Apple USB Mouse (1998) vs Apple Pro Mouse (2000)

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USB Mouse (1998) compared with Pro Mouse (2000)

	AppleUSB Mouse (1998)	ApplePro Mouse (2000)
Overview
Released
Released	August 1998	July 2000
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Compact	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	Mechanical ball	Optical
Buttons
Buttons	1	1
Sensor
Sensor	A rubber ball drives the tracking mechanism; the original Bondi blue model has a two-tone ball.	Optical tracking without a mechanical ball or rollers; Apple did not publish a DPI figure in its announcement.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	None.	None.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Works with
Works with	USB; originally connected through the USB keyboard supplied with the 1998 iMac.	USB-equipped Macintosh computers; Apple listed Mac OS 9 for the new Pro Mouse and Pro Keyboard.
Design
Materials
Materials	Translucent white and Bondi blue plastic in the original iMac configuration.	Clear outer shell over a dark inner shell; the entire top surface is the button.
Colours
Colours	Bondi blue; later iMac bundles used other colours.	Black with a clear shell at launch.
In the box
In the box	Supplied with the original iMac. Apple's iMac specifications give its introduction as 15 August 1998.	Bundled with the iMac DV, DV+ and DV Special Edition available on 19 July 2000; sold separately from September.