A good mouse has the potential to upgrade your computing experience significantly.
The features you look for in a mouse ultimately depend on your needs.
Logitechs Lift is perfect if you need an ergonomics-focused mouse.
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Its also an incredibly comfortable mouse with efficient sensors on any surface.
On a full charge, the mouse lasts 70 days.
Fortunately, with its cute colors and modern style, I dont have to give up looks for ergonomics.
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Its handshake-style grip gives my fingers so much more room to breathe.
Logitech promises up to 24 months of battery on one AA battery for the Lift.
The only major bummer about this$70 vertical mouseis that it is not finger grease-resistant.
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It has one of the highest DPIs26000compared to its competitors.
The DPI is easily tweakable thanks to a pair of buttons right under the scroll wheel.
Best Wired Mouse Razer Basilisk V3
If youre a wired mouse person, considerRazers Basilisk V3.
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You get 11 programmable buttons to which you’re free to assign macros and secondary functions.
The mouse features a generously sized thumb rest with ridges for improved grip.
And its Gen 2 optical switches offer an actuation speed of just 0.2ms.
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For a 70 million click lifecycle, the Basilisk V3s $50 price is quite reasonable.
It is a right-handed mouse, but left-handed folks can easily use it, too.
You get six programmable buttons and a fixed DPI of 1000.
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What I love about this mouse is that it simultaneously allows multi-point connectivity for up to three devices.
It costs $150 but is a solid mouse for gaming and productivity.
With 1000Hz being the average polling rate, 4000Hz is a pretty impressive spec.
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The Viper V2 Pro will last around 80 hours on a full charge.
However, when using the 4000Hz polling rate, the battery life is reduced to 24 hours.
It has five programmable buttons and an adjustable DPI.
it’s possible for you to choose between 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400 DPI.
At 77 grams, its one of the lightest mice you could find.
Even though its so light, its body is pretty robust and doesnt feel flimsy or cheap.
Its also fully wireless with a 2.4GHz dongle and Bluetooth.
When fully charged, the Cobra Pro lasts 170 hours.
I doubt youre going to need more than that while traveling.
Its also ambidextrous, so left-handed folks can easily use it.
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