![]() ![]() The company has been switching to Bolt from Unifying Receiver because Bolt offers better security and less latency, particularly in environments with lots of wireless devices. The Logi Bolt is also not backward compatible with devices that work with the Unifying Receiver. Note that the MX Master 3S is not backward compatible with Logitech’s Unifying Receiver, which was the dongle standard before Bolt and the one used with the MX Master 3. However, 5,000 DPI seemed like a sweet spot on my four-monitor setup. Turning my DPI up all the way to 8,000 or close to it made the pointer too fast for me to avoid overshooting my targets. I’m the ideal audience for this feature, because I use a four-monitor setup at home and, indeed, turning up the DPI in Logi Options+ made it easier for me to navigate around my desktops, but I’m not sure that I need much more than 4,000 DPI. Logitech told me that the purpose of doubling the sensor DPI is to help users who have multiple monitors move their pointers around all that screen real estate without pushing the mouse too far and overworking your wrists. However, the mouse defaults to 1,000 DPI (as it did on the MX Master 3) so you have to go into the Logi Options+ app and change it before you’ll actually see a difference. The sensor can go from 200 all the way up to 8,000 DPI, double the 4,000 DPI of the MX Master 3. When I placed it on top of a glass tablet screen, navigation was just as accurate as it was on a mousepad. The Darkfield sensor works smoothly on just about any surface, even glass. The combination of its comfy grip, electromagnetic scroll wheel, thumb wheel and fantastic sensor makes it easy to get more done. The Logitech MX Master 3S is a joy to work with. Productivity Performance of Logitech MX Master 3S However, if you’re in an in-person meeting or working in close-quarters with others, the lower noise level could be helpful. Given that Zoom has a similar feature, it’s not clear that having a quieter mouse matters for conference calls. However, neither mouse was audible when I turned on Google Meet’s noise-canceling feature, which is enabled by default. I rapid-clicked the MX Master 3S and the MX Master 3 on a Google Meet call with my coworkers and they could clearly hear the 3 but barely made out the 3S. Whatever you think about the feel of the mouse buttons, they definitely deliver on their promise of being quieter. However, my wife and son really disliked it. My coworker, Andrew, who likes quieter keyboard switches appreciated the lighter feel. I also showed the MX Master 3S’s buttons to a few other people, none of whom spent much time with it. After using the mouse for a few days, I became accustomed to the softer feel and, at this point, I think I like it better as it does offer some nice tactility and never makes me feel like I’m bottoming out while clicking. However, they also appear to require less actuation force which means that I don’t have to press as hard and, in theory, my clicking finger should get less wear and tear. ![]() My first reaction to these buttons was negative, as they seem to offer less feedback than regular buttons. The switches are indeed significantly quieter than those of most mice, but they also have a completely different feel which can seem mushier and less tactile. ![]() In the most radical change from prior MX Master mice, the MX Master 3S’ left and right click buttons use new, quiet switches that Logitech says offer 90 percent noise reduction over the prior model. ![]()
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