But for me - a person with a history of Bluetooth snafus - it’s a little tough to swallow that the MX Master 3 for Mac costs the same as its predecessor but doesn’t come with that dainty little dongle. When I used it with the unifying receiver, I experienced none of the jumpiness that plagued my Bluetooth experiences.īluetooth problems aside, it’s an excellent mouse. The funny thing is, the MX Master 3 for Mac works with a unifying receiver - there’s just not one in the package. (I’ve also been experiencing problems with Logitech’s Options software, but that’s another story. I’m certainly one of those people with too many Bluetooth devices paired to my Mac, so maybe that’s it. Sometimes it got squirrelly and made it nearly impossible to click where I wanted. In my admittedly brief hands-on time with the MX Master 3 for Mac, I experienced an erratic cursor when connected via Bluetooth. ( Bluetooth interference is definitely a thing.) Hands on with MX Master 3 for Mac
Typically those can be ameliorated by rebooting your Mac, deleting old Bluetooth devices you no longer use, or even changing your physical environment. However, she admitted that some people run into Bluetooth problems.
She said most users prefer Bluetooth because they don’t want to sacrifice a USB-C port on their Macs. Hildebrand, the Logitech product manager, said the company worked extensively to fine-tune the Bluetooth setup for these products but would not share specifics. (I secretly hoped Logitech would release a USB-C unifying receiver along with the Mac versions of the MX hardware.) It’s a somewhat surprising omission that might give some potential users pause. For the rest of us, it’s just a comfortable, super-capable mouse.įor me, the biggest difference between the original MX Master 3 and the new model is that the Mac version does not come with a unifying receiver. For some people it’s going to be overkill. It’s nice knowing you can set the thumb wheel to do one thing in Excel and another in Photoshop, for instance, thanks to the Options software. It offers so many advanced features, and so many programmable buttons, that it exceeds the needs of a word jockey like me. It, too, charges via an included USB-C to USB-C cable, and Logitech says it lasts up to 70 days.Īll in all, it’s probably too much mouse for me. And its Darkfield 4,000 dpi sensor tracks extremely well on almost any surface. Its ergonomic design makes it comfortable in my hand (although lefties need not apply). Like its predecessor, it also packs the superb electromagnetic MagSpeed scroll wheel that shifts on the fly from ratcheting precision to overwhelming speed. The turbocharged mouse’s chassis looks the same as the regular MX Master 3 (aside from the space gray accents, which aren’t that different). A reboot fixed it, but it was still annoying. However, when using Bluetooth with the keyboard, occasional flakiness ensued - extra spaces appeared between words, I experienced slight lag at times, etc.
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That’s not as elegant or handy as using Bluetooth. Yes, it requires a hub to add the tiny USB-A receiver. I tested the MX Keys for Mac for several days using a Bluetooth connection and using the unifying receiver. But they work much better, in my experience, than a Bluetooth connection. Obviously, if you’re using a recent MacBook with nothing but USB-C hubs, you’ll need some sort of dongle or hub to use a unifying receiver. These tiny USB-A dongles allow up to six Logitech peripherals to connect to a single computer without Bluetooth, and they work quite reliably. This new Mac keyboard also comes with one of Logitech’s handy unifying receivers. (It’s also compatible with Logitech’s Flow software, which offers “cross-computer control and file sharing.” Since I only have one computer, I’ve never had the chance to use it.) That makes it ideal for working with an iPad, an iPhone or another Mac adjacent to your main Mac. Like many Logitech keyboards, the MX Keys for Mac lets you connect to three different devices and switch between them simply by tapping a key.
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