I ended up getting the Logitech M705 with the USB receiver like pm-r suggested. It was priced at 23.99 ($6 off the regular $29.99) at Costco, so if you bought one recently, you might want to go back.
I'm quite satisfied because it aligns perfectly with my old wired Mighty Mouse. It has the side button (which I use to view the desktop) and also the scroll bar button (I use to see all app windows). It's actually better than the MM because it has back/forward buttons! Of course, I do use up valuable USB slots (only one left with the mouse plugged in), but that's not really a problem for me. It's not often I have to plug in more than one device anyways. I'm sure there's a mouse like what I described out there with Bluetooth, but I don't think it would be at this price.
krs - you mentioned that you could buy a Mighty Mouse not from Apple. From where (assuming new)?
Wow!! I thought their $30.00 price was good, so I might dig up my March 2012 sales slip and see on my next visit as it would cost $6.00 just in gas for a separate trip to our local Costco store.
I ended up turning off the thumb button as I kept pushing it with a long click/drag across my 24" iMac display.
As for USB ports, the clients I was at yesterday had a very nice small compact 4 port USB extender/adapter but they couldn't remember where they bought it and I haven't come across such a nice little useful to some unit.
I'm still glad and thrilled I got my M705, as it also has no lag or delay at anytime as most BT mice have and the BT devices apparently are NOT easy on batteries and use much more power.
PS: a local Mac user who also appreciated my Logitech M705 recommendation had a glitch as did I with the vertical scrolling speed suddenly like cold molasses, and no changes to any settings would fix it. But the solution was easy:
"Please remove the batteries from your mouse, and with the batteries removed press and left and right mouse buttons repeatedly for approximately 15 seconds. ..."
I have had no end of problems with a wireless mouse - nothing technical, I just move them somewhere when I get called to the phone or get interrupted on the computer somehow and then I spend time searching for it.
They need to add a locate function like they have for cordless phones.
Anyway, for me it's a wired USB mouse only - trouble is all the ones I like the feel of only come in wireless, either with a dongle or bluetooth.
The Logitech MX 510 was one of my favourites, there doesn't seem to be a similar current one by Logitech but I got lucky and found an MX 510 on the net for less than $18,- shipped. So I ordered that to have a spare.
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I have had no end of problems with a wireless mouse - nothing technical, I just move them somewhere when I get called to the phone or get interrupted on the computer somehow and then I spend time searching for it.
They need to add a locate function like they have for cordless phones.
Anyway, for me it's a wired USB mouse only - trouble is all the ones I like the feel of only come in wireless, either with a dongle or bluetooth.
The Logitech MX 510 was one of my favourites, there doesn't seem to be a similar current one by Logitech but I got lucky and found an MX 510 on the net for less than $18,- shipped. So I ordered that to have a spare.
Really? I have never had this happen once... why would you take your mouse away from where it is being used, i.e. your computer?
I have had no end of problems with a wireless mouse - nothing technical, I just move them somewhere when I get called to the phone or get interrupted on the computer somehow and then I spend time searching for it.
They need to add a locate function like they have for cordless phones.
Anyway, for me it's a wired USB mouse only - trouble is all the ones I like the feel of only come in wireless, either with a dongle or bluetooth.
The Logitech MX 510 was one of my favourites, there doesn't seem to be a similar current one by Logitech but I got lucky and found an MX 510 on the net for less than $18,- shipped. So I ordered that to have a spare.
Like you, I was always an insistent wired mouse user until I came across the wireless Logitech M705 at Costco in March as they have an excellent return policy and I had been looking to replace an old Logitech mouse that was getting a bit goofy, so I said why not, I'll give the wireless Logitech M705 a try.
Well, I wish you could have seen the smile of satisfaction on my face!!
The only trouble with it, except for a small reset I had to do a few weeks ago due to a slow vertical scrolling problem, I sometimes knock it sideways off the mousepad and desk, and invariably it lands in the darkest, backmost corner under my large computer desk.
I was thinking I might add a cord or string to it if I can't train myself to not knock it off my desk to make any retrieval easier than crawling under my desk. But a wooden yard stick often helps to make the retrieval easier.
Maybe you could use one of those cords with a small clip and clip it to your clothes.
Very neat indeed.
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