Apple ‘updated’ the Magic Mouse — and the internet is clowning the notoriously bad port placement

Apple didn't fix the one thing everyone wants to fix.
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Apple Magic Mouse oddly placed port
It looks like Apple didn't change anything about the oddly placed port. Credit: Crystal Eye Media / Shutterstock.com

There's a new Apple Magic Mouse — and not everyone is happy about it.

Apple updated its mouse this week, selling a new $99 version that has precisely one major difference: it can be charged via USB-C now instead of Lightning. That should be met with universal praise, or at least one would think that.

Instead, however, the internet is pissed off because Apple changed the port, but kept the port's location on the underside of the mouse. This means you still can't charge the mouse while using it.


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New Magic Mouse from Apple Credit: Seregam/Shutterstock.com/Apple

Here are just a few things social media users had to say about this.

Of course, there were people defending the decision, too. The claim being made is that, on a practical level, this usually means leaving the mouse to charge for half an hour once every few months.

Of course, there are other things to dislike about the Magic Mouse as well. Its lack of buttons is a big deal for a lot of folks, too. But Apple had a real chance to change the one thing most people hate about it — and didn't.

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Alex Perry
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Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.

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