Apple gets a lot right and a lot of small things horribly wrong. Apple’s mice are a good example but nothing is as bad as the all black Apple TV remote. I’ve never hated a small device with such a passion. One wrong touch and you’re in remote hell.

On the other hand they have the best trackpads, period. I don't even use a mouse when working with an external monitor anymore, I use the external trackpad from Apple instead, and so does most of my coworkers.

I think this is very much a matter of personal preference. To me, the "Magic Mouse" is the best pointing device I have ever used on a computer, and was actually my original reason for switching to Macs. I do understand that many people see it different, of course.

The Mighty Mouse is, imho, one of the best mice made. It feels great in the hand, supports three button operation, has vertical and horizontal scrolling, and side buttons. The wireless version has a nice weight and uses AA batteries (no charger needed).

Unfortunately, the scroll ball eventually gets gummed up and the housing is glued together making regular maintenance impossible.

> Apple hasn’t made a decent mouse for more than twenty years starting with the hockey puck.

I think that's largely fair (although I do think the magic mouse is pretty nice). But in their defense, they make such great trackpads that many people prefer to use those over a mouse.

I loved the hockey puck mouse. I could fling it about with great accuracy. I held onto it until the touch sensitive magic mice made me switch.

I've never understood why it's so hated. I think you were all "holding it wrong". :)

I was a big fan of the magic mouse. Doesn't work well outside of apple devices so when I switched to linux I had to find something else.