I also have one of the Logitech K570 thumb-actuated trackballs Merrick prefers, but while it’s good, I like the rollerbar/mouse tandem better.Īs Merrick observes, there is no such thing as a keyboard or mouse that everyone can use comfortably, so it’s not a question of “better” or right and wrong choices. My current keyboard favorites are the Logitech K-750 Solar Wireless Keyboard, and a Logitech wireless laptop mouse with a lovely, weighted, freewheeling scroll wheel, although my primary workstation point/click/drag device is a Contour rollerbar. I have chronic polyneuritis and fibromyalgia, and I have to be very picky about input devices, finding that offerings from Logitech and Kensington seem to work best for me. Except for my very first Macs, and the built-in keyboards on my laptops, I’ve relatively rarely used Apple input devices, and the newest Apple keyboard I own is a long-retired Blueberry iMac USB keyboard, while my only use of Apple mice is a collection of iMac era “hockey puck” units that I’ve found make great foot-clickers with the ball removed and the ball aperture taped over ( see My Favorite Mac Mouse for more details). MacTuts+’s Jordan Merrick has posted an excellent tutorial on using non-Apple input devices with your Mac – and why you might want to.Īpple currently makes a pretty good keyboard, and I think I could be happy using it, but I don’t have one, and I can’t think of an Apple mouse that I ever liked. News & Opinion Use Non-Apple Keyboards and Mice with Your Mac Purchases made through links to and Apple’s iTunes/iBook/App/Mac App Storesupport Low End Mac. All prices are in US dollars unless otherwise noted. Older Macs are covered in Vintage Mac News. iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV news is covered in iNews Review. Mac notebook and other portable computing is covered in The ‘Book Review.
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