The Apple Magic Mouse is a slim, buttonless wireless mouse with a touch-sensitive top for swipes and scrolling, designed for Macs. Some owners use it happily for years for its gestures, but a large share eventually find the flat shape uncomfortable and the underside charging port awkward, and move to a trackpad or a Logitech mouse.
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It depends on how you will use it. 55% would buy it again, which means roughly 45% would not. wrist ache during extended use.
Owners split into a loyal group that relies on the gestures and a larger group that has shelved it for something more comfortable.
wrist ache during extended use. many owners switch to a magic trackpad or logitech mx master. the shape went about 15 years without a physical redesign.
Worth it for: Mac users who love gestures; Light or short sessions; Minimalist desk setups. Think twice if: Palm-grip users; Long editing or work days; People with wrist strain.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.5 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.0 / 10 |
| One month | 6.5 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.0 / 10 |
| One year | 6.0 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 6.0 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
A reviewer with a mouse several years old loves the looks and gestures but could not use it comfortably for long and dislikes the underside charging port.
An owner poll and thread showing a loyal fan base alongside many complaints about its flat shape, gesture misfires and charging, with some switching to trackpads or Logitech mice.
A December 2024 report that Apple is redesigning the mouse to fix its long-criticised ergonomics and charging port, with mostly critical reader comments.