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Apple should do away with the random whiteness they throw at you with certain products. That mouse should look aluminum with a white Apple logo. Same with the AEBS, the rest of their cords, etc.

I agree on the lameness of whiteness. The new MacBooks look like suck Fisher-Price toys being white, and nothing stays white after months of use. Their problem is that the whiteness advertises their brand. They have to decide on a new way to stand out while getting off the white kick. My iPhone 3GS is barely 4 months old and the earbuds it came with are completely falling apart and no longer white. They could start with making all their white products the color that everything turns into after some use, grey with accents of darker grey-to-black.

I agree about the white. Beside being a bit done, white becomes yellow with age, which is not so nice.
I have seen several of Minis with beige / yellow top plates, and I don't want my mouse to be like that in a few years. And I reiterrate it should have been a matt top layer. If the bluetooth was an issue, the bottom part could have been plastic. Other thing: The two rails aren't very elegant, IMO a circle segment in the front and the back could have been slicker. (still a very sexy mouse of course)

/Ives' backseat driver

Last edited by pirloui (2009-11-05 12:46 pm)

user wrote:

My white VAIO has been mistaken for a Mac.

I'm sure you immediately punch them in the face.

Using the Magic mouse right now, on the new iMac. Compared exclusively to the Mighty Mouse, it's a huge improvement. The silver metal bottom half is a nice touch, and its weight is an advantageous design compared to the older "Apple Mouse"; the lower center of gravity makes moving the mouse more sure, and the window scrolling responding just like the iPhone an iPod, mimicking inertia characteristics, is quite elegant. And the new KB, being wired and full size, is such a huge improvement in space and energy efficiency(meaning less energy spent on having to type with the short flat keys that are also pretty quiet). The Magic Mouse compared to the idealism of the answer to mousing, it's not revolutionary, but very cool if you like standard mousing and not trackballing.
To add to the plus side, the laser tracking technology is far superior. It no longer uses a visible red laser. It really does work on any surface, as long as it is relatively even, not like a tiled surface with grooves for grout, or a huge piece of melba toast.

Last edited by knobtwirler (2009-11-05 11:11 pm)

I wonder how much lighter they will make the wired version. I agree the plastic top that is the multi-touch surface is not good for sliding if you have any noticeable dampness to your fingertips. Should have been more like the trackpad materials.