Why Apple's Mouse Charges From The Bottom

Apple’s known for making some interesting design decisions, and nowhere is that more clear than with their Magic Mouse. Which is powered from the bottom, making it impossible to use while charging. And I’ll explain why Apple made such a strange decision in this video.

[SkYouInDaGround]

Ignore this questionable design choice with the charger, this is still like the most unergonomic and fiddly mouse I‘ve had to work with

[djima]

"Apple didn't see this as an issue."

Correct. And therein lies their mistake. Good explanation.

[nicolelin]

Greg, I respectfully disagree with your statement. Having the ability to quickly charge up doesn't justify Apple putting the port at the bottom. Being a Magic Mouse user myself, I have found that over time the battery gets weaker faster and thus requires more frequent top-ups. Having the charging port at such an awkward position really yields no advantages to the end user. The fact that it charges via Lightning only makes things worse, as I have far more USB-C cables lying around than Lightning ones. I appreciate that you give credit to Apple when due, but you should really call them out when they make questionable product decisions (such as these) that really brings no benefit to consumers apart from the so-called 'aesthetic' reasons.

[Chopper]

This channel seems to be run by the marketing department at Apple. Always has an "explanation" for the poor design choices and substandard engineering.

[stormbeekwilder]

Apple: makes mistakes or design flaws

Apple explained: NONONO it's okay you did nothing wrong..

[evasadana]

The other objection I have isn't mentioned in the video. It is the fact when the actual battery does die fully you can't just keep using it as a wired mouse. It becomes useless.

[mikemo]

1:43 see that right there is the difference between Steve Jobs and Tim Cook. Steve would’ve explained that on stage the same way you just did “it’s as simple as plugging it in for a bathroom break and having enough power for the rest of the work day. It almost takes that long to go digging for the double or triple A’s and shoving them into the slot!”

[wouterveldman]

"Those complaints are probably coming from people who don't even use the products in the first place."

No the complaints are coming from people who had an empty mouse during work hours and had so wait some time to be able to use the mouse. This video is just marketing BS.

[Fjollet]

Apple explained!

Random questions yet interesting to watch

[krounmusic]

"it charges fast, so it doesn't matter that the charging port is at the worst possible location", well that's a new logic

[eljuliusbrown]

Man, I’ve daily driven that mouse and i can tell you the charging situation is a pain in the neck. At first it is true what you say with 2 minutes of charge i would get about 3 or 4 hour of use not 9 but with time it got worse

[romandoo]

I love the mental athletics some (not all) Apple users go through to justify stupidity of some Apple's design choices.

[cshinkawa]

It would be cool if the mouse was MagSafe, like the phones. I would buy it just for that.

[absoluterainbow]

Someone tried to solve it, only to find out that Apple disables the mouse's function when it's charged. Way to go, man.

[johnathonwaymire]

If the speed at which it charges is so good to have with a port on the bottom, then imagine how much BETTER that would be combined with a port on the front. They are using a feature to solve a problem they caused, not to improve the product.

[iam_soumya]

Seriously, this man also can prove the worst products of apple as best. Supporting anti user decisions as master plan is a sin. This includes selling e waste in the name of environment, earpods, entire apple line up. Including the creator.

[alltruevalue]

Me charging my Magic Mouse during this video: Hmm Interesting 🧐
Me After the video: Oh wow I have 9 hours of charge 😮

[frozenbacon]

"Those complaints are probably coming from people who don't even use the products in the first place."

Apple hate in a nutshell.

[andreacassotti]

1. How much did apple pay you?
2. I don't want my mouse to force me to go 2 mins to the toilet while I am working.

[Isopropyl_Alcohol]

Look, I'm not an Apple user and this channel gets me interested in their products a lot and I think this video has done a great job at its purpose, explaining. However, the product itself is still questionable at best. Even if the need to charge it rarely comes up, it doesn't change the fact that it's still objectively awkward to charge.