Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Wireless Mouse, Graphite

Minus one star for price, but dang, this is a fantastic mouse. Use it on a glass top desk. (Optical mice and dell laser fared poorly) The laser tech in this baby gives excellent tracking – commendable job Logi engineers. Quiet and exceptionally comfortable. Buttons and scroll wheel are again first rate with low noise and smoothness. The multi connect button on the bottom is so useful when switching between home and wok computers midday. Hope it lasts and the rechargeability function does not make this landfill too soon. We shall see… Regardless, would buy another even for the same $80.

Pros: For a plastic mouse, this is really solid work. It’s my new go-to mouse to replace the awful sticky “touchpad” causing me heartburn over its lack of sensitivity, accuracy, and consistency. This mouse has all of these. It’s quiet. I was expecting a loud click on the buttons; nope, it’s really quiet, and that might be small, but it is an improvement. I don’t need audio feedback to know I clicked. I can feel it (haptic feedback, maybe?) It’s VERY fast out of the box. It connected to my corporate Win10 laptop by BT with zero issues, no adaptors, and no fuss. It just worked. It is comfortable for 10 hours a day chewing through spreadsheets and documents (I know… get a life). All of the buttons work in a way to accelerate my work instead of being a PITA to set the way I hoped they’d work. They worked this way out of the box. No changes. It’s wireless, but you can still use it plugged in with the supplied USB C to USB cable. It is accurate even though it’s fast. Really solid granularity in cursor placement. It’s refreshing that a mouse has all of these qualities. It makes me happy to use it for work.

CONS: It’s a little expensive. My retail price was about $70 (US), which is a little high for a mouse (gamers have their $150 wired mice but this is for an office-only rig). But then again, my car’s replacement fob was $500 and it’s smaller than this mouse, with different, but the relatively same amount of tech, in them. Past reviewers have stated that the sensor-tech finish can become tacky over time (I just got it, so I can’t speak to this). It’s got a battery in it, so as good as it is, eventually, it’ll wear out the battery (I believe it can be changed, but you may not get to that point of replacing a permanent rechargeable with this mouse’s chassis in normal use).

BOTTOM LINE: I give it 5 stars for how it works, feels, my initial user experience and the overall apparent quality of the engineering and parts that went into building a next-level wireless mouse. I’d recommend you buy it if you want a comfortable mouse and you like a quiet no bells and whistles approach of getting work done.

A mouse needs a certain heft to it. This mouse just feels great. Nice rubber sides, the wheel has a great ‘click’ to it and that can be adjusted. It connected super easy, through Bluetooth with no adapters.
All is all a very nice mouse.

The MX Anywhere 3S feels excellent. It’s small but heavy enough for precise movements with the Logi Bolt Receiver. I love how it feels, and it works great for video/photo editing and casual gaming. It’s a bit choppy on Bluetooth with Mac without the receiver for accurate adjustments in DaVinci Resolve, Lightroom, etc. For surfing the web and doing daily tasks, it’s perfectly fine.

I switched from a Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro because I wanted a quieter mouse. It’s so silent, and I love that. I hated how I could not adjust any functions on Mac with Razer Synapse. Logi Options+ is mostly fantastic. You can adjust everything, there are several helpful features, and it works great on Apple Silicon. However, you cannot update the firmware on Mac at all. The updater does not recognize the mouse when it’s connected via Bluetooth, USB, or the receiver. This has been an issue for a while, and no one has figured out how to update the firmware for the 3S on Mac. Support does not help.

I like that it can switch between devices, even though it’s not something I would use because Universal Control is more seamless. However, the settings are lost when using Universal Control (e.g., natural/reverse scrolling, universal back and forth with the side buttons, etc.). I work around this with the Linear Mouse app, which detects the 3S on the secondary device through Universal Control. Logi Options+ should be able to recognize and apply saved settings, but it does not.

The battery life is very good, it charges quickly, and the scroll wheel can be switched from feeling smooth to giving tactile feedback.

Overall, I prefer the Logitech MX Anywhere 3S to the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro because of the functionality through the Logi Options+ software and how silent it is. I give it a 4/5 star rating because the Logi Bolt Receiver is required for precise movements, settings do not carry over when using Universal Control, and firmware cannot be updated on Mac.

The quality of this mouse is great. Works very well, the wireless connectivity never fails. Very responsive.

Small enough not to bulk up your travel bag and still comfortable to use. It tracks perfectly on many surfaces and the scroll wheel is delightful to use. I switch this device quickly between 2 laptops without any issues. Highly recommend.