Upcoming Logitech Mx Master 4 Review

While the MX Master 4 has some changes on paper that make it a shoo-in for an MX Master 3S replacement, the reality is that most of them don't bring much to the party. It's still an excellent productivity mouse, but represents a missed opportunity to majorly improve on some of the flaws of a design classic.

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I've been using the Logitech MX Master 3S as my exclusive productivity mouse for the past two years. It's become something of an old friend at this point, so I was anxious to test out its successor, the Logitech MX Master 4. This new model promises many improvements over its older sibling, but sitting the two next to each other reveals a surprising number of design-based differences I wasn't expecting.

The MX Master 4 is taller at its peak, for a start. It's also a touch longer, a touch chonkier, and now comes with a substantial rounded ridge along the left side where the horizontal scroll wheel resides. The main buttons feel different, too, as they're now nestled inside a semi-translucent coating that strikes as one of the more bizarre additions I could think of adding to a mouse redesign.

It's like they're trapped in some sort of see-thru amber, which means if you hold the mouse up to the light, you can see through the tips. If you keep your mouse on your desk, however, like some sort of norm-o-human, I doubt you'll ever notice.

What you will notice, however, is the texture of the coating, which seems designed to prevent sweaty fingers from slipping around under some heavy click action. It's not a problem I can ever remember having with the Master 3S, I have to say. Still, the new coating certainly seems to improve the grip, but I'm not a fan of the texture overall, as it's got a certain chalk-like quality fresh from the box that made the hairs tingle on the back of my neck every time I glanced my fingertips across it.

Buttons: 8Connectivity: 2.4 GHz wireless, Bluetooth 5.1Sensor: Darkfield high precisionMax DPI: 8,000Weight: 150 gPolling rate: 125 HzBattery life: 70 daysExtras: Haptic feedback, Actions Ring, Smart ActionsPrice: $120 / £120

Still, the coating seems to have worn down over time to something that doesn't give me quite the same "ick" as when I first used it—but as personal preference goes, I wish Logitech had left it alone.

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Source: PC Gamer