I've had two of these fail in less than a month, for a $50 mouse, that's dismal. I have a $10 Macally two button mouse that is going to last forever, but it doesn't have a scroll ball, just the standard wheel.
Apple screwed the pooch big time on the mighty mouse, the scroll ball has the functional lifespan of a snowball in hell. Within a week or two under normal conditions, the little rollers inside the ball mechanism get gummed up with human detritus and the scroll ball stops working, usually in the down direction, the most used and needed function, of course.
I cleaned mine, from the outside, doesn't work for longer than a few hours or a day or so. Cleaned it from the inside, removing the trim ring, disassembling the ribbon cables, removing the ball mechanism, cleaning the rollers. That lasted another week or two, a couple times, then it kept getting worse, cleaning multiple times a day, then it stopped working. The ribbon cables and connectors are not made to be worked on.
I'd say the mighty mouse is worth less than $10. Get more detail about Apple Mighty Mouse.
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