Mobility Lab Laser Mouse For Mac
Mine, intended for usage with an Apple iMac, arrived in slightly different packaging to the one in the webpage, in that mine was not described anywhere on the packaging as 'laser', only 'optical' (there's a difference between the two sorts). However, the ML301884, once set up in the Mac's System Preferences Mouse, seems to perform very well.
I'd given up continually having to service the miniature scrollball on my Apple wired mouse. Actually, compared to the Apple mouse, the ML gives faster cursor pointing; with the Apple mouse, it was like moving through treacle by comparison. With the ML I now get positive right and left-clicking, albeit that it's audibly more noticeable than with the Apple device. My only reservation is over its medium and longterm 'click reliability', as all such mice usually depend on an internal pair of microswitches (or an especially-made dual-microswitch), and the quality of the microswitches is paramount in the lifespan of the mouse - after a good many months of usage the microswitches can 'age' and have undue bounce, which the built-in electronics often can't then cope with. So the mouse then starts badly selecting things. I had a Logitech B110 wired mouse (admittedly costing about half the price of the ML), for instance, that started off just fine but after about 18 months of usage on the Mac became useless in just that way, and I had to then go back to the Mac mouse. I can only hope that the microswitch(es) in this ML301884 last a lot longer than was the case in the Logitech mouse.
In my view, it's down to whether the manufacturer choses to use good-quality, high-duty components within the mouse that counts. Right now, I'd like to give the ML301884 5 stars but since its longevity's an unknown, I'm giving it 4 instead.
Incidentally, some users of Apple computers claim that although third-party wired mice of this type function without any issues on Mavericks and Yosemite machines, there appears to be an incompatibility when especially using Sierra. There are rumours that, with Sierra, Apple re-wrote the USB mouse driver. Since I myself do not use Sierra, I can't confirm whether this is true or not. Don't let me put you off purchasing, though; I'm running on Mavericks and my ML is working just fine on that. Thus far, I'm very pleased with it. Postscript, mid-June 2017, 2 months after initial purchase: The mouse has been working so impressively well that I've now bought a second one, just to keep as a spare, in case the internal switch-contacts do wear out in time. I've since used this mouse on macOS Sierra without any issues, BTW.
My only remaining niggle is that the mouse-lead is quite a bit longer than I need. It would have been great if the mouse had been made so that you could remove the top part of it and shorten the lead. Mine, intended for usage with an Apple iMac, arrived in slightly different packaging to the one in the webpage, in that mine was not described anywhere on the packaging as 'laser', only 'optical' (there's a difference between the two sorts). However, the ML301884, once set up in the Mac's System Preferences Mouse, seems to perform very well. I'd given up continually having to service the miniature scrollball on my Apple wired mouse. Actually, compared to the Apple mouse, the ML gives faster cursor pointing; with the Apple mouse, it was like moving through treacle by comparison. With the ML I now get positive right and left-clicking, albeit that it's audibly more noticeable than with the Apple device.
My only reservation is over its medium and longterm 'click reliability', as all such mice usually depend on an internal pair of microswitches (or an especially-made dual-microswitch), and the quality of the microswitches is paramount in the lifespan of the mouse - after a good many months of usage the microswitches can 'age' and have undue bounce, which the built-in electronics often can't then cope with. So the mouse then starts badly selecting things. I had a Logitech B110 wired mouse (admittedly costing about half the price of the ML), for instance, that started off just fine but after about 18 months of usage on the Mac became useless in just that way, and I had to then go back to the Mac mouse. I can only hope that the microswitch(es) in this ML301884 last a lot longer than was the case in the Logitech mouse.
In my view, it's down to whether the manufacturer choses to use good-quality, high-duty components within the mouse that counts. Right now, I'd like to give the ML301884 5 stars but since its longevity's an unknown, I'm giving it 4 instead. Incidentally, some users of Apple computers claim that although third-party wired mice of this type function without any issues on Mavericks and Yosemite machines, there appears to be an incompatibility when especially using Sierra. There are rumours that, with Sierra, Apple re-wrote the USB mouse driver. Since I myself do not use Sierra, I can't confirm whether this is true or not.
Don't let me put you off purchasing, though; I'm running on Mavericks and my ML is working just fine on that. Thus far, I'm very pleased with it. Postscript, mid-June 2017, 2 months after initial purchase: The mouse has been working so impressively well that I've now bought a second one, just to keep as a spare, in case the internal switch-contacts do wear out in time. I've since used this mouse on macOS Sierra without any issues, BTW.
My only remaining niggle is that the mouse-lead is quite a bit longer than I need. It would have been great if the mouse had been made so that you could remove the top part of it and shorten the lead. Very happy with this product. I lost a long impatient battle against wireless trackpads and keyboards that Apple 'recommended.' It would keep connecting to my flatmates iMac but not mine, and this was on a regular basis.
So, out of frustration I gave in and returned to the reliable wireless. Still wanted something clean and apple-like, simple and elegant (and of course. WHITE) and found this online. Not many reviews, but enough to convince me.
All in all, works on iMac, easy to set up, does the job. Very satisfied, exactly what I wanted.
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