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Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by linotype on Monday October 28, 2024 @10:26PM (#41978765)
Users of this mouse, how much of an actual inconvenience is the charge port being on the bottom? From the docs it says a month or more of usage from a single charge.
Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by magnetowasright on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:43PM (#41979173)
Personally, I find it really irritating. I will admit that I rarely use my mouse as it's in my (non home) office. Every single time I go to the office (whether it's been days, weeks, or months since last using it) I have to plug it in and wait. Does it take long? Not really, for now. I still hate it, though. It's just irritating. When the stupid thing's battery totally degrades it will be totally unusable because of the design. I hate that, personally. I have a 2011 MacBook Air whose battery died I don't know how many years ago but I can still use it because the charging port works and provides enough power to run the thing anyway. Sure, it's a mouse and not a whole computer so a significantly smaller investment or whatever but I do wish they'd just put the stupid bloody port on the front so I could use it like I (and everyone else seems to) expect to.

Yes, I should simply not have gotten the mouse in the first place if I hate it that much. I still hate it and the whole vendor ecosystem walled garden shenanigans apple do that led me to just get the apple mouse, but here I am complaining about it anyway lol

Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by lunatuna on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:32PM (#41979114)
I’m getting over a month of charge time. Worse case is - take my laptop off the dock and use the keyboard and mouse on it. The pain of everyday life on The Verge is legendary.
Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by distalx on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:35PM (#41979127)
I've been using it for more than 3 years now. The charge usually lasts for a week. I normally put it for a charge during the night, so it's not that inconvenient for me.

I think it has become a meme now that Apple can't even design practical things, but people will still buy it. And this just adds to it.

Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by klysm on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:30PM (#41979100)
Incredibly mind numbingly annoying if you are even in a scenario where you want to use and charge at the same time. Sure it’s rare, but it’s so stupid
Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by flappyeagle on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @12:56AM (#41979510)
It lasts over a month easily for me. But charging is annoying enough that I have 2 of them and switch the other one to charger so I don’t need to stop work or use a different pointing device
Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by kubectl_h on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @01:28AM (#41979661)
I was annoyed when I first started using them, but at this point I usually put it on the charger once a month and I haven't had it die on me in years. Typically I'll plug it in when I am putting my headphones on to charge for the next day and I get a feeling that it's been a while since I've charged it. It's really no big deal to me.

I've come to prefer the ergonomics of the mouse to a traditional Logitech type mouse. I also love my Mac full keyboard with numbers. Will never go back to a traditional keycap keyboard.

Re:Apple put the Magic Mouse's charging port on the bottom a... by frabcus on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @03:15PM (#41988281)
It means I have to remember to put it on charge before I leave the office, and I never do remember.

It stresses me out even trying to remember.

My current strategy is to set a calendar alarm at 6pm once a month to remind me to plug it in as I leave work that day. I'm hoping that works!

That I'm having to do that shows how bad a design it is.