They look nice, but OH GODNESS they are awful to use! And I’m not talking about the buttons, but the general ergonomics. My main issue is that the shape doesn’t embrace the hand at all which becomes painful quickly if used every day.
I still miss that original one-button mouse. It was so comfortable to use and so straightforward. The operating system was designed for one-button mice, so there weren’t any context menus or anything like that. Everything was driven by the menu bar at the top of the screen or by visible buttons and toolbars to click on. This made the interface a lot more discoverable. For power users, you had keyboard shortcuts which were also very ergonomic due to the placement of the command key under the thumb, instead of the control key under the pinky.
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Regular ones have sides that are curved inwards as they go down to the desk, this allows you to tilt your hand without actually losing grip.
I just dont get how people like the magic mouse.
If I turn up the movement sensitivity I can move the pointer anywhere with almost no hand movement at all. Most of the weight is levered behind the wrist rather than on it so I'm using forearm muscles more than wrist tendons. The fingertip touch scrolling is super-intuitive and equally effortless.
I've used all sorts of mice from industrial Logitech blobs to gaming mice to tiny laptop mice to "ergonomic" designs, and the current magic mouse is far and away my favourite.
The hockey puck is just worse because it's hard to see which direction is up.