In 2012, I bought a Logitech Performance MX. It was my first wireless mouse. My first expensive mouse. I was really happy with my purchase. It held its charge for a long time. It was heavy but easy to move around, it was sturdy, its arch design perfectly fit in my hand, and I immediately fell in love with that famous “free-spinning” scroll wheel.
5 years later, it was starting to show its age: it still worked but it had basically become a wired mouse, the battery had run its course. Most annoyingly, the right click was not reliable anymore; it would misclick quite often and that became quite frustrating. So I bought its replacement, the Logitech MX Master. Basically the same mouse, just new 🙂
And now, after 7 years, it’s time for a new mouse. The plastic on the MX Master’s thumb button is dead, and ended up cracking so the button stays actuated. Guess what mouse I got? The same, but new: say hello to the Logitech MX Master 3S 🙂
Hopefully this one will last me about as long as the others! 5 to 7 years for a tool I use every day for at least 8 hours, that’s not too bad!
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Nice! I use the Logitech MX Vertical, and I’m very happy with it.
Haha same here, my first mouse I bought was the MX Master in the middle, but I remember using an old version at my parent’s house now that I look at your picture. It lasted maybe 5-6 years but ultimately the clickable are where you lay your thumb broke off…
At first, I looked for a replacement shell because the technical base still worked (clickable buttons and the scroll wheel). But it costs the price of a new mouse… 🙁
So I bought a Logitech G502X. But I regret the MX series for its bluetooth connection to several devices (which G series hasn’t).
I think I’m going to buy another one (or steal my wifes MX) soon haha
I have the the MX master 1, 2 and 3. Not the 3s yet. The 3 isn’t aging as well as the first 2. There is this soft touch plastic coating that is gunking up and coming off. I hope they fixed it with the 3s.