Apple's Magic Mouse is indisputably the sleekest, coolest Bluetooth mouse available. The entire device is a button and you can click anywhere. To scroll up, down or sideways, simply use the product as you would a touch screen and slide your fingers along the surface.

This mouse is perfectly ambidextrous because the entire multi-touch mouse is clickable

The Magic Mouse can be a bit uncomfortable for some

Apple's new Magic Mouse which we review, offers multi-touch capabilities reminiscent of a MacBook, iPod or iPhone, but as we found out, this mouse still belongs in a lab.

Absolutely gorgeous; reasonably priced; intuitive one-fingered scrolling; top notch build quality

Terribly uncomfortable to hold; almost impossible side-to-side swiping; install directions could be clearer; bloated 100MB drivers; no rechargeable batteries; packing tape left debris

One of the biggest gripes that Mac users have with the Apple Magic Mouse is its relatively short battery life. It isn't unheard of to find the mouse needing new cells in as little as four weeks, which means you're burning through a lot of AA batteries.

Rechargeable battery; Multitouch surface; Good for both left- and right-handed use; Automatically pairs with Macs via Bluetooth; Ships with Lightning-to-USB cable

Requires OS X El Capitan or later; Cannot use the mouse while it is charging; Shallow design doesn't fill the curve of your hand

Apple giveth and taketh away with its Magic Mouse redesign. The new internal battery is welcome, but you can't charge it while the mouse is in use. This is otherwise an elegant, minimalist addition to the Apple canon.

Internal battery; Multi-touch support; Click mechanism feels sturdy

Awkward charging-port location means mouse can't be used while it's charging; Single button wobbles while using multi-touch gestures; No Force Click suport or haptic feedback

Multi-touch first came to the iPhone and iPod touch, then the MacBook Pro, and now Apple is putting multi-touch into it's latest mouse, the wireless Magic Mouse. The mouse has no moving scroll wheel, only a single button, which depending on how many fingers are on the mouse, accomplish different...

World's first multi-touch mouse; Ambidextrous design; Gestures work just like an iPhone

Doesn't work with PCs; Slender design may not work for everyone

Apple fans are likely to be pleased with the wireless Magic Mouse. It looks right at home among other Apple devices, and some of its multi-touch functionality is extremely useful.

Slick design; Vertical-scrolling functionality works like a physical scroll wheel; Pairs easily with Mac computers; Equally suitable for left- and right-handed users

Awkwardly narrow profile; Doesn't work with Windows PCs; Laser sensor not as advanced as the Darkfield and BlueTrack competition; You can't customise the swiping functions; No pinch-to-zoom functionality

Let's be clear about this from the start - Apple does not have a good track record with mice. For years Apple mice had just one button, and Apple, thinking it knew best, refused to budge from this overly simplistic design even in the face of rising criticism from its own customers who simply wanted...

Based on pure aesthetics, Apple's new Magic Mouse is a crowning achievement for the company's design team. Sophisticated, alluring, and downright stunning, the Magic Mouse epitomizes Apple style.

Looks stunning; Multi-Touch is easy to perform; excellent tracking; very fast reconnect after idle

Low profile may not be comfortable for bigger hands; limited to two buttons; limited customisation options

For a company that pioneered the widespread use of the mouse as a computer controller, Apple has a surprisingly bad record at making good ones, particularly since the return of Steve Jobs and, with him, industrial design as the prime driver of product creation.

Multi-touch gestures set the Magic Mouse apart from the competition. The multi-touch user area is spread across the entire surface of the mouse, so you can swipe your finger anywhere and expect the same results.

Sexy design; vertical scrolling works like a physical scroll wheel, Pairs easily with Mac computers, Ambidextrous

Awkwardly narrow profile; Laser sensor not as advanced as Darkfield and BlueTrack competition; Horizontal swipes don't feel as natural as thumb buttons; Can't customise swiping functions; No pinching