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Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Put it on the bottom or left it there?

There’s no good looking option on the top/side if you’re Apple and care about aesthetics.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wireless charging? At this point they should just commit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I have one of those for the original roach mouse. It it was awful.

They could do qui2 and that wouldn't be awful charging wise, but now the puck is gonna stick to your mouse. You can't really wireless charge your mouse and move it. You could make a mouse pad with 500 charge coils but then you'd just try to make Apple's failed AirPower. It might be enough for a mouse, but it's gonna be stupid expensive and stupid inefficient. Logitech has their G power system but that's $120 without a mouse.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Apple users would be far more likely to pay big money for a wireless charging pad and mouse combo like logitechs though. Sounds like an easy pitch imo.

[–] Ptsf 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Tbh best peripheral purchase I've made. The charging pad has even outlasted the mice I've used it with and I've never had any issues, just a completely wireless mouse that never dies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What are you doing to your mice to make them not last that long? I've been using the same G502 since like 2018 and I only replaced my G700s with it because I got annoyed with it's battery life and charging cable.

[–] Ptsf 2 points 4 weeks ago

... Clicking the button? Switches have a finite lifespan, just because I click it a lot doesn't make it an abused peripheral or anything I just work IT from home and play a lot of click intensive games tbh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Same, love it.

I need to replace the matt that sits on top of the charging pad but the expensive parts are still going strong!