, when resting my palm on the mouse, if my hand were to shift a little, the mouse would sometimes register that as a touch and move the cursor right before trying to click on something. Yes, I know you can adjust the sensitivity, but I figured I would just return the mouse and get the Magic Trackpad 2. I absolutely love the look and feel of the trackpad, but I don't want to get too much into that here, I'll leave a separate review on that product page. As for the Magic Mouse itself, I would say it's still a great product! There are so many functions and tricks you can do with touch portion of the mouse, like scrolling up and down, or between pages, using Mission Control, zooming, etc. And there's just something so satisfying about that crisp little "click" sound when clicking. I can't really comment on the battery life, seeing as how I only had the mouse for a week, before exchanging it. From other reviews I've seen, it's a super easy transition from the first generation Magic Mouse and battery life is a lot better. Overall, it's a very nice mouse, it just wasn't my preferred peripheral.

I recently owned the first Magic Mouse and returned it to BestBuy literally 1 day before Apple released this Magic Mouse 2. When I had the first Magic Mouse, having batteries for it wasn't really a con since the battery lasted a pretty long time. But now that I have the Magic Mouse 2, I am SO glad it has a built in rechargeable battery. And an added on bonus about this Magic Mouse 2 is that I can use my iPhone's lightning connector to charge up the mouse, or use the lighting connector provided in the box. Apple says the charge on this mouse is suppose to last for about a month or more, and so far I can say that it's living up to Apple's words. As far as design goes, I love it! This mouse's sleek design makes it look really good! I am a male and I have medium sized hands, and I will say that it did take me a while to get used to holding this mouse since it doesn't fit in the curve of your hand like most other mouses do. The gestures that you can do with this mouse are super cool and it feels very natural, especially if you are fond of the Macbook's Trackpad or the Wireless Trackpad. The only downside I had with this mouse (1st and 2nd version) was the price...and the bluetooth connection issues. Every now and then my mouse tends to not want to connect to my Macbook Pro's bluetooth. But it could be an issue with the Mac's bluetooth or the Magic Mouse...or maybe the Magic Mouse has a sleep mode that activates after so long that I don't know about. Who knows? Other than that, this is a very nice accessory to have with your Mac. I already had it planned in my mind to return it back to BestBuy before my 14-day return trial is up, but now I've decided to keep it. I am very glad I bought this Magic Mouse.

I wanted a iMac but wasn't ready to pay the iMac price O_o, so instead I decided to be creative and create my own iMac experience. I purchased the Apple Magic mouse and I am in love with it! It is so compact and has a clean modern look to it! I wish I was able to use this mouse at work, but we have standard company equipment (rolls eyes). It keeps a charge too! I've had it for about a little over three weeks and I have not had to recharge it. Great purchase! Perhaps when Apple gets more innovative and have more competitive prices, I'll switch out my iMac set up with MacBook Pro for an actual iMac :) FYI I have a Macbook Pro and also purchased the following items for my iMac set up (which also allows for dual monitors): Apple - Magic Keyboard - Silver Apple - Magic Mouse 2 - Silver Insignia™ - 6' HDDB15 Male-to-Male PC Monitor Cable - Black j5create - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to VGA External Video Adapter - White AOC - i2779vh 27" IPS LED FHD Monitor - Black/silver

I recently had a need for a new mouse -- b/c my existing bluetooth mouse was starting to "skip" and not hold selected copy in Word or cells in Excel. It was a Logitech specifically for a Mac. I wanted another, but Logitech just didn't have the same one... close, but not the same. I wanted to stay with a bluetooth mouse for my Mac -- so started to read reviews. The Magic Mouse reviews were spotty. So I purchased a low-end Bluetooth mouse for Win and Mac i.e. under $20 -- and it wasn't very good. It worked out of the box -- but it just wouldn't consistently connect. So I returned it and bit the bullet and got the Mac Mouse to try. Yes -- it's slim as many complaints state... and the charging port is on the bottom. But so far -- after a full charge -- and after 12 hour days of use -- it's only down to 89% (at least a week after charging it). No question it takes some getting used to -- but it works as advertised with Macs. And as with Apple products, it's well made. It can be a little sensitive with left and right swipes -- but you adjust to it. So I'm glad I got it ... and if you like using a mouse with a Mac -- I'd say it's worth the extra $'s to get it.

I was forced to buy a replacement for the Mouse that came with my Mac when my old one stopped working one day. When I went into Best Buy my jaw dropped on the floor when they told me it was $80! So I bought it, but also picked up a Logitech for $12 on sale to see if it would work (or if it would be compatible) Not only was Logitech way cheaper, but it worked immediately within seconds and was so comfortable in my hand while using. While the $80 Apple mouse is sleek and nice looking, but the Apple mouse was not comfortable in comparison. AND the Worst part was after spending $80 for an Apple mouse for an Apple computer, one would think that it would work immediately... NOT the case! I had to read the directions to figure it out and took @ 5 minutes to setup with a few steps to complete pairing. The $12 Logitech mouse literally I opened the package, plugged the USB thing in the back, and it worked immediately! So I would NEVER recommend the $80 Apple Magic Mouse unless you are looking for Carpel Tunnel, there are much Better and Cheaper options out there.....

I bought this mouse to go with my brand new high spec MacBook Pro. I'm not a touchpad guy, even though the MBP has the best touchpad in the laptop world. I thought this would be a great complimentary Apple product for my new mac. However, I was wrong! The mouse does not fit very well in my hands, and as a result is a pain to use on a daily basis. I thought I'd get used to it but that was not the case. To make matters worse, the battery needs to be charge often, and the charging port is awkwardly placed on the bottom. You cannot use the mouse while it's charging! The touch scrolling feature doesn't work too great either. The only pros about this mouse are the looks (looks amazing, but is not very functional), uses a lighting cable that most people who use Apple products already have for charging (except the poor placement of the charging port negates this pro), and it pairs seemlessly and easily with my MacBook Pro via Bluetooth, keeping my USB ports free. I do not recommend this mouse. It is way too expensive for it to not have any practicality nor any reasonable usability. Honestly I don't know why Apple even made this mouse or how they're still managing to keep it in stores. I've used Logitech and Microsoft mice in the past and they can do a MUCH better job than this mouse can. I've been using a wireless USB Logitech mouse with my previous MacBook Pro and it worked wonderfully. I now use a Microsoft Bluetooth mouse (gasp!) that does an even better job.