Mac users today have a wide range of choices when it come to the venerable mouse. But, what’s the best Mac mouse? Some models keep it simple with modern upgrades like extended battery life and wireless connectivity, while others come with software to customize how the mouse functions with the latest version of macOS. They offer satisfying features like soft or clicky buttons and silent or tactile scroll wheels to let Mac users customize the performance and functionality to their taste.
Danny Perez for Popular Mechanics:
Design, customization, and precision are just some of the reasons why the [Logitech] MX Master 3S is the best mouse for your Mac.
The curved shape and thumb indent are comfortable to use for long periods of time, and you can customize the two scroll wheels and buttons to your preferred speed and functions. It comes with three pre-programmed shortcuts for common applications like Chrome, Microsoft Word, and Photoshop, but you can program everything else to your liking.
The buttons automatically swap functions depending on the software you’re using and how you’ve programmed them.
You don’t have to set up the software to use the mouse, but it helps to get the most productivity out of its features. My brother-in-law—a computer systems engineer whose company works for NASA—says this is “by far the best mouse he’s used.” He’s a fan of the horizontal scroll wheel, extended battery life, and overall functionality.
It can seamlessly perform for work applications during the week and music editing on weekends.
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NO, it isn’t the best mouse for Mac at all.
Hardware is fine, but the problem, as with all logitech products, comes with the logi+ options software. It consistently fails to retain settings on awakening and often disconnects on its own. The web is bursting full of reports about this mouse and God awful software problem, yet logitech never cares enough about Mac customers to make a solid product and follow through with full software support.
I use both the one mentioned and the Ergo M575…which is about 1/2 the price. The MX Master 3S’s finish is impecable and it feels great. The “side scroll wheel” is strange…disappointing. This is the only design/function part of the mouse that’s not exceptional.
The Ergo is plastic and feels cheap, but I love it’s performance. The ball’s function does what I hope the side scroll wheel would do on the MX. It moves the cursor to any place in the screen quickly and effortlessly. Because of the price, I’d rate the Ergo a bit higher.
The Apple Magic Mouse is NOT indefatigable. Great features BUT WORST ergonomics.
I use a mouse 15+ hours a day and this one has caused me nothing but terrible cramps. Even when using special software to enhance it usage, the ergonomics or lack thereof, just kill it for me.
I have the MX Master 2S, based on reading reviews it seems to be more reliable than the 3S and I prefer the clicking. I have had problems with connecting via bluetooth to my 2015 MBP which was solved with the usb dongle, but then it seems that I can’t connect via bluetooth to my 2021 MBP. Despite these challenges it feels great in the hand and its become an absolute necessity as I’m having finger/hand issues from using the trackpad so much and poor keyboard habits over years. In this respect the Apple Magic Mouse is not a good option, very poor ergonomics. The only benefits are reliability and the visibility of battery percentage remaining.
MX Master 3 works perfectly with my MBP Max M1. No dongle needed.
Logitec has always been a user-friendly manufacturer for Mac.
If only my Magic Mouse could stay connected, I would rate it highly, but that flaky BT connection is it’s major flaw (you’d think after all these years and R&D, Apple would have fixed the disconnection issue) This is with the latest 14″ and the latest MM.
It’s more the Mac mini than the mouse. I had the same trouble as you with a MM, but with a MB Pro it’s been flawless (same mouse).
I found that repositioning the MM helped quite a bit.