Bluetooth Mighty Mouse sucks
March 31, 2007When I ordered my Mac Pro I paid extra to get the wireless keyboard and mouse, but now I'm regretting the decision.
I assumed Apple wouldn't sell these products if they worked as expected. Maybe I got a bad batch, but this mouse is absolute garbage.
Some days it works flawlessly. Other times it's super jumpy and hard to control. I don't know what it could be and I don't really care. I want my wires back! I had no problem with wires. The mouse and keyboard just sits on my desk and the wires never get in the way.
I also hate the fact that I have to replace or recharge the batteries every few weeks. I leave my mouse and keyboard always on. I got some rechargeable batteries (which were super expensive). The mouse always seems to complain of a low battery too quickly. I can take those AA batteries out and put them in a flashlight and it seems pretty bright and charged as far as I can tell.
I also am annoyed when it asks me to locate my mouse and keyboard after an OS install. I know it's not a big deal, but I just want it to work and not bother me.
This technology is not ready for prime time. Sorry Apple. Maybe the next generation will work as advertised. I need to stop by the Apple store and ask a genius what is going on.
While I'm on the subject of technology that sucks. Lots of new devices I own suck. I hate my cell phone. I rarely use my because the sound quality is unacceptable. I can barely hear what people are saying. A typical land line is so much clearer. Half the time I tell people just to call me back on my land line. I'm sick of saying "what?, what? Can you say that again...", it's extremely annoying. Also, if I have my cell phone within 10 feet of any speakers, I get random static, and buzzing from my speakers. I get a bunch of noise in my speakers right before the phone rings so I always know right before my phone rings. This must be a non-compliant device. It's causing way too much interference. Damn you to hell Sony Ericsson. This is the last device I ever buy from either of these companies.
I have no plans to buy an iPhone. I've got Cingular and they suck. I'll wait for the WiFi iPhone. It will probably suck too, but at least I'm won't be paying a monthly fee for lousy sounding calls.
I also am not a big fan of song quality of iTunes music. The quality is OK, but I still hear digital artifacts. A few songs I've purchased were "remastered" and they have obvious mistakes and odd sounds not in the original. I'm not an audio expert, but some songs just don't sound right. It seems that much of the new technology is better is many ways, but worse in other ways. It's annoying, but I guess that's the nature of progress. I own an iPod, but have used it 2 times in 3 years. When I first bought it, it would kernel panic my G5 every time I plugged it in, so it sat unused for the first year until finally Apple updated the OS and the problem went away. I still never use it.
Back to work, I feel better now...
Posted by sgehrman at March 31, 2007 3:10 PM