The Best Mouse: Our Favorite Mice for Work and Play

[Amir Shoam]

The best mice for work, gaming, and everything in between – tested and ranked across every category, from budget picks to flagship wireless.

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The Best Mouse: Our Favorite Mice for Work and Play

 

[yRaz]

We need mice for people with large hands. I had a G500 and that was the most comfortable mouse I had, but it broke and they changed the dimensions in the g502. It's smaller. Currently have a RedDragon predator and it is "acceptable", but the button layout is weird. I wish Logitech would just make the g500 again

 

[TooQik]

I've had a two Razer mice and both wore out within two years, will not touch them again.

Currently using a Corsair Iron Claw which has been going strong for about four years now. Prior to that I was using a Logitech G502 which I found to be a good mouse but a bit small for my hand width wise, which causing a lot of cramping in my little finger.

 

[yRaz]

I've had a two Razer mice and both wore out within two years, will not touch them again.

Currently using a Corsair Iron Claw which has been going strong for about four years now. Prior to that I was using a Logitech G502 which I found to be a good mouse but a bit small for my hand width wise, which causing a lot of cramping in my little finger.

I'm glad that that experience was not unique to me. With my g502, my little and ring finger would drag on my desk and cramp up. I'm 6'4" and have large hands and feet. I used a trackball for years, but the relative DPI ended up not working out very well. I had a Kensington expert mouse and a Logitech trackball marble.

 

[AndrettiGTO]

I also like mice designed for larger hands. For years, my go to was the Logitech MX1000, even sourcing a replacement battery for it. Purchased quite a few “gaming” mice but always missed the large size and thumb rest.
After lots of hunting I’ve now settled on the Dell MS900 and I’m very happy with it. A little pricey with no RGBs or gamer design but it’s really comfortable to use.
Surprised TechSpot didn’t mention it.

 

[Gezzer]

I've had a two Razer mice and both wore out within two years, will not touch them again.

Currently using a Corsair Iron Claw which has been going strong for about four years now. Prior to that I was using a Logitech G502 which I found to be a good mouse but a bit small for my hand width wise, which causing a lot of cramping in my little finger.

Yeah, Razer quality like their software has gone downhill over the years. I have a lot of their older versions of products, like the Naga Trinity. https://assets2.razerzone.com/image...62386d151a/razer-naga-trinity-usp2-mobile.jpg
Which I've had since release way back in 2018, and it was the last product other than a recent gaming chair I bought from them. A Black Widow mechanical KB, the first version of the Naga, Tartarus Pro, and Tiamat analog cans, all working perfectly after all the many years. If I ever need to replace anything, which I don't see happening, I'm not too sure I'd go Razer. Hear too many tales of woe for my likening.

 

[toooooot]

That is a cool wrist support accessory. When I do not have anything under my wrist, it starts to hurt badly after a while. But after trying various accessories, including those mini pillows, I found the best one that makes my wrist immune to pain. Small fabric towels for kitchen cleaning, folded several times, work best. Cannot recommend them more.

 

[Angga B]

I am using the one in the cover, Orochi V2, with the same color of white. Standard battery size, dual even (AA and AAA), which is non rechargeable on the mouse but one can always purchase rechargeable types on his/her own. Which is a boon since there's no need to throw away the mouse once the internal battery totally dead. Bluetooth or RF dongle connection, your pick. I put the dongle in my desktop while laptop using bluetooth. Using the same mouse for every occasion is also a boon since no motoric adjustment needed.

 

[ddferrari]

We need mice for people with large hands. I had a G500 and that was the most comfortable mouse I had, but it broke and they changed the dimensions in the g502. It's smaller. Currently have a RedDragon predator and it is "acceptable", but the button layout is weird. I wish Logitech would just make the g500 again

I own the MX Master 3S and it's big enough for anyone's normal-sized hands. Brilliant mouse overall

 

[Rapob]

Best mouse is highly subjective. Depends on handsize, grip and which weight you prefer. Impossible to make a list like this. Sensorwise, everything is close to perfect these days.

 

[VachSG]

I've had a two Razer mice and both wore out within two years, will not touch them again.

Currently using a Corsair Iron Claw which has been going strong for about four years now. Prior to that I was using a Logitech G502 which I found to be a good mouse but a bit small for my hand width wise, which causing a lot of cramping in my little finger.

Razer mouse quality are shite. I use to work for them, albeit a long time ago.
I remember management change the contract manufacturer in China for the Copperhead. I can feel the difference between the old manufacturer and the new one.

Some of their mouse ain't bad but the quality is terrible. I am still using my Logi G502 which I bought in 2022.

 

[Vrmithrax]

I still use my Logitech G600 mouse... Need that thumb keypad with all of those keys. As crappy as the Logitech G Hub software is, the program detect and auto-switching of profiles when I run different applications is a major plus - I have gaming ADHD, plus I use a lot of graphics/CAD applications, so I need something that stores more than 1-3 profiles internally. However, this is the last G600 I've got (I wore out 2 over the years), so I'm always looking for the next one to jump to. I have had less than ideal experience with Razer's Naga line, so I'm hesitant to go that route.

I'm curious if anyone has used the SteelSeries Aerox 9? I am familiar with their software, I run a SteelSeries keyboard (Merc Stealth) and often a Stratus Duo gamepad, so I've dabbled in their Engine application. Just never had an opportunity to try out the performance and feel of the actual Aerox mouse. Anyone got good/bad/ugly reports on that line?

 

[toooooot]

Using a roccat kone XP for the last 3 years. The feature that I love the most is a special button located under the thumb.
You press it, and every other button on a mouse becomes a different function.
When watching videos with various volume level, it is perfect to adjust volume.

I am aware that you can use apps to achieve the same using a simple mouse that does not have such feature. But I was unaware at all about this feature, this mouth introduced me to it.

 

[LordVile95]

I’ve had my viper v3 hyperspeed for years and replaced it battery maybe twice in that time. Been great for me

 

[Axeia]

Mice might just be the thing where 'best' is the hardest to quantify out of any PC part/peripheral.

I'm still a big fan of my (at this point very old) Roccat Tyon even though it's full of flaws. It's fairly large (I have big hands) and has a little 'flipper' on top I have configured to act as ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift tab which is great for quickly switching tabs in IDEs and Browsers. I'm sure it's not as light or accurate as the current cream of the crop but those are things I really don't care about.

I've been keeping my eye on the mouse market as this mouse is well beyond how long I expected it to last but absolutely nothing has my interest. 80% I can ignore because they're simply too small, the other 20% doesn't have a button layout that interests me.
Before this I had a Corsair M95 which I thought I might get used to but after a couple of months I still disliked it so I gave it away.

Sadly Roccat got bought out by Turtlebeach and the only thing somewhat resembling my mouse is their Kone II but it lacks everything that makes the Tyon great imo.

If some company were to remake the Roccat Tyon but with better thumb/secondary top buttons (keep the side and top flippers) I'd get it, even though it'd be guaranteed to have some silly $140-200 price tag.