Apple’s Magic Mouse – is the magic gone already?
Apple’s Magic Mouse has been on the market for just a few months now and while many users are very pleased with its functionality, the magic has been short-lived in one area: battery life.
When Apple annouced the Magic Mouse in late October of 2009, they claimed that it would have an impressive 4-month battery life. So needless to say I was surprised when my Magic Mouse’s batteries died after about a month of use. A quick search of some forums and it quickly became apparent that this was not an exception, but rather the norm. When it comes to battery life, a couple of AA alkalines will get you little more than a month of moderate-to-heavy use. Apple’s 4-month claim was either extremely optimistic or based upon a very low-use scenario.
I should mention that the Magic Mouse has been a pleasure for me to use in every way and is in many ways a fantastic evolution in this input technology, so I’d still recommend it for anyone with a Mac with bluetooth and 10.5.8 or higher. Just while you’re at it, get some high-quality rechargeable batteries to go with it. The buzz on these ones has been quite good.
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Have you tried lithium batteries? I’ve been using Energizer Lithium AA cells in my bluetooth Mighty Mouse and they lasted for several months.
I haven’t, but thanks for the tip. I may experiment with lithiums just for the geeky pleasure of seeing how they compare, but I’m also going to order up some of the Eneloops. Anything has got to do better than alkalines… I put in a pair of Energizer alkalines three days ago and they’re already down to 89%.
Cheers!