TechRadar Verdict
Pros
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Multi-touch gestures mean no moving parts
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Wireless BlueTooth
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Sensitive and accurate
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Feels good to use
Cons
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Not enough use made of multi-touch
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It's twice the price of a normal mouse
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Lack of side buttons.
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Let's be clear about this from the start - Apple does not have a good track record with mice.
For years Apple mice had just one button, and Apple, thinking it knew best, refused to budge from this overly simplistic design even in the face of rising criticism from its own customers who simply wanted to stop being laughed at by their PC-using colleagues.
But why the short history lesson? Well, Apple's new Magic Mouse isn't like ordinary mice. We're not talking about the fact that it's the world's first mult-touch mouse here (there is no two button/one button debate anymore, since the whole mouse IS a button).
We're talking about the fact that it won't actually work on a Windows PC. Yes, the Magic Mouse is Mac-only, so if you're a PC owner you might as well stop reading now.
