Apple Magic Mouse 2

I have been using the original Apple Magic Mouse ever since it was first released. As much as I loved the design and the ability to use gestures in Mac OS X, I would often find the batteries had run out when I went to use it. Thus when the Magic Mouse 2 was released, I was drawn in by the feature of a built-in rechargeable battery. The cost of upgrading was a bit steep for such a simple feature but nevertheless I took the plunge. Upon receiving the Magic Mouse 2, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the mouse is much lighter, better balanced and glides far smoother than its predecessor. Also the battery charges faster and lasts longer, which is a big bonus. The only criticism I have is that the lightening port for charging is located on the underside, resulting in you having to balance the mouse on its side while plugged in...fortunately you don't need to do this very often. All in all I am very pleased with the Magic Mouse 2 and, although expensive, consider it to be a worthwhile upgrade over the original Magic Mouse.

At first the mouse felt small but I soon got used to it. there are no buttons and no scroll wheel. the whole top shell tilts to make left or right clicks and the top surface is touch screen for scrolling and moving between open windows. A double tap opens Mission control on the Mac.It pairs easily using the charging cable. A note here, mine came with a USB A cable. it's the latest model mouse but obviously not the latest batch because they now come direct from Apple with a USB C cable to match the latest Mac and MacBook. I already had an adaptor so I could pair straight away but it's a point if you have a new Mac.Once paired it connects automatically, no need to choose it in Bluetooth. You can disable the trackpad or keep both in operation.Charge last for a very longtime; mine is still on 74% after a month. There are no charge indicators but you can check it easily in System Preferences or the Bluetooth menu on the MacIt's light and comfortable to use. It tracks consistently over any surface, including the leg of my jeans.It's expensive, but then - it's Apple and trying to explain Apple to a non fan is like trying to explain jazz.if you're an Apple fan - get one.

This apple Magic Mouse 2 is a brilliant little mouse it looks amazing, stylish and modern it works perfectly and the battery life is absolutely amazing I’ve had mine a week and used at least 5 dayS of that week and all day it came with 85% Charge and nows it on 83% its easy and comfortable to use on a daily basis and now apple has updated there iOS 13.4 it can be used on a iPad too which also works perfectly the technology of this mouse spot on and it actually feels and looks worth the high price paid i highly recommend it i love mine so much

Had this for a few months now, I use it with my Macbook Pro at times when I am at home or going to be using the laptop quite a bit. I have a preference to have a mouse on hand. I am so used to using gestures on the trackpad that I chose this so I could continue using them.Let me start with the only gripe, it's small and I have big hands, no it's not tiny but for my hands it does get lost a bit. It does not make it any less useful, It just takes a little bit of getting used to, swiping left or right for example sometimes fails because my finger pressure is too far forward.But overall it's not for constant use and a few months in I am fine with it.I turn it off between use as it's not required constantly, 6 weeks are required between charges for me. On the week I did use it constantly I still turned it off at night and it lasted the week without issue and little discharge. The inconvenience is that you need to plug it in to charge and the port is on the underside, so when charging it cannot be used. The charge time is not long, 10 minutes is plenty to get hours out of it.Heard a lot of complaints about the charging however it does not take long to charge and you can see on screen what charge it has left so yes it's a pain but the long charge life and the fact you can see when it needs charged means you can plan in some time to plug it in. I don't see this as a downside, it just requires a bit of planning. I know right, it's a hard life!I would like to be able to get the charge % on the top bar beside the laptop battery indicator rather than having to click the Bluetooth icon, maybe that is possible and I just didn't see it.In terms of operation it's great, all the gestures are there, it's smooth and despite the initially odd looking rails on the bottom is glides really well on all surfaces. Connection is great, never had any issues with the Bluetooth connection, even when I forget to switch it on it's ready to go in the time I turn it on and flip it back over.Not cheap however if you want gestures and wireless this is the way to go, in honesty if gestures are not a big thing and you just need a functional mouse there are plenty cheaper options to choose from.

Nice optical mouse, very easy to set up and connect to my Macbook Pro.As I mentioned in my review of the magic keyboard, this also has no charging indicator light. So I have no idea how long to leave it on charge for, one hour, five hours, I have no idea, however your Mac will tell you how much charge it has when you're using it.It's nice and sturdy, well made, and feels good to use, and quite a novelty with having no buttons or scroller, it uses touch to achieve this, which is a new thing for me. You can change which gestures it will respond to, and I think I'm going to have to turn off the left/right swipe gesture as I'm finding it too sensitive when I thought I was scrolling up and down, it does a left/right swipe instead which is a pain.Even with the pointer set to its fastest, it's still not as fast to move as I'm used to with other mice, particularly with the high resolution screen of the MacBook Pro. It's better when using my TV as a display with just 1080p resolution. I like to be able to move the pointer quickly around the full screen with little movement of the mouse of my limited size computer desk, and this disappoints in that area.