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22.7.2017

As per usual with my reviews I will split this into a short and detailed review:SHORT REVIEWPROS- Works beautifully 95% of the time (see cons for the other 5%)- Looks great with the styling- Scroll Wheel has two types smooth and ratcheting... ratcheting is pretty cool- Side Scroller button is very handy- Back and Forward buttons again are very handy- Darkfield Tracking so it will work on pretty much any surface. I personally use a brown leather desk cover thing- Fast Charging Time and will work while charging- Lasts a long time on a single charge- Both RF and Bluetooth connection options- Keyboard (also Logitech)uses the same USB receiver- Multiple profiles (can use mouse on three different machines using more USB receivers)CONS- Expensive- Known issue that wifi signals can interfere with mouse using RF radio connection (5% of the time this is a ballache)- Cannot connect using bluetooth unless using Windows 10 (or maybe it's Windows 8 and above)- No user replaceable batteryDETAILED REVIEWThis is my fifth high end Logitech mouse having started with the MX900 before moving on to the MX Performance then two MX Revolutions and finally the MX Master reasons for the changes mentioned below...Overall I love the MX Master I use it on average 10 hours a day 7 days a week as a very heavy computer user and I have no time or patience for poor quality mice.The MX Master performs very well and for people who are right handed at least it feels great in the hand even over extended periods of time. Not only does it feel good in the hand it also looks pretty cool to with it's modern styling and subdued metallic tones that make for great looks but not some garish "gaming" type styling. Speaking of gaming I do occasionally use the mouse for gaming although not massively and it performs very well for me at least in games such as Call of Duty and similar but for the most part I use it for various graphics related editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and for me this is were the MX Master comes into it's own with detailed and precise movements and doesn't feel like you are having to pull the mouse through a invisible force like some lesser mice.A single charge of the mouse easily lasts for days to maybe even a week which is very impressive especially given the time in daily use. The mouse is charged via a USB port or plug (plug will always be faster) and the mouse can still be used when charging.95% of the time the mouse really is a work of perfection and nothing less than I would expect from Logitech but sadly there is something else I have started to expect from Logitech and that's the other 5% of the time when this mouse will drive you insane.Now for the bad part... the reason why I have went through so many mice was because starting back with the MX Performance a fault started to develop were every 10 minutes or so the mouse would start to be become really erratic and then go back to normal.... I tried moving the location of the receiver, updating the mouse and usb port drivers and even eventually reinstalling my Windows 7 operating system all to no avail so thinking that the mouse itself was at fault I replaced it with the MX Revolution. The MX Revolution worked fine for months before again developing the same fault as before and I repeated everything that I had tried before to fix it but still the fault occurred just not as often as before but still very annoying until one day and I ashamed to admit it got thrown at the wall in a bad temper because of the fault. I then briefly tried a Microsoft mouse which was awful before reluctantly buying another Revolution which again worked fine for months until the same fault started to occur. Very reluctantly I replaced the mouse with the MX Master and you guessed it the same madness inducing fault happened again. Spent hours looking into the matter and it turns out it is a well known fault with Logitech mice using the their unifying USB receiver that uses 2.4ghz RF radio signals for communication back and forth to the mouse. Wifi signals on the same 2.4ghz frequency interfere with the mouse and that is the cause of the fault. So now when it occurs I have to go into my wireless router settings and change the radio channel on it and that fixes the issue until the next time. This problem is easily solved by using the mouse in bluetooth mode (although you need your own bluetooth usb dongle) but bluetooth mode only works with Windows 8 and higher and I am happy with Windows 7 and don't really want to switch.It is such a shame that Logitech has known about the fault for years and yet have done nothing about it and even when they introduce bluetooth into the MX Master they stick two fingers up at Windows 7, Linux and Apple users who are left stuck using RF mode and as a result has this intermittent fault occur. I am sure a lot of casual users probably won't even notice this fault or if they do not experience it again for months but for power uses such as myself this is a really frustrating issue. I have had several different wireless router brands over the years so not the fault of any particular brand of router.So for the above I am deducting and a star and normally this would be at least two stars but given everything else about the MX Master really is perfection I am keeping it at a 4 star rating.

19.10.2016

So why this mouse then? Well, my work mouse broke. It was a Logitech MX1000 which I had used for the last 12 years. It finally stopped charging. I thought I would be spoiled for choice for a new work mouse. Dear god was I wrong. Gaming mice have infested the scene, and the few upper-tier options aimed at productivity all have horrible user reviews for reliability. So I have bought this mouse with trepidation, worried about all the reviews citing the failure of the ratchet after a short period of time.**Bought from a local high street shop in case I need a quick return**As I never want to use the auto free-wheel system (awful for control in ePlan), I immediately disabled it in software.Note that this does not inhibit the manual Mode Shift button unless you reassign it in software too. I have changed it to ‘Paste’. The large thumb pad button is ‘Copy’. Much more useful to me than gesture control.I have had a selection of “gaming” peripherals at home over the years. It all breaks quickly. It seems to be more about mis-directing teenagers with flashy RGB lights whilst making them out of junk and hoping they won’t notice that it breaks around the time a new model comes out. It appears to have dented the productivity mouse market too from reading the reviews. I am pinning my hopes on the majority of happy people not placing reviews, with 100% of the faulty mouse owners all heading to Amazon in anger to post 1 star opinions.Setting up was a doddle. Plugged in the dongle, waited for Windows 7 to do its driver thing, then hit ‘Find’ on the underside of the mouse. It automatically downloads the Logitech utility software too. It is incredibly comfortable for my medium hands and palm grip, and personally I think the weight is perfect. The buttons have the right amount of weight required to actuate, and feel responsive and not mushy. The thumb pad button takes more force to actuate, but that’s certainly deliberate to stop accidental presses. Fine once you get used to it.The designer of the Logitech Options software needs an award. It is about as straight-forward as it could possibly be. Click on a button, set what it does. Perfect. After spending hours battling with Roccat’s rage-inducing gaming mouse utility at home, this was a breath of fresh air.The thumb roller wheel works OK for side-scrolling, but it has come at a detriment to the forward and back buttons as the forward button is now impossible to hit without adjusting your grip. After some fettling I have found a good compromise. I have changed the Forward & Back buttons to be PgUp & PgDn. This is very useful for flicking through pages on ePlan and scrolling down documents quickly without having to fling the mouse wheel, and much better suits their physical arrangement on this mouse. I then set the thumb roller wheel to Forward and Back. It is much easier to use this way. With the software slider set to minimum, one quick fling down on the roller is one back-press. You do not go flying back several presses so you still have control. No more need for grip adjustment when browsing, and has become second-nature after a couple of hours. I love it.Battery life is fantastic. I hadn’t realised how bad my MX1000 had gotten. More than one full work week later and it is still on its first 5 minute charge out of the box, with the battery meter showing 2/3 lights! I will try a 100% charge and see how long it goes at some point, but the quick charge was the selling point for me as having a wireless mouse go flat, especially if it has a sealed battery, is not cool during a busy work day. It will also work whilst charging off its included 1meter micro USB cable, just check if you need a longer one if you intend to use this mouse while charging. I am aware that Li-Po batteries live longer if they never go 100% flat or spend too long at 100% full. To that end I like to keep the charge around 2/3 and love that I do not need to leave it charging overnight.Something to note is that this mouse seems to suffer no perceptible battery drain if you leave it turned on over-night. It goes to sleep, and wakes up with the next button press. You only get the built-in battery meter to light up after waking from this state, or from turning it off/on. A battery saving design choice I guess, as my MX1000 meter would be lit whenever the mouse was in use.I have had no issues of the signal dropping and mouse movement/function suffering. My phone is always on Bluetooth & Wi-Fi, usually sits somewhere between the mouse and the dongle, and this causes no issues. I have my tower on my desktop however, and have placed the dongle in a front USB port giving it line-of-sight to the mouse. It would be interesting to know if the people reporting problems have their tower on the floor and/or plug the dongle in the back of their tower.After over a week with the mouse I am very pleased. If this mouse lasts close to the MX1000 I will be happy. Sadly I think the days of expecting over 10 years are gone, which is a shame. Damn you gamers! Stop accepting 1 year from stuff this expensive! I will update this review if I encounter any problems.

4.10.2019

I’m mainly testing this MX Master 3 (not the 2S) mouse in comparison to my current favourite mouse, also a Logitech, the G703 which at time of writing is a similar price. Despite being from the same manufacturer, this MX Master mouse is a very different beast, in lots of ways.For a start there’s the decidedly right-handed shape, obviously, but also the weight. I weighed my G703 at 105g, and this weighs in at 145g, so not too far off 50% heavier- and it’s something you’re really conscious of when you move it around. It takes a bit of getting used to. Previous gaming mice I’ve tried in the past (cheaper than this one) have had optional metal weights that you could put in the base to control the weight,which might seem like a novelty for fussy gamers but I found it useful just for everyday office use even- finding a nicely weighted mouse counts for a lot if you’re going to be pointing at things all day. For me, this mouse is just a tad too heavy.By contrast, the vertical scroll wheel is unbelievably light, and rolls very easily. What I originally assumed was the DPI change button (which it normally is on a lot of mice) is actually a switch button that switches between free rolling and ratchet modes on the scroll wheel- which personally I’ve never been that fussy about, and I’ll happily use either. But it’s a neat trick and mechanically quite clever.The horizontal scroll wheel is a bit of a novelty, I’ve never crossed paths with one of those before. At first I thought it might be a bit pointless, as switching between tabs in Chrome with it feels strangely counter-intuitive. But when I opened up Adobe Premiere and tested it out for horizontal timeline scrolling, its value was immediately clear. Video editors *need* a horizontal scroll wheel, even if they haven’t realised it yet.The click sound of the main buttons is surprisingly basic-sounding and plasticky. I know loud mechanical clicks are in fashion among some gamers who like making as much noise as possible, but if this is meant to be more of a professional business mouse, I really would’ve expected a more cultured click sound- or a completely silent one, even. The click sound of my G703 is much nicer, and quieter, than the click on this MX Master. The click is a genuine downside, if you or other people have to listen to you clicking a mouse for the whole of your working day.The extra buttons on the left hand side are quite complex. The gesture button allows some neat shortcut techniques, if you can be bothered to learn them- for example holding the button down with your thumb whilst rolling the mouse downwards is a ‘show desktop’ shortcut, equivalent to pressing Windows+D on Windows. I can’t see myself using these too frequently, especially since I’ve already learned the keyboard shortcuts which are just as easy, if not easier.Being able to switch connections between three different devices is very handy. Of course there’s only one USB receiver in the box, but if you use that for your desktop PC and you’ve also got a laptop that has Bluetooth, it’s neat to be able to switch between them at the touch of a button (or rather the 3-second-press of a button, but anyway).I find it strange that despite being the same manufacturer, it even comes with a completely different software system- Logitech Options, instead of G-Hub. There are pros and cons to each, but wouldn’t it have been easier just to have one app to rule them all, as it were? G-Hub is of course the gamer’s version with all sorts of glam colour choice functions, whereas this is a mouse with its serious business face on. The app forces you to log in or register before you can use it, which is a tad annoying, but if you’ve already got a Logitech account from some other product, you can use that username and password (if you can remember them). The product tour tells you what you want to know without having to unbox the manual.At time of writing I haven’t been in a position to test out Logitech Flow yet- it’s a fascinating idea, but until I can find a keyboard that magically ties in with it, it’s probably going to be more trouble than it’s worth.There are certain aspects of this mouse that are really excellent. The horizontal scroll is a video editor’s dream, for example. It’s comfortable for a right-hander and it looks stylish and professional. But unfortunately there are just a few too many niggles- mostly the weight, for me, but also smaller things like the lack of a DPI button in the usual place or a rather uncultured and cheap-sounding click sound- that mean that it doesn’t quite reach 5 stars for me. But it’s very close. If you’re a video editor then you definitely want this mouse- but for everybody else, regardless of whether you’re a gamer or not, I’d recommend the G703 instead.

6.1.2016

I've been a Logitech mouse user for a long time now, and after nearly 10 years of daily use and abuse, the left click button on my old revolution MX has become a little unreliable, and I've decided that it's time for an upgrade.I've had a Unifying receiver for my K750 keyboard and T650 trackpad for a while now, and I was able to connect it up using the Logitech unifying software in seconds. I was required to download the new Logitech Options software, which is replacing Setpoint for newer bits of hardware. Even though Setpoint doesn't support this mouse, it does detect it and prompt to download Options, which is easier than trying to find the right page on the website.I'm not going to detail the software in this review, but it seems very good, and supports different button maps for different programs. If you want to change something, I'd be very surprised if Options doesn't support it.In addition to supporting connections using unifying receivers, it also supports what Logitech are calling "Smart Bluetooth" connectivity. This isn't a new technology, it's a fancy name for Bluetooth 4.0 and newer. Unfortunately my aging laptop doesn't support this revision, but I will be testing this in the next week or so, and will update this review accordingly.Both these connectivity options help what I think is the best new feature of the mouse; Multiple connection profiles, or easy switch. This takes the form of a small button on the base of the mouse which lets you pick 1 of 3 devices to connect to. This means that when I'm at my desk, I can connect to my workstation through its unifying RX, and when I'm out, I can connect to my laptop using Bluetooth (When I sort my laptop out) *WITHOUT* having to rebind / repair it. These mice aren't cheap, but for me, this makes them much better value than when they didn't support this feature (Though given their quality, I would still have bought one if this feature wasn't here)Moving onto the mouse itself, it feels good to hold, the photos with all the triangulated edges make it look a lot less smooth than it is, with the ridges not protruding more than a mm or so. The overall shape has changed a little in each iteration, but is resoundingly better suited to right handed people.Following on from the Performance, the mouse is charged using a USB cable as opposed to the dock of the revolution. Sideways scrolling has made a departure, and is now, by default, mapped to the thumbwheel. Why exactly they've chosen to do this, I don't know. It does mean that there is less wobble in the scroll wheel, which I've notice holds better than on the last two mice, which is very useful when for professionals using CAD packages such as NX, Solidworks and Catia.On the note of the thumbwheel, it's not the same kind as is on the Revolution, as it supports continuous rotation, as opposed to the old jogger type. It uses the same auto/manual selection for smooth or ratcheted scrolling as the revolution, meaning unlike the Performance, you can set it for individual applications. This was missing on the Performance, and was one of the big gripes people had with it.The only issue I've really got is the back and forward buttons have been shrunk, staggered and placed next to the thumb wheel (or the thumbwheel moved upward toward the buttons). I understand why Logitech have done this, as it means that there is no longer a thumbwheel in the way when resting your hand on the mouse, but it means that these buttons are further back. For me, they are directly under my knuckle, and this makes it awkward to use them conventionally, however, because of the staggering, I can operate them with the inside of my knuckle. I haven't decided if I like it yet - They've found a neat solution, but it may have been to a problem that never needed to exist in the first place.All in all, this is a great mouse, and has addressed the few issues that I had with the Revolution and Performance mice. I thoroughly recommend this mouse, and given the quality of Logitech mice, expect it to last a long time before it needs replacing.

27.12.2015

I bought this mouse to do video editing on my Macbook when I am away from a desktop PC. I picked this mouse because I had heard good things about the MX series and have had a good history with Logitech products. This also stood out because it looks beautiful too.Pros- Looks beautiful- Great Feel- Battery Life is fantastic- Tons of customisation with the button configurations.Cons- Bluetooth performance not great (at least in my experience.- Mouse wheel is a bit loud in click to click mode.First off this mouse looks great and feels great. The Black and gold aesthetic work really well and the shape of it fits the hand great. It has a mouse wheel with two options the click to click and fast scroll.I tend to use the click to click although one issue I find is the click is very loud compared to mice I have owned in the past, however as there's a dedicated button to switching modes it isn't that much of a problem. On the side of the mouse we have the forward and back buttons, the 'thumb wheel' and the thumb rest button (no idea what that is called). forward and back wheels are great although I find the forward button tough to click because of the size and also the layout of the buttons. but generally I only use the back button anyway. The thumb wheel is excellent and works great in programs like premiere pro. The last and somewhat hidden button is the actual thumb rest itself, on my Mac it was configured to work with the typical Mac Gestures which I liked so I kept it. If I swipe the mouse to the side while holding the button it swaps the desktop for example. Very intuitive.On the bottom of the mouse we have the on/off, connect and profile settings. This mouse is bluetooth but also comes with a wireless receiver which the connect button works seamlessly with. The profile settings are something I haven't played around with much because I only use this with my laptop but the idea is being able to set 3 different profiles (containing different settings and button configurations) so in practice you can quickly switch between computers with the mouse and have settings adjust for each! Very cool if that is something you are looking for!You also get a usb charging cable (can always have it plugged in if you really want) and a wireless receiver and documentation. It's packed nicely and it all feels very premium.Performance - The most important part of any mouse. It works great, the ONLY issue I have is the Bluetooth performance when connected to my Macbook, it would lag occasionally which is really annoying when editing. However the performance with the wireless receiver that is included is perfect and haven't had any issues whatsoever with that. The logitech software allows you to change the speed and customise what all the buttons do which allows you to make the mouse fit to your own specifications.Battery life - I bought this mouse on the 25th of November 2015 and since writing this review on the 27th December 2015 I have yet to recharge this. Now in all fairness I'm not using this all the time. 3 times a week I use it for 5 hours straight (work related) and then it used every now and then other times of the week. That is still very impressive, there is some power saving where the mouse will go into a sleep mode when not in use but just moving it will wake it up.Conclusion - I'm really happy with this mouse, I didn't have the previous version so I have nothing to compare it to but it works as intended for the most part aside from bluetooth issues. Mouse is right handed only which is unfortunate but seems to be a trend with mice, hopefully that will change! If you are looking for a mouse for work such as video/photo editing, this is a good choice.

2.3.2018

Firstly I bought this to replace my iMac Magic Mouse.The Logitech MX Master Mouse is an evolutionary upgrade to Logitech’s laser mice that are larger and more comfortable than a standard puck-shaped mouse. The Logitech G500s has been my day-to-day mouse for the past couple of years. The mouse is great for everything from browsing to gaming with its adjustable DPI and multiple buttons for easy navigation.The MX Master Mouse continues on that same history of success for right-handed mousers. It offers dual wireless connectivity options with Bluetooth and Logitech’s Unifying connection which allows the mouse to connect to 3 different devices. One of my biggest concerns with wireless mice always comes down to the batteries.I like that the MX Master Wireless has a rechargeable battery, which is fast charging and is supposed to last 40 days on a single charge. I have not had the mouse for that long, so I will have to see what mileage I get out of it. The mouse continues to operate just fine if you have to charge it from the included micro USB cable. It connects to the front of the mouse and then operates like a normal corded mouse.Aspects of the mouse that I do not like:The back/forward buttons are difficult to use due to their layoutThe curved part of the mouse goes too high and for too long, so that it digs into the web between your thumb and forefinger to hold the mouse comfortablyThe back and forward buttons are the standard buttons that Logitech adds to their mice. They’re usually easily reachable from the thumb with the back button being bigger and easiest to reach. With the MX Master, the buttons are overlapping in opposite teardrop shapes. Forward is still further away and back is closer to your palm but the layout requires some concentration to ensure you’re hitting the right button rather than the more intuitive previous layouts.Where the mouse usually slopes down in the web between your thumb and palm, I find this mouse to be still rising and a little uncomfortable.Aspects of the mouse that I’m not sure on yet:the horizontal scroll wheel is really precise and smooth but I’m yet to find a frequent use casethe gesture button is neat but requires coordinationI have not come across any real need for the horizontal scroll wheel. It’s unique and provides options but most applications adapt to the vertical scroll wheel, such as the Start Screen.The gesture button is a bit hidden, but the thumb rest is actually a button. You can press down with your thumb and then move up, down, left, or right to kick off a different action. These actions are configured in the Logitech Options software. For example, you can perform windows management such as minimizing a window by holding down the gesture button while dragging backwards.Aspects of the mouse that I really like:the wireless freedomthe scroll wheel changing from clicking to smooth rolling at the press of the buttonthe Darkfield laser that has this mouse operating very precisely on a variety of surfacesthe Logitech Options software is really easy to useI prefer the scroll wheel with a click to it. It feels more sure in the navigation and I found the smooth wheel to move up a little each time I scroll down. Personal preference but it’s a simple button press away to change.The Logitech Options software is available to download from support.logitech.com It allows you to configure the buttons to do what you would like them to do. For example, you could use the horizontal scroll to control your volume and the gesture button to control media.All in all a good mouse for the price....and hopefully less hand fatigue.

11.7.2017

First of all, I've been a fan of Logitech mice for a long time. At home I'm a fan of their gaming mice on my PC (just swapped my ageing G500 for a G502), but I like to use cordless mice with my laptop at work. For the last few years I've used a small cordless Logitech mouse with the laptop and it's worked well, but I'd noticed my hand felt a little stiff after using it for extended periods of time.This mouse is actually a full-sized mouse. Inside the box you'll find minimal instructions, the mouse, a cable for charging (it has an internal rechargeable battery - more on that later), a tiny USB receiver, and the mouse itself. The mouse comes partially charged, so you can use it straight away.When you switch it on (there's a small switch on the underside of the mouse) three green LEDs briefly glow on the left side of the mouse, indicating the charge level. If you wish, you can plug the supplied cable into the mouse (charge port is at the front, directly before the scroll wheel) and the other end into a USB port on your computer, and you can use it as a corded mouse while it charges if needed. I've been using the mouse every day for two weeks now and it is still showing as being fully charged.In terms of buttons the mouse has the usual left and right clicks, a scroll wheel which also acts as a middle click, and on the left of the mouse there are two thumb buttons and a scroll wheel (useful for eg scrolling left and right across spreadsheets) and finally the flat area beneath your thumb also acts as a button. Each button can be reconfigured, so I have the thin buttons on the left as back and forward navigation, the flat area for the Windows task switcher (the Windows key & TAB combination), and the others for their traditional uses. Beneath the scroll wheel there is also a button which releases the wheel itself. It is normally ratcheted, so as you scroll you feel it clicking, but if you press this button it releases the wheel to spin freely. My favourite feature of the mouse is that if you spin the wheel rapidly it automatically releases itself, so if you're scrolling up or down a long web page or Word document it's a joy - just spin the wheel and it whizzes along, then as it slows down you hear it click back into ratcheted mode. Wish my G502 did the same!To use the mouse, simply plug the USB receiver into a spare USB port on your computer and switch the mouse on, and you're ready to go. The receiver is tiny, and as it only sticks out of the USB port by about half a centimetre you can easily leave it plugged in all the time - I certainly do. You can also use the mouse via Bluetooth if you prefer. If you download the Logitech Options software from their website it allows you reconfigure all of the buttons, check the battery level, update firmware, and also configure the Flow feature.Flow is something that people who use multiple machines at the same time will surely find useful. If you have up to three machines on the same network and all have the Logitech Options software installed, you can connect this mouse to all three - again, using Bluetooth or Logitech Unifying Adapters (the tiny USB plugs as supplied with this mouse) and it allows you to use the mouse across all of the machines by simply dragging the arrow cursor off one screen and onto another.Criticisms? It's an expensive mouse, and the matt plastic used on the top of the mouse marks easily. After a day in my laptop bag my left button had a long mark - not quite a scratch - along it which won't come off. All in all though it's fantastic. I enjoy using this one a lot more than the G502 I have at home.

1.7.2017

Logitech continue to redesign and update some of their peripherals and the "Logitech MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse/Bluetooth Mouse for Mac and Windows - Graphite" is the latest version of their top-of-range mouse. Externally, its shape is much as it has been for its predecessors - minus the gold stripe of the previous model - but the previous thumb controls and now smaller and aligned one above the other and consequently difficult to use accurately. Their displacement is to allow a small scroll wheel into the space. The left and right mouse buttons are shorter in length, probably reflecting other internal changes, but they are still quite 'clicky' and the other controls have also been changed.The left mouse button also has the name 'Logi' engraved onto it for the first time in this model series.It retains use of Logitech's Universal Receiver system but now adds Bluetooth capability for use with Windows and Mac systems; it was an option for one model. It is rechargeable, obtaining power when needed via a micro-USB charge lead as previously. It is now said that a 3-minute charge will provide sufficient power for a full day's usage (whatever that means in real terms) and 70 minutes for a full charge which Logitech suggest will last several weeks - 3-4 days was typical for its predecessors with quite extensive use. The shaping is biased very much for the right-handed user and it is quite uncomfortable if used left-handed. There is an additional button underneath to select the Bluetooth-enabled device with which it is to be paired. There is also a power switch.There is some charge in the battery as delivered but it should be fully charged before use. It is usable while recharging but the cable and its connector coming out of the front of the mouse may make that impractical - it is best to wait the hour or so until fully charged. As always with this series, and generally with Logitech, it feels well-made and sufficiently rugged despite its 100% plastic construction. As with other Logitech hardware, its Setpoint software will need to be downloaded to access all abilities and you may need to add the Unifying Software if this is to replace another Logitech mouse or you are adding it as an extra. The mouse also supports Logitech Options software for some additional operational functionality. All the software is downloadable (there are also Mac versions of Setpoint and Options) and not provided. Once Options is installed, another feature become available and that is Flow, a method by which data is transferred between Networked computers (PC or Mac).In use, it works well and reliably but it is fairly large both side-to-side and front-to-rear and will need either a large mouse mat or working area. A mouse mat isn't essential, unless for comfort or other reasons and the mouse will function on a variety of surfaces including matte metal, fabric, wood and plastic laminates among others. Other than this dark grey, it is also available in white and light blue versions. Somehow, Logitech have kept the price consistent with previous versions and it is, as always, one of the best available although relatively expensive.What went initially unnoticed was its charge lead; whereas older versions had connectors profiled in various ways to provide grip when disconnecting (especially the micro end), the current version is completely smooth. Grip on the smaller connector is difficult and the lead may be replaced with another or an older one found and re-used. It is a minor point but worth noting!

28.10.2015

A mouse like a putter (I'm told) is a very personal thing and 'feel' is very particular to the individual, especially because hand size varies so much. I have rather large hands but not sausage fingers, and this mouse feels perfect. The quality is top notch the finish spectacular and the feel and functions are great.What lets it down for me is the Bluetooth, or probably (though I can't be certain) the Bluetooth receiver. It doesn't pair as easily as most Bluetooth devices and disconnects occasionally when in use. In Windows 7 It would sometimes give me problems at start up and I would have to hassle around with my dongle and on/off buttons, repairing etc to get it to work.In Windows 10 It will fail to work nine out of ten times when I boot my machine. What's worse is it causes my other Bluetooth devices to stop working properly, how weird is that? If I turn it off, my other Bluetooth mouse (£5 bought on Amazon - supplied from china, which always works) and my Logitech K810 keyboard start working properly. Essentially I have to go through the repairing process every time I want to use it and sometimes it will still just randomly disconnect. As I said this happens far more with Windows 10 than it did with Windows 7 so it may be a driver issue, but it was never perfect in Windows 7 either. In the Bluetooth devices of Windows 7, it would always show the MX Master with the yellow exclamation mark even though I downloaded and installed the latest Windows 7 drivers from Logitech. Just to make certain, I installed it on another PC at home to make sure it wasn't something odd with my desktop... same result.Anyway, sadly I've had to retire it, which is a big shame. I really liked it and in Windows 7 I could put up with the issues, I can't now I'm using Windows 10. When I use the Unifying receiver instead of Bluetooth it does work properly. But the whole reason I bought it was to use the Bluetooth facility with my PC and Mac (it also has the same problem with my MAC pro BTW) and the unifying receiver for ad-hoc stuff. Besides, its like buying a convertible with a leaky roof and the manufacturers saying to you 'well just drive it with the roof up'.EDITOk, so I brought the mouse back out the mouse out from retirement this week. Having visited Logitech.com forum to see how other users had handled problems I experienced, I though I may get som insight on fixing my issue. Therre are a fair few people with similar issues, naturally. Logitech recognises the problems that exist with Windows 10 and are working on a solution, which I expect will be dealt with in a future driver/software updated. In the mean time they suggested removing all paired bluetooth devices, pairing the MX Master first, then re-adding any other bluetooth device afterward. I tried this, and it didn't help. However! I thought, perhaps there is some semblence of sanithy in this suggestion. So, I left all my devices paired, but when booting up, I turn all of them off except the MX Master, this allows it to pair first before any of the other devices. Bingo!! works every time. As long as its the only device on at boot/startup I have no problems, and once it's connected I can then turn on my Bluetooth keyboard, my phone speaker and all other devices. Its a good temporary workaround and I'm back using my beloved MX Master again.Hope this helps.

1.4.2015

This is a really, really good mouse for serious business or general computer use. It is not optimised for gaming, but for all other uses its hard to find fault with it.It works on almost any surface, including glass as long as the glass is 4mm or more thick. I've been using it on an oilcloth table covering which defeats some other mice I've used. It has a massive built-in rechargeable battery that keeps the mouse going for days between charges (and in any case you can charge the mouse using a USB cable while using it). You can connect using the supplied USB dongle or you can pair with your laptop using Bluetooth. The mouse can remember up to three different computers: you just need to press a button on the base to switch between computers.Ergonomically,if you're comfortable with a traditional (non-ergonomic) mouse and you hold your mouse in your right hand then this mouse is a comfortable to hold as you could possibly hope for. There's a deep sculpted thumb-rest, and my medium-sized hand rests very comfortably on top. The main buttons are large, with a short but positive travel, with a nice click. The middle button has a scrollwheel, which is ratcheted at slow speed, but if you spin it quickly the ratchet disengages and the wheel works like a flywheel, allowing you to scroll very fast indeed. When you brake the wheel with your finger the ratchet automatically re-engages. If you do a lot of work on very large spreadsheets or documents, this is amazingly useful. Even better, there's also a horizontal scroll-wheel on the thumb-rest, so you can scroll across very easily too. There are also "forward/back" buttons on the thumbrest, a "gesture" button built into the thumb-rest itself (it took me a while to realise this was a button at all) and there's another small button on top of the mouse, just behind the middle scrollwheel. All of these buttons can be remapped to do whatever you like if you install the software: I've remapped the "forward/back" buttons to adjust speaker volume and the middle button (which by default manually disengages the middle scrollwheel ratchet) to toggle between two pointer speeds (this is useful when fine-tuning a Visio diagram). I find the gesture button a bit tricky to press, but it offers a selection of Windows8-friendly options, like arranging windows or panning around a document (you press the button and move the mouse simultaneously). If you need one of the buttons to do something different you can record a series of keystrokes for it to execute.No matter how many twiddly bits and buttons there are, they're no use if you don't use them. Within minutes of plugging this mouse in I was using the two scrollwheels (one with the auto-ratchet/flywheel, the other allowing horizontal scrolling) as if I'd never been without them. The other buttons took a few more minutes to learn, and I haven't really used the "gesture" button at all. I use it on three different PCs, including my work laptop, my notebook and my desktop PC (using Bluetooth on the first two and the dongle on my desktop PC). Just for the comparison I tried switching back to a standard Microsoft Wheelmouse. This helped me appreciate just how good this Logitech mouse is.Its a gorgeous mouse. I wouldn't part with it.

19.1.2017

After some months of putting up with a substandard connection on Bluetooth mouse working with my MacBook I decided it was time to look for alternatives.I tried a couple of vertical mice from Anker, which I have reviewed separately but I couldn't get on with them they just weren't comfortable in my hand. I decided it was therefore appropriate is to up my budget a little bit and look for something better. I do a fair amount of video editing so Comfort is important but also customisation is key. Mice can be very personal things, with lots of different hand shapes and sizes to accommodate it can be difficult for manufacturers to sell a mouse which works for everybody.All over the years I've probably had at least a dozen different mice ranging from wired to wireless to trackballs and I still haven't found the perfect one. It's a good idea to find a retailer, like Amazon, which have a good return policy as I'm sure you'll be sending back at least a couple before you find one you like.I'm happy to report that this is the best mouse I've ever used. First of all it fits my hand really well, my palm rests properly against the bulbous top section. It's very smooth in operation and glides excellently across my desk. It has excellent customisation options through the Logitech options software, Which you have to download separately, It is not included in the box but it is free. I love the fact that you can adjust the main scroll wheel between notched and frictionless, Very handy for some webpages and spreadsheets. I love the side scrolling wheel and the fact that I can navigate left and right along the timeline with it. I also like the fact that there is a gesture button which I can hit with my thumb as it's underneath the lip that my thumb rests upon.Also important for me is the fact that you can pair this mouse with up to 3 host computers, Either via Bluetooth or with the small wireless dongle that is included.So now for the not so good bits, I think the two buttons sit behind the thumb scroll wheel are too small and in the wrong place slightly. I would act you like to see them below the thumbwheel. Although with practice I can use them, I do have to reposition my hand to do so, not ideal.Also the battery whilst the chargeable which is good is not user replaceable, from mouse at this price point you should be able to replace the battery. I would've liked to see it use a couple of the AA's but I guess they were tight for space inside. It's certainly quite a weighty mouse but I actually quite like that. The other thing they could have done is made this chargeable wirelessly via a charging pad, for advanced mouse using a USB cable is a bit last century and, Although I do appreciate the ability to be able to use it wired when required.As the battery life, I've been using it now for a week a few hours a day and it's still reporting as a full charge, although you do need to plug in or use the software to be able to see how full the battery is, even switching it on and off does not tell you.So overall I really like this mouse, Ergonomics are almost spot-on but it loses a star for the thumb button positions and the fact the battery is not easily replaceable.

30.3.2015

This is Logitech's top-of-the-range mouse, and it is a lovely piece of kit. As soon as you take it out of the box and hold it, it feels utterly natural in the hand. I already have a Microsoft ergonomic desktop kit, but the Logitech is an order of magnitude better to use in terms of comfort.However, let's not get ahead of ourselves - it's not all perfect! The mouse uses EasySwitch technology, which allows it to be paired with up to three devices at once - you switch between devices with a small button on the bottom, which is a bit fiddly - I'd much rather this had been somewhere on the top surface of the mouse. The mouse will work with either the supplied USB dongle or with a Bluetooth Smart device - note that this is not the same as a Bluetooth device!My 2010 Mac mini will not work with the MX Master, as the Bluetooth Smart hardware is only present on more recent Macintoshes. This was a disappointment, as I'd hoped to be able to switch the same mouse between my Mac and PC, which it seems will only be possible if I buy another USB dongle. (They do, fortunately, seem to be easily available for around a tenner.) The supplied dongle works fine with both Mac and PC.I should also mention the supplied documentation - or lack thereof. There are no instructions included on how to set up a Bluetooth Smart connection - I had to look online to find out that it wouldn't work! The web address in the supplied leaflet for the download of the mouse control software is wrong, which is also not great. Once you find and download the software (which is available for Windows or Mac) you can customise the buttons and controls to your liking.Speaking of buttons, this isn't short of them - there are the two normal left and right clicks, two middle buttons (one in the scroll wheel), back and forward buttons on the side and a "gesture" button on the base of the thumb rest. When combined with the software, this is designed to override the mouse movement itself for other functions - so, for example, you can set it so that when you hold down the gesture button and move the mouse up and down, it changes the volume on your PC, and moving left and right skips tracks in your media player. Not hugely intuitive in use, to be honest, but a nice additional feature. The back and forward buttons are quite small and close together, but with practice you can distinguish them by feel.There are two scroll wheels, one vertical in the centre of the mouse, and one horizontal under the thumb. Both have a nice weighting and a positive action.The mouse is rechargeable with the supplied USB cable - a charge is supposed to be good for up to 40 days use.This mouse has immediately become the one I will use with my PC from now on; it just feels so good in the hand. It's expensive, but feels very well built, so should last. I have to dock it a star for the use of Bluetooth Smart; I can see no reason why this can't have appeared as just a standard Bluetooth mouse, so for many people who want to gain the benefit of one mouse with two computers, you will immediately need to buy a second dongle. But other than that and the poor documentation, this gets a solid recommendation from me.

23.7.2017

I currently use the MX Master with my Mac after being driven mad by the Magic Mouse, which is no doubt brilliant for some but did not suit my hand, which needed something to rest on. I could not fault the MX and the only glitch I have experienced has been very occasional random skating, which I believe is due to the Mac sometimes having an issue with the Logitech Unifying receiver. Nothing that causes any real issue, more of an ad hoc hiccup. The MX is perfect for my hand to rest on, movement is accurate and the buttons by the thumb are perfect for switching between Mac desktops.I recently took the plunge and bought a MacBook Pro because when working away,a combination of tablet and smartphone was too awkward to do more than read emails and send short notes. The extra security on the MacBook Pro (encrypted flashdrive and fingerprint identification) made it more viable but I get on with touchpads almost as well as I did the Magic Mouse and this provided a good opportunity to trial the MX 2S. Put it side by side with the MX and I can’t tell the difference excepting that the 2S happens to be grey rather than black.The 2S pairs perfectly with the MacBook without the need for a unifying receiver using Apple’s own Bluetooth stack, which was a relief (Apple sometimes, I think, deciding to plough its own furrow) and in many ways I couldn’t tell the difference between this version of the MX and the original. I gather from the specification that it is more accurate in term of movement and precision but for my work I am not sure that I would consciously notice this.The MX was quite simply very difficult to improve on. There are so many ergonomic programmable click and scroll functions and the thumb rests so perfectly on the platform (if right handed) that it already seemed perfection. Reading the specification it does have a trick or two up its sleeve (working on more device than one, although I am not sure I would ever need that) but in particular, it charges faster, holds charge for longer and can work on any surface including glass. This makes it particularly suitable for working away with the MacBook. So, this is gradual evolution rather than revolution. I doubt you will notice a world of difference from the MX but, just as when I recently changed my tyres for some that were quieter and with better grip, Logitech has no doubt taken a subtle but material step forward.If you are right handed I would go for the Master, which has a large platform for the thumb. For those who are left handed or want a smaller unit for working out and about the Anywhere has a smaller platform on both sides but is smaller (about an inch in width and length and half an inch in height). I have not tried the Anywhere and very much like the size of the MX and MX Master 2S, which enable my hand to rest fully.In my experience and spending perhaps six hours a day with a mouse, any of the MX represent flawless design and ergonomics. The concept and utility of Touchpads and Magic Mice I understand about as much as I do Twitter.

29.10.2019

I have other Logitech products which tend to be reasonably good quality and this mouse doesn’t disappoint, with this MX Master 3 being one of their flagship mice The box contained the mouse itself with an instructional sticker on the bottom of it (how to switch on, connection options and how to switch devices) and a USB-C port tucked away on the front for charging so I plugged it in for half an hour before first use and a full charge is supposed to last around 70 days. Note that you need to install the Logitech Options software to see battery percentage remaining. Aesthetically it’s a nice mouse in two-tone graphite grey featuring two primary buttons, a scroll wheel on top,another small button on top for switching bluetooth host, then a further scroll wheel and two buttons on the left-hand side. The shape of the mouse is quite pleasant for me with average sized hands although compared to my Logitech G602 mouse it has a slightly more angled shell which might perhaps suit smaller or more cupped hands better. It is of course not ambidextrous and I’m not aware of a lefthand version being available.First pairing to a 2015 MacBook Pro was very simple using bluetooth, you just discover it in the bluetooth section of System Preferences and you’re good to go with the basic functions. There is of course the Logitech Options software (available for Mac and Windows if you want to take advantage of the extra features like click-dragging, i.e. you hold down a button and move the mouse. The Logitech Options software also lets you set up profiles for different applications so for example you can have some pre-defined settings for MS Word which then change to a different set of settings when working in MS Excel. You can also customise these settings on a per app basis giving you a lot of flexibility. Speaking of software, Mac users who don’t want to install the Logitech Options software can use an alternative like Steermouse to configure the buttons and wheels but you will lose things like the app-specific settings.Tracking performance was good, using it both on a Victsing mouse mat and on a wooden desk and working with photo editing software on the Mac, documents, spreadsheets, browsing and general app usage was all fine with no noticeable delays or jumping. What I’m not so sure of is the gaming performance (as I’m not a gamer) but to be fair Logitech do not pitch this as a gaming mouse. The scroll wheel on top has a nice weighty feel to it and transitions between free-spin and ratchet modes very nicely, the result of Logitech using electro magnets to control the type of scrolling.Packaging is almost all cardboard and so is recyclable which is so important these days. My only real criticism is that this mouse feels expensive for what it is at nearly £100. Four buttons and two scroll wheels you might think would come a little cheaper, although you can save on multiple mice given the MX Master 3’s support for up to three bluetooth devices at the click of a button.

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