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Have you actually used the mouse? I haven't, but hearing from people that have actually used it (and not gotten all worked up about how bad this design is in th

Have you actually used the mouse? I haven't, but hearing from people that have actually used it (and not gotten all worked up about how bad this design is in theory) - they actually thought it was the BETTER design as the battery charged ridiculously fast. Meaning when they ran out they would charge it for a minute and got like a couple hours of use. This resulted in them actually using it as a wireless mouse instead of a wired one. Same with the pencil 1st gen - it charged so fast that it having a male port actually made sense as it made on the go charging feasible.

hobs 7y ago
So you are saying that putting the port in the wrong place made it charge faster?
PhasmaFelis 7y ago
> Meaning when they ran out they would charge it for a minute and got like a couple hours of use. That's a minute longer than you should have to wait to keep using your mouse. I can appreciate that they minimized the impact of the poor design, but that doesn't mean it's not a poor design. > This resulted in them actually using it as a wireless mouse instead of a wired one. Does that improve functionality at all? It sounds like the same style-over-substance design that's led Apple to sacrifice important functionality for unnecessary size/weight cuts in the last few years.
alehul 7y ago
I have used the mouse, yes— I understand what you're pitching, but I think that ultimately the user can decide whether they want it to be a wireless mouse or a wired mouse, depending on their needs. Putting it on the bottom did nothing but remove that optionality for the user, and that can be really frustrating. Unless the reason it charged so quickly was because it connected to the bottom of the mouse, I don't see the justification.
- dwaite 7y ago
  However the lightning charge cable is not necessarily the right thickness, flexibility, or length to be appropriate for use as a wired mouse.

hobs 7y ago

So you are saying that putting the port in the wrong place made it charge faster?

PhasmaFelis 7y ago

> Meaning when they ran out they would charge it for a minute and got like a couple hours of use. That's a minute longer than you should have to wait to keep using your mouse. I can appreciate that they minimized the impact of the poor design, but that doesn't mean it's not a poor design. > This resulted in them actually using it as a wireless mouse instead of a wired one. Does that improve functionality at all? It sounds like the same style-over-substance design that's led Apple to sacrifice important functionality for unnecessary size/weight cuts in the last few years.

alehul 7y ago

I have used the mouse, yes— I understand what you're pitching, but I think that ultimately the user can decide whether they want it to be a wireless mouse or a wired mouse, depending on their needs. Putting it on the bottom did nothing but remove that optionality for the user, and that can be really frustrating. Unless the reason it charged so quickly was because it connected to the bottom of the mouse, I don't see the justification.

dwaite 7y ago
However the lightning charge cable is not necessarily the right thickness, flexibility, or length to be appropriate for use as a wired mouse.