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    Apple Magic Mouse + Windows 8

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jobine, Aug 15, 2013.

  1. Jobine

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    Hello, i own a non-apple notebook with Bluetooth. Can i purchase a magic mouse, install the drivers and then use it like i would on a mac, with gesture support and such?

    Thanks
     
    Jobine, Aug 15, 2013
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    bump, need an answer
     
    Jobine, Aug 16, 2013
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    Apple's Windows driver only provides the most basic pointer movement functionality. You could try Trackpad++ drivers, but there's no guarantee they will work as they were designed to be used with the internal trackpad of a MacBook Pro/Air.
     
    saturnotaku, Aug 16, 2013
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    I was talking about the Magic Mouse, not the trackpad. Magic trackpad is pretty useless since i have a multitouch trackpad on my laptop already.
     
    Jobine, Aug 17, 2013
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    Bluesfella, Aug 19, 2013
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    And you completely missed the point of what I was trying to say. In any case, take a look at the product linked above. It will be a much better alternative than the Magic Mouse.
     
    saturnotaku, Aug 19, 2013
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