Apple's Mac lineup is nearly perfect.It's just missing some Magic

Apple's made-for-Mac Magic accessories should be the perfect add-ons for new Mac buyers, but after all this time they still don’t live up to their name.

- ALEX BLAKE

Forget the MacBook Pro (fave.co/3PBJwkd) and the MacBook Air (fave.co/4uBL90T)—the MacBook Neo (fave.co/4cGoJUh) is all anyone is talking about at the moment. And with good reason: The striking laptop has been a surefire hit, with Apple producing an affordable device that still offers the kind of build quality equivalent Windows machines can only dream of (fave.co/49tPcDT).

That means it’s a good time to be part of the Apple universe, whether you're a first-time customer or a longtime veteran. In fact, when you factor in desktop Macs and Apple's recent Studio Display (fave.co/4wW54cj) upgrades, we're looking at one of the strongest Mac lineups ever.

But I can't help feeling that something is missing amid all the fuzzy positivity. Apple's made-for-Mac Magic accessories should be the perfect add-ons for new Mac buyers, but after decades of making mice and keyboards, the company still hasn't produced accessories that live up to their name.

THE WALLED GARDEN

I've been using Macs for 15 to 20 years and I've had plenty of experience with Apple's mice and keyboards, new and old, in that time. The perspective I've gained in that time has shown me these products have often been a weak spot for Apple.

The tiny scroll ball on the Apple Mighty Mouse seemed like a good idea, but it was prone to failure.

There was the Pro Mouse (fave.co/4dBlRaB) and its lack of a second button, or the Mighty Mouse and its tiny scroll ball, which didn't take long to fail. I never had the misfortune to use the iMac G3's hockey-puck mouse, but plenty of poor unfortunates did.