When placed under a fast-paced scenario, how effective is the Magic Mouse when compared to other mice on a high refresh rate display?

Question

Roxane, do you have any example in mind, does Magic Mouse work better than any other mouse, say for graphic work, when in a display of high refresh rate?

Answer 1

Although the polling rate of the Magic Mouse is up to 90Hz, that might feel a bit choppy if you are used to 120Hz or even 144Hz displays. This choppiness is most pronounced when you transition from the seamless experience of the MacBook’s trackpad to the Magic Mouse. Due to a lower polling rate the cursor movement isn’t very smooth and is not optimal while performing precision tasks or in scenarios which TV screen has high refresh rate.

Comments

I've been using a Magic Mouse for the past 7 or 8 years, across two different Macbooks (the most recent of which has a ProMotion display), pretty much on a 50-50 split with the trackpad, and I swear to everything that's most sacred in the word: I never noticed any difference at all in how smooth the cursor movement is when comparing mouse to trackpad. For me, it has always felt the same.

This content got me really interested in getting a Keychron M3 for gaming (which I've been doing more and more on my Mac, and is the ONE thing the Magic Mouse is actually terrible for). I really hate losing smooth scrolling (it has been the big reason why I haven't stuck with any other mouse ever), but for gaming it shouldn't be much of a problem…

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Been using the Mx Master 3 (not S) since 3 years now, and I occasionally switch between intel iMac 4k, MB Air M2, and a windows PC. Contrary to your experience, I've never once faced connection problems across any of my machines. It just performs brilliantly.

The only 2 things I don't like about the mouse:
a) The weight -its just too heavy
b) The forward-backward buttons don't work with Safari (or maybe they do, I never cared about installing the Logi software)

Also, one thing that no one mentions about the magic mouse is the feet that it uses to slide/ glide on surfaces - they tend to attract dirt and become sticky more frequently than any other mouse that I have ever tried, so much so that the mouse becomes annoying to use unless you wipe it with a damp cloth every other day. Never faced this problem with the MX master.

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I actually been using the mx master 3 non s for a few years now. It's actually the best mac mouse I ever had. I think the key is to install the annoying logi+ sofware and continuously update its firmware, I rarely experience wierd connection issue, always connects automatically, and I use all the time being a creative / graphic designer.

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5 Different Macs (intel, M1, M2)...
MX Master 2, 3 and 3S (all black)...
Completely different experience! Smooth af! Working all day and night and even gaming (but prefer razor for gaming)!

Best mouse I've ever used in over 20 years.

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I have two MX Master 3S and they’re always connected via Bluetooth to Macs. I’ve never had any connection issues. It could be interference from other devices but I assume that would affect other mice too.

I used to use a Razer Basilisk via Bluetooth and that did have lag from time to time, especially when I joined calls.

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The sad thing about the magic mouse to me is that the good is really good! Using it in school in illustrator and Photoshop, i liked how intuitive it was moving around an image by just scrolling on the top. It's a shame that no one else has made any "touch mice" because i think it's ripe for innovation.