Mighty Mouse has finally bought it...

FreeStream · 16 Oct 2009 at 12:39

I think you can guess whats gone wrong

Scroll wheel won't scroll down.

I don't particularly want to pay for something "better" so it seems its going to apple along with my MBP for some fixes!

Ah well.

Maccy · 16 Oct 2009 at 12:46

Sure there's just not a load of muck got in? I had this when I used to use it - put a cloth on the wheel and rubbed vigorously. Oo err!

Feek · 16 Oct 2009 at 14:00

Going to replace it with a nice MX518?

FreeStream · 16 Oct 2009 at 14:57

Maccy said:
Sure there's just not a load of muck got in? I had this when I used to use it - put a cloth on the wheel and rubbed vigorously. Oo err!

Its not dirty at all, it was intermittent but this time its not come back!

Lets hope the rumours for a new one are true!

And Feek, no im not buying a new one

panda_uk · 16 Oct 2009 at 16:12

+1 for a mx518 far superior to apple mice.

J1234 · 16 Oct 2009 at 16:41

You should replace it with a proper mouse, like a Microsoft one.

Irish_Tom · 16 Oct 2009 at 16:59

Have you tried the upside-down-on-a-sheet-of-paper trick? It might come back to life.

Panzer

Phate · 16 Oct 2009 at 22:03

The Mighty Mouse is the exact opposite...not mighty at all! Mine's still in its wrapping

Buy a Logitech, be done with it. Got my Logitech MX700 here - had it for years and years, still works brilliantly

Fillado · 17 Oct 2009 at 13:57

Concorde Rules said:
Its not dirty at all, it was intermittent but this time its not come back!

Lets hope the rumours for a new one are true!

And Feek, no im not buying a new one

It will be on the inside. There are four tiny poles-with-a-magnetic-wheel-on-the-end which is what transmit the movement into electrical signals. These can get so clogged up that the only option is a new mouse or to open the thing up (which Apple never wanted you to do) and clean them. Like the old ball-mice of yore. There are many videos or pictoral guides on the net to do this

My Mighty Mouse History

Oct 2006: Bought a Wireless Mighty Mouse

September 2007: Mouse wouldn't scroll up or down. Took to Apple Store. Genius tried. Genius failed. Got a brand new replacement there and then.

Sometime After September 2008: Mouse wouldn't scroll up or down. Out of warranty. Popped the guy open and cleaned out the scroll mechanism. Like new!

Early-Mid 2009: Mouse wouldn't scroll up or down again. Chucked the thing in bin.

My Logitech MX1000 History

Bought in 2004

Still works great to this day.

FreeStream · 17 Oct 2009 at 17:50

Im using the Microsoft Intellimouse 3 and its just not as nice to move around the screen as the MM, but then again its sensor tech is 5 years out of date!

Im taking my MBP to apple soon anyway so my mighty mouse will go with it then too!