Magic Mouse Not Very Smooth When Physically Moving It Around
I love the Magic Mouse, but there seems to be too much friction between it and my table, so I got a mousepad. That made it even worse, so I bought a special very thin mousepad. Maybe it's a little better, but still sucks compared to other mice when physically moving it around.
Today I went to the Apple Store to see if there's maybe a special mousepad I need. The employee showed me their sample magic mice and said that's just how they are.
Is this true? I love the Magic Mouse in every other way, if it was only physically more smooth, it would be absolutely amazing. Is there a mousepad that works particularly well with it?
Solution 1:
Personally, I don't have a problem with the amount of friction when using the Magic Mouse.
A quick google revealed there are products, eg. "Fliders" that add "slippers" to the bottom of mice, and they have a Magic Mouse specific product. I don't have any direct experience with them or connection to the product in any way, but for $10 it might be worth a shot.
Solution 2:
I have a five year old magic mouse that's still going great.
I had the same problem with the mouse feet wearing down to the point where the battery cover was making contact with the desk. It became gritty and not very pleasant to use. I then coated the feet with teflon tape and also covered the worn spot on the battery cover. The tape is extremely thin and won't affect tracking. It feels like the mouse is new. The tape is durable - I haven't had to change it yet and the roll contains enough tape to do a LOT of mice.
The tape I used is ½ inch wide. I applied it as follows:
- Remove battery cover and measure the length of the feet. Cut a strip of tape the same length.
- Start from inside the battery cover by aligning the tape to the vertical part of the feet (at this point the tape should be perpendicular to the bottom of the mouse case. Use your fingernail or something like a toothpick to seat the tape to the fee.
- Gently roll the tape around the feet and under the 'v' between the feet and the mouse case. Again, your fingernail works great for this.
- Use a single edge razor blade or exacto knife the trim the excess tape.
Enjoy your 'new' mouse.
Solution 3:
I evenly spread some Talcum Powder on the Mouse pad and now the Magic Mouse is floating like a Air Hockey Mallet.
Solution 4:
The skates can get somehow coarse, which in turn adds friction. I simply added some Teflon tape to mine and it's been smooth ever since.
Solution 5:
I had the same problem.
I wound up taking a box-cutter and physically shaving down the two long mouse feet in the middle, so they only contacted on the ends.
It certainly helped, but as near as I can tell, the problem really boils down to the plastic used to make the feet.
One other thing that did help was a hard plastic mouse pad.