Background:
Although I'm not a gamer, I've always used gaming mice as they tend to be higher quality and provide more function. I use the computer heavily for my work (3D CAD) so having a high quality mouse is important to me. I've used many brands in the past including Razer, Steelseries, Mionix, etc. but have always gone back to Logitech for their combination of function, ergonomics, style, and customer service. That's not to say they are perfect, but they tend to get closer than the competition.
This mouse will be replacing the Logitech G700s/G602 that I was using. IMO, the G700 (My G700s replaced this) I had was my perfect mouse except for the major flaw of battery life. Since I got sick of replacing the battery almost daily (with rechargeables) I figured it was time to upgrade to something with a better battery life. This review compares this new replacement with my experience with the G700s.
PROS:
- Looks good. I do prefer the original all black G700 (same as the G700s but without the tacky graphics) as my favorite mouse design, but this one comes very close.
- Battery life: although I haven't had a chance to go through a single cycle yet, but it is already better than the G700s. If it comes anywhere close to stated battery life, it will be a huge improvement.
- Speed adaptive scroll wheel. Genius. Having it change automatically from ratcheting to hyper scroll is awesome.
- Second scroll wheel. Another great feature and I'm surprised more competitors don't put this in. I noticed that some people have noted the buttons next to the scroll wheel as hard to reach, but I have not found this to be a problem.
- Gestures. This is great. I was afraid it would have less buttons than the G700s, but the gestures combined with the scroll wheels makes this more functional than the G700s without the mouse feeling cluttered.
- Improved USB cable. The G700s cable was very stiff when connected. This one is much better and is actually bearable to use when wired. You'll still want to use it mainly in wireless mode of course.
- Bluetooth. Great to free up a USB port!
- Tracks on Glass! YES. I don't know why hotels love using glass tables, but at least now I don't have to use their folders as a mouse pad.
- Connect to other computers quickly. You can set it up to switch between 3 different PCs by pressing a button. Not something I'll use much, but nice to have.
CONS:
- Side scroll wheel does not ratchet. I wish they would have put the adaptive or ratcheting scroll wheel for the horizontal wheel. I have it set up as zoom and it is easily nudged by accident and hard to be precise.
- USB receiver. It is nice that they included this, but there is no built in storage for the receiver. The G700s/G602 that I have has it built in and prevents it from being misplaced.
- Scroll wheel does not tilt. I loved this feature on the G700s and this is probably the biggest thing I will miss from that mouse.
- DPI switching and sensitivity. DPI Switching was another great feature of the G700s that I used. Although much less important on a productivity mouse, I did find it useful in some situations (like setting different sensitivity when using multiple monitors). The sensitivity range is also much greater on the G700s. I find the MX Master adequate however and will gladly take the improvements in battery life.
- The hidden thumb button (gesture button) can be hard to press. Since it rests under your thumb and hidden, it takes quite a bit of force to press. I have since assigned it to open a select folder and the gesture button is assigned to the one at the center/top of the mouse (mode button).
OVERALL:
A great mouse that's not without faults, but checks all the boxes for me.
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n |
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