The Logitech MX Master 2S mouse, while this is not the newest mouse in the Logitech range, it’s still up there as being one of the best productivity mice.
While you could get it’s newest iteration in the 3S, which features updated ergonomics and internals, you’ll have to sacrifice those hard earned pennies.
So why do that when you can have a mouse that’s a lot more cost effective while still delivering those productivity essentials.
These Logitech mice are popular, if you’ve never one by Logitech then you’ll probably know someone who does.
Let’s take a closer look at this mouse. It comes in Dark grey, it’s made out of plastic but retains a high quality and premium feel.
You can connect this mouse to your PC, Linux or Mac via bluetooth or with the USB wireless receiver provided.
You can buy some Logitech mice that are designed for Mac computers in the “for Mac” range, I use this on my Mac Mini and have found with some other Logitech mice in that “for Mac” range because of the, what seems like, forever ongoing bluetooth issues that you can get on Macs and their bluetooth connectivity issues with accessories like mice and keyboards, for the time being, I’m sticking with the non “for Mac” mice and other accessories which is equally as capable as those others.
The mouse come with this USB receiver in the box, it isn’t attached to the mouse like it is on some of their mice, so if your unpackaging this mouse, don’t forget to take out the USB receiver.
There’s a speed adaptive scroll wheel, which, by pressing the button below the scroll wheel, you can vary the speed between click to click, which has the more familiar feel of a scroll wheel and the setting I tend to have it on most of the time, and hyper-fast scrolling, which sometimes when you are scrolling on the mouse, the lack of feedback on the scroll wheel does feel a little unnatural and can feel like you’re almost losing the scroll of the button.
The rest of the top surface of the mouse features the regular left and right click buttons.
On the left or thumb side of the mouse, you’ve got the second scroll wheel, this one ideal for horizontal scrolling as opposed to the vertical scrolling that you get on the top side of the mouse.
Next to the scroll wheel, are two buttons, which by default are mapped to the forward and back desktop commands.
And, just when you thought this mouse couldn’t fit in any more buttons, there are hidden ones within this seemingly inconspicuous thumb support area.
Within this area you’ll find gesture controls and the clickable button itself acting like a shift button on a keyboard, giving you the ability to fully customise five gestures from just clicking the button to holding and moving the mouse in one of the four directions. By default this is set to the window navigation presets.
Let’s run through the rest of the mouse, on the side you’ll see the battery level indicator which is shown when you first turn on the mouse, the on/off switch is located on the bottom of the mouse.
One full charge of this mouse can last up to 70 days, depending on your usage, and if you do find yourself with a depleted battery, 3 minutes of charge via the micro-USB port at the front will give you 1 full days worth of charge.
One of the things that makes this mouse a productivity master, is its ability to control different devices and seamlessly switch and connect to them by the press of a button. This button, allows you to connect via bluetooth, up to three different computers, tablets or phones, I’ve got this connected via bluetooth to two of my devices at the moment, my Mac Mini and iPad via bluetooth but with the wireless USB receiver, I’m also able to connect to this 2014 MacBook Pro.
Although this mouse is a bit larger than some mice, it’s very comfortable to use and that ergonomic shape of the mouse means your hand is in that different slightly elevated position, which does actually feel different over time compared to a conventional mouse but I’ve found that I’m still able to use the mouse for long periods.
At 145g, it’s quite weighty, but as you’re gliding the mouse across a table surface you’ll not notice this, and thanks to it’s high precision tracking, there’s no surface that I’ve found, that this mouse doesn’t track on and even though it’s a radical change compared to the smaller Logitech Pebble which I’ve been using for a while, those additional buttons at the side and the gesture controls are so comfortable, easy to learn and natural to use.
I’ve not used this mouse for much gaming other than casually playing minecraft, which is hardly a tester for its gaming credentials but casual gamers will be fine with the low latency on this but those, more seasoned gamers playing those games where reaction times and zero latency are a must may prefer a smaller, lighter and wired mice.
If you want to use this mouse to it’s full customisable capabilities, then you’re going to want to install Logitech Options plus on your computer, this is going to allow you to get this mouse working for you, from here you’re able to change every button, except the left and right click button, to almost any action or keyboard shortcut that you want and even further customise those buttons to be different across different apps.
As you can see here, I’ve got the standard controls for the majority of buttons but I’ve customised a few of the gestures for my general use of the computer, but in more specialised apps like Affinity Photo and Davinci Resolve, I’ve tailored those same buttons to have the actions that I use the most within those apps and as I find more actions within other apps that I need, I’ll customise the mouse controls to those as well.
This is a Logitech Flow compatible mouse, which means that you will be able to control up to three devices, even across different operating systems, cut and paste files, text and images across those same devices all at the same time, all by moving the cursor to the edge of the screen on one device and it magically appearing on your other connected device giving you that total control.
In my workflow, I’ve also got the 2S mouse connected to this MacBook Pro via the USB receiver, which sits next to my M1 Mac Mini, by just going to the edge of the screen and waiting for the system to recognise that I’m wanting to go to the screen on the MacBook, the cursor appearing on the other screen, and if you’ve got a compatible keyboard you’ll be able to take that flow connection over with the mouse too.
So I’m able to take text from the MacBook and paste it on to the Mac Mini. The productivity master at work with its built in easy switch technology.
My one downer about mice, not just this one, but all mice like this, is that they are designed for right handers, and being left handed, although I can use a mouse competently in both hands, with this I’m forced to use this full time in my right hand, so my one wish is, please design mice for left handers.
So that’s the Logitech MX Master 2S mouse, a feature packed productivity machine, that’s comfortable to use, should make your workflow smoother and more efficient making it ideal for your everyday use.
I use this mouse with the Logitech K780 keyboard and together they compliment each other both visually and productivity use perfectly.
If you’ve got any questions on this mouse, let me know in the comments below and go check out my review of the Pebble Mouse if you’re after a smaller, multi device mouse also from Logitech.
Check out my video review of the Logitech MX Master 2S Mouse
