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Magic Mouse 2 vs Logitech MX Master

doitdada said:
Yes, it was alot smoother. MX Master had a tendency to skip and lag. Look at the reviews with helpful votes.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mas...eviewerType=avp_only_reviews&showViewpoints=0

Here is the G502.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Shi...42&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g502+proteus+core
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Doitdada,
The skipping/lagging is what I experience with the Master using bluetooth. It seems perfectly smooth using the USB RF transmitter. Did you try disabling bluetooth and only using the USB dongle? Curious if the G502 is smoother than the Master's bluetooth performance or even better than the dongle. Thanks
 
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Dukat said:
Doitdada,
The skipping/lagging is what I experience with the Master using bluetooth. It seems perfectly smooth using the USB RF transmitter. Did you try disabling bluetooth and only using the USB dongle? Curious if the G502 is smoother than the Master's bluetooth performance or even better than the dongle. Thanks
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I only used the USB dongle. The MX also felt worse in quality, more plastic feel and small textile artifacts from my mousepad got caught in the glue on the gliding pads under the mouse. When I switched to a G502, I felt the response along with the weight of the mouse was incredible in comparison. I'm not looking back. I'll say it again, gaming mouses may look childish and adolescent, but they perform so much better.

From
http://kotaku.com/its-not-a-succesor-to-the-mx-revolution-because-this-is-1644425770
"I have a g502 and have had an MX revolution and Performance MX. The g502 is hands down the most advanced mouse ever made. Its sensor is truly incredible. For example the MX revolution has very minimal dpi and a low polling rate due to it being wireless, which means it has a very floatly and laggy feel compared to the g502 which has a high polling rate, low input lag and a higher native dpi sensor at all dpis, the result is it feels instantaneous and smooth on your screen compared to wireless mice."
 
doitdada said:
I only used the USB dongle. The MX also felt worse in quality, more plastic feel and small textile artifacts from my mousepad got caught in the glue on the gliding pads under the mouse. When I switched to a G502, I felt the response along with the weight of the mouse was incredible in comparison. I'm not looking back. I'll say it again, gaming mouses may look childish and adolescent, but they perform so much better.

From
http://kotaku.com/its-not-a-succesor-to-the-mx-revolution-because-this-is-1644425770
"I have a g502 and have had an MX revolution and Performance MX. The g502 is hands down the most advanced mouse ever made. Its sensor is truly incredible. For example the MX revolution has very minimal dpi and a low polling rate due to it being wireless, which means it has a very floatly and laggy feel compared to the g502 which has a high polling rate, low input lag and a higher native dpi sensor at all dpis, the result is it feels instantaneous and smooth on your screen compared to wireless mice."
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Sounds great. I'll try it out.
 
I switched over to the MX master a few months ago after having problems with my Magic Mouse and bluetooth connectivity -- must be the Wifi in the office. Unfortunately, I also have problems with bluetooth on the MX so I'm forced to use the plug-in solution :-/
 
If you're non gamer I'd definitely get the MX Master. It has many gesture feature. Also quite a bit more ergonomic than Magic Mouse.

If you use computer for very long time, I'd also look at vertical mouse as they're really comfortable and best for your arm health.

If you're gamer, I'd get the G403. It has Logitech's flagship, 1000hz polling wireless receiver (no lag at all) and relatively
ergonomic. (I have G900, which is the flagship and it works so good!)

If you want BEST Apple experience, I recommend Magic Trackpad 2. I love it so much and I am able to keep my hand in ergonomic position as I use it (since it require only one finger to move the cursor). It's also quite different from Macbook's trackpad due to its size and position.
 
My vote goes to the Logitech.

Also check out the Logitech G700s:
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g700s-rechargeable-wireless-gaming-mouse

It's marketed as a "gaming mouse", but has lots of buttons that are easily customizable however you wish.
It's not "the prettiest mouse", but VERY useful.

I'm using its predecessor (the Logitech MX610), and use USB Overdrive to control the buttons I need.
You can also use "SteerMouse" which works as well.

EDIT:
I recommend that you use the Logtitech "unifed receiver" instead of Bluetooth. As others have reported, the receiver just works better.

Also, I believe the G700s has a very useful charging method. It's normally wireless (with a built-in battery), but also has a USB connector. When the battery needs charging, just plug it in, and keep going while it charges. When charged, remove the cable and it's wireless again...
 
I picked up the Logitech G900. Huge difference in cursor movement smoothness vs the MX Master.

It's not as nice ergonomically but I don't think I can go back after feeling the smooth cursor movement.
I'm going to take a look at the G403 which has the same sensor but is made for right handed users, it will likely be more comfortable but not sure I want to give up the left/right click of the wheel the G900 has. I configured wheel left/right to go left/right between spaces.

The Logitech gaming software doesn't have the 'wheel scroll smoothing' option the MX Master software has so scrolling feels pretty lousy. Fortunately I came across Smart Scroll app that is quite amazing.
https://www.marcmoini.com/sx_en.html

Not only does it make wheel scrolling smooth, but it also allows you to enable acceleration so it has the same scroll feeling as the touchpad. There's also an option to auto scroll at various speeds when you get near the top of bottom of a window. Very impressed with the app. I'll play with it for another day or 2 but will likely purchase it, improves mouse wheel & browser scrolling experience greatly.
 
lclev said:
I am looking for a new mouse. I have been using a trackpad and it works okay for video but is a pain when I work in Photoshop or Illustrator. I have used a magic mouse but would love something better. Unfortunately I need a left handed mouse and this does not come for lefties. I can use my right hand but I had surgery on it and my thumb does not have the dexterity it use to have. Any suggestions?

Lisa
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I am left handed too. I got the Logitech G900 and its awsome! You can move the buttons to the left or right sides of the mouse and it is really comfortable.
 
I purchased a MX Master a couple weeks ago and am very happy with it. I've used it using the USB receiver and have had no issues with scrolling or my programmed buttons that I customized within the software.

Very happy and is very comfortable to use when browsing and editing photos in Lightroom.
 
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I need a good video editing mouse for FCPX..... I'm using the new 15" MacBook Pro w/ touchbar in which I've had a new MX Master sitting here in an unopened box for the past couple months. I can't bring myself to opening it with all the negative reviews throughout the web with bluetooth issues, lagging, etc.. Logitech has had a few updates for the MX, but haven't heard if it fixed these problems. I'm seriously considering a gaming mouse such as the Logitech G900 or similar. Just need to find some good solid reviews before I make a move. I really don't want to use a USB receiver with a dongle due to having USB-C on my new MacBook Pro. I don't believe anyone makes a receiver with USB-C yet. Anyway, just wanted to give my 2 cents worth..... Thanks, Ray
 
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^Well, it looks like you've already have made your decision.

I wanted to use the MX strictly with bluetooth, but I gave in and have used the USB receiver.

No issues and I'm very happy with it.
 
Fozzybadfeet said:
^Well, it looks like you've already have made your decision.

I wanted to use the MX strictly with bluetooth, but I gave in and have used the USB receiver.

No issues and I'm very happy with it.
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Glad to hear that it works well with the USB receiver. Thanks, Ray
 
Dukat said:
Doitdada,
The skipping/lagging is what I experience with the Master using bluetooth. It seems perfectly smooth using the USB RF transmitter. Did you try disabling bluetooth and only using the USB dongle? Curious if the G502 is smoother than the Master's bluetooth performance or even better than the dongle. Thanks
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I prefer MX MOUSE but had a problem w/ losing bluetooth connectivity after the computer went to sleep. The problem can be resolved by restarting Bluetooth or going into the Open Bluetooth Preferences panel. Once either of these are done, the MX Master mouse is automatically found. For $3 I purchased Bluetoggle from Axonic which provides a Cmd-6 shortcut for turning bluetooth on and off. That seems to make it less trouble to wake up MX Mouse. (I tried to post this on the Logitech user forum but couldn't figure out how to create a topic.)
 
slothinker said:
I prefer MX MOUSE but had a problem w/ losing bluetooth connectivity after the computer went to sleep. The problem can be resolved by restarting Bluetooth or going into the Open Bluetooth Preferences panel. Once either of these are done, the MX Master mouse is automatically found. For $3 I purchased Bluetoggle from Axonic which provides a Cmd-6 shortcut for turning bluetooth on and off. That seems to make it less trouble to wake up MX Mouse. (I tried to post this on the Logitech user forum but couldn't figure out how to create a topic.)
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Thank you for your input..... I really want to use this mouse. I will definitely look into Bluetoggle from Axonic if I decide to use the mouse. Thanks again. Ray
 
MX master on wireless and every time I lift it up it vanishes. I have to turn it off and on and sometimes unplug the receiver. I have a m705 that does it too sometimes. no clue whats going on the receiver is only 6" from the mouse.
 
I have the MX Master and the Magic Mouse(s) 1&2. . . While I like the Magic Mouse for some things, the MX Master is, in my opinion, better for Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. Anything where you might be sitting at the desk for hours on end. After a while the MM just doesn't feel comfortable to me. Plus I'm really happy with the Logitech software to customize the 7 buttons.
 
iGangsta said:
How is bluetooth connection stability on Mac? Is it smooth?
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Pretty much reliable, althought at times on start-up from sleep the mouse is non-responsive for a couple of minutes. I see that as more of an Apple bluetooth issue than Logitech's problem.

Logitech Options - easy to use. Good GUI.

Two features I really like about the Master Mouse: able to independently program for up to 3 computers via Logitech Options, plus easy to switch between machines; and the side scroll wheel, which is programable by app for a variety of tasks (I use it for horizontal scrolling for photo imaging and Finder apps (Path Finder), or in browsers for tab scrolling).

One design feature I don't like is the placement of the upper arrow button near the side scroll wheel. Neer impossible to press unless you have a narrow finger tip, which I don't.
 
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Sorry to revive an old thread, but I own both these mice. I got the Magic Mouse 2 after dealing with constant dropped connections, choppy performance, and an inability to connect at all sometimes. I love the MX Master and have been using it ever since it came out, but it doesn't seem to like the Mac very much. I only have TB3 on the damn thing so I can't use the Unifying Receiver (as far as I know), so I decided to try the Apple mouse. Looks great, built really well, and the gestures are actually quite handy. It's a bit too small to be comfortable for most people but at least with my experience, the MX Master doesn't cooperate with Mac very well. I would love a fix for it but apparently Logitech is "aware of the problem" and not much else. Even when it does work, the scrolling jumps around and is very stutter-y to say the least. The Magic Mouse 2 is basically a trackpad that can move, which is great if you like the Trackpad gestures on Mac.
An annoyance with the Apple mouse is that I don't know how to pair it when using Bootcamp. I haven't really tried anything but the MX can pair three different devices which is especially convenient because I have two computers on my desk, and Bootcamp on the Mac.



Hawaiian Starman said:
Pretty much reliable, althought at times on start-up from sleep the mouse is non-responsive for a couple of minutes. I see that as more of an Apple bluetooth issue than Logitech's problem.

Logitech Options - easy to use. Good GUI.

Two features I really like about the Master Mouse: able to independently program for up to 3 computers via Logitech Options, plus easy to switch between machines; and the side scroll wheel, which is programable by app for a variety of tasks (I use it for horizontal scrolling for photo imaging and Finder apps (Path Finder), or in browsers for tab scrolling).

One design feature I don't like is the placement of the upper arrow button near the side scroll wheel. Neer impossible to press unless you have a narrow finger tip, which I don't.
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I just don't get it. Works fine on Windows even though their BT drivers are absolute ****. As soon as I use it on the Mac it's unusable. And I've had the mouse for a while so it's definitely out of warranty. I luckily like the Magic Mouse 2 a lot but it's annoying to give up the ability to switch between computers.
 
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