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That little trackball is a piece of crap. Even with frequent cleanings with task wipes and canned air, it stops working. This happened with the standard Mighty Mouse and the bluetooth one.

Get one of those logitech mice with 6 buttons and a scrollwheel.  Those are perfect for exposé and dashboard, and are in general very durable/good.  I love mine.

I love my wired  2 yr old Mighty Mouse, and I love the scroll ball. I usually need to clean it about once a month, and it works like new.

It will be interesting to see how Apple matches a new style to the keyboard, though. This is the first time I can recall that a mouse didn't aesthetically match the keyboard.

I wouldn't want a mice styled after the keyboard.  That's the cheesiest subpar POS I've seen since the TRS MC-10.  I want a keyboard, not a buttonboard.

I love my Mighty Mouse.  In your FACE!!!

I do

ActionAttackJohn wrote:

That little trackball is a piece of crap. Even with frequent cleanings with task wipes and canned air, it stops working. This happened with the standard Mighty Mouse and the bluetooth one.

I've been using my Mighty Mouse for about 9 months or so and have never had to clean the trackball. My bf has had his for even longer and has never had a problem...

I might be a bit out on the timeframes... I don't remember when the Might Mouse actually shipped.

Aqua OS X wrote:

I do

How do you like it?

Is it good enough for gaming or does it lag a little?

I find it hard to believe that Apple makes such lousy mice.  I wanted to like the mighty mouse, and thought the scroll ball was a great concept, the real world design feels inferior to a plain old scroll wheel even though it can do more.  Just my opinion.

If you're thinking about getting a Logitech MX Revolution mouse, go to Dealmac.com first and look for a better deal.  $99.99 in Office Depot.  I got it for $49.99 new with free shipping on Amazon (after a rebate).

I haven't received it yet, but my last mouse was a Logitech MX700 and I got years out of it.  When it finally died, I'd worn most of the paint off of where my fingers sat on it.

I'm thinking about pairing the MX Revolution up with the new Apple wireless keyboard.  These old spongey key keyboards are starting to look like relics of the 80s.  The new Apple keyboards really look amazing.  One downside though - I won't be able to toss the wireless keyboard in the dishwasher like I occasionally do with my white Apple keyboard.

I've got the M$ Optical trackball (4 buttons and a "clickable" scrollwheel.  Coupled with the Nostromo n52.

So very, very sweet.

I've also got the Watcom Intuos "Widescreen" tablet that comes with a five button mouse and a pen.

I have never used an Apple mouse for more than five minutes.  It is the first thing to go when  I buy a machine.  I'm still waiting for a bluetooth trackball, though.

Aqua OS X wrote:

Trackballs are the fanny packs of input devices. Practical, but lame.

Grrr. Flame.. mean words... Horrible thoughts...

I get that a lot actually.  I've had people come over that are this side of confused.  But for "whatever" reason, for general use, I like the ball.

Fanny packs I say!