Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse vs Apple Wireless Mouse (2003)

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Wireless Mighty Mouse compared with Wireless Mouse (2003)

	AppleWireless Mighty Mouse	AppleWireless Mouse (2003)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2006	September 2003
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	Optical
Buttons
Buttons	4 (better)	1
Sensor
Sensor	Laser tracking; Apple described it as 20 times more sensitive than a standard optical mouse but did not publish DPI.	Optical tracking; Apple did not publish a DPI figure in its announcement.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Clickable Scroll Ball scrolls vertically, horizontally and diagonally.	None.
Gestures
Gestures	Touch sensors distinguish left and right clicks; the two side contacts act together as one squeeze control.	–
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Power
Power	AA battery	AA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 3 months
Receiver
Receiver	Bluetooth 2.0 connection to a Mac with built-in Bluetooth; no USB receiver is included.	–
Charging
Charging	Runs on one or two AA cells, including alkaline or rechargeable cells. Apple's guide says the original box contained two nonrechargeable AA lithium batteries. No charging port.	Two replaceable Energizer e2 AA batteries supplied; Apple's claim was up to three months of use.
Works with
Works with	At launch, a Mac with Bluetooth; Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later was needed to customise the controls.	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later, with built-in Bluetooth or an external D-Link USB Bluetooth adaptor; Apple stated a range of up to 30 feet.
Software
Software	Mac OS X Mouse preferences assign Spotlight, Dashboard, Exposé or an application to the four controls.	Apple described adaptive frequency hopping to avoid interference from nearby wireless devices.
Design
Materials
Materials	–	White plastic body with a sliding power switch underneath.
Weight
Weight	115 g	–
Colours
Colours	White	White.
In the box
In the box	Wireless Mighty Mouse and two AA lithium batteries. ITmedia measured 115 g with both supplied cells, or 100 g with one; Apple did not publish a weight.	Mouse and two Energizer e2 AA batteries. Apple announced it on 16 September 2003; contemporary reports say orders were shipping by 19 September, earlier than Apple's original two-week estimate.