• weedwhacking@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    People love to shit on the goofy looking Magic Mouse charging setup - when in reality 99.9% of people that own one charge it maybe once, twice a year and don’t really mind its charging spot.

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      8 months ago

      Yep, I was one of them, then I got one for work and charge it once a month or so while I’m in a meeting. The battery life is so long on them that there’s almost never a situation where I’d even want to use it plugged in

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      8 months ago

      Largely agreed, although I specifically just now opened up Lemmy on my phone because my mouse died and I’m having to top it off to make it to my next work meeting. So it’s definitely not not a hassle sometimes.
      I love the mouse, but even a tiny red LED visible on the top to remind me of low battery at the end of the day would be great if they’re intent on keeping the bottom port

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        8 months ago

        Doesn’t it warn you on your laptop from like 20% down?

        I always laugh at how early it starts warning me to charge mine.

        It’s a goofy design but I agree. It would be cool if I could plug it in to charge while using it but it barely affects me.

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          8 months ago

          It does, but when I click away that pop up at 10am mid-work, I almost always forget to plug it in at 5 later in the day.
          I need something present but not intrusive so I don’t just x it out. I always see the pulsing LED on my Logitech mouse, so it’s hard to forget about it entirely

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      8 months ago

      It’s not an issue 99.9% of the time, but I would be livid if I forgot to charge my mouse for whatever reason and needed to plug it in while in the middle of work.

      But I also hate the general design and ergonomics of the mouse, so it was never going to be for me anyways.

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      8 months ago

      It’s not an issue for my users at work. Generally, they keep the bundled Magic Mouse in a drawer, and just one of the Logitech wireless mice we buy, or one of the Dell wired mice that we have tons of.