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Logitech MX Master 3
Based on 31 credible posts from Hacker News & Bluesky. 3 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored September 27, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Most owners are happy with it: 71% of 31 reviews are positive and 6% negative. Praise centers on controls & input and performance. The most common complaint is controls & input (4 owners). Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (100%), which suggests it holds up well.
What owners like
Controls & input praised by 7 owners
“amazingly, perhaps, on my laptop, i have a touchpad AND a perfectly viable 3 button button zone.”
Performance praised by 3 owners
“And yes, there's a large performance and durability difference.”
Connectivity praised by 3 owners
“Bluetooth has been working flawlessly every time.”
Battery & charging praised by 2 owners
“Also have an the product Advanced for travel, USB-C charges, and supports switching between 3 BT devices with an optional USB transceiver that stores away, and it also works on iOS devices but that's really more of a gimmick.”
What owners complain about
Controls & input raised by 4 owners
“Keyboard isn't much better, since Apple encourages you to bring your own keyboard, but doesn't even ship a keymap for PC keyboards.”
Price & value raised by 3 owners
“The mouse is pricey, but I like that I can easily switch it over for use with my PC laptop or my desktop Mac if I want.”
Battery & charging raised by 2 owners
“Second, flipping my mouse over and being forced to stop using it is an objectively worse experience than plugging it in for charging while using.”
Comfort & size raised by 2 owners
“Apple's greatest weakness has always been ergonomics.”
What owners talk about
- Controls & input7 praise · 4 complain
- Battery & charging2 praise · 2 complain
- Performance3 praise · 1 complain
- Comfort & size2 praise · 2 complain
- Connectivity3 praise · 1 complain
- Price & value0 praise · 3 complain
- Software & AI2 praise · 1 complain
- Build & durability1 praise · 1 complain
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Parent had this exact issue: getting repeatedly frustrated with bluetooth connection issues My suggestion to use the bolt reciever was in response to that. [...] I have the MX Master 3 and MX Keys Mini. [...] I did have more issues using pure bluetooth with an external bt antenna (intel bluetooth hardware).
[...] I don’t mind spending that if my hand will be ergonomically stable for long term use. I recently upgraded to the new MX Master 3? And even got myself the Mx keyboard. [...]
I have been using a MX Master 3 (non-S), and an MX Anywhere 2S for the past few years on a daily basis, on multiple devices (Windows, MacOS and Linux). Bluetooth has been working flawlessly every time. [...] If you don't want the dongle, why not just connect via Bluetooth?
For mice, I've really liked the Logitech MX Master 3 I've had for 5ish years. Super comfortable and some neat features too.
About $40. And yes, there's a large performance and durability difference. Says a guy that's been using a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse (about $100) for more than 10 years.
[...] Or opening a floating menu by using the thumb button on my MX Master3. [...]
[...] I have a mx master 3 and its handsdown the best workmouse i have ever had. [...]
[...] Apple's greatest weakness has always been ergonomics. [...] Their external scissor switch keyboards (I hated their older keyboards) have always been quite good for what they are, and if they made one in the shape of the sculpt, I'd try it. The magic trackpad is amazing, but I just find myself never reaching for it compared to my mx master 3
I have an original, non-BT MX Revolution that I keep rehabilitating periodically with batteries and pads (the sites call them "skates") for my laptop-dock workstation so there's no pairing issues. Also have an MX Master 3 Advanced for travel, USB-C charges, and supports switching between 3 BT devices with an optional USB transceiver that stores away, and it also works on iOS devices but that's really more of a gimmick.
[...] In Linux a device driver can take 16 minutes, hours, days or up to 16 years in making. [...] I will buy that Logitech MX Master 3 or the 3s because I want it! Had keyboards and mouses from Logitech before and they were top!
I brought my MX Master 3 to a brand new Mac mini and was terribly confused. [...] Keyboard isn't much better, since Apple encourages you to bring your own keyboard, but doesn't even ship a keymap for PC keyboards.
For those that don’t want to click on this mostly contentless article, it’s the MX Master 3. [...] I would recommend it for nearly every type of intensive computer work: web browser stuff, CAD, software development, spreadsheets, editing tasks, anything really. [...]
[...] But I plug in my Magic Trackpad to my GNOME desktop and it works fine. My MX Master 3 works great, and avoids the gesture emulation mode that makes it feel sluggish on Mac. My Nvidia hardware has better driver support on Linux than anywhere else, my Android handset integrates with the desktop better than it ever did on Windows or Mac, my XM4s support the LDAC codec that my iPad and Macbook won't. My old Thinkpad still gets frequent updates and supports all the same software it had at launch. [...] Linux is simply an open software project, warts and all. [...]
I'm a very happy user of SteerMouse for years now. The logitech app was very unstable (and increasingly bloated) to just be able to customize a couple of things for the MX Master 3. SteerMouse does all that, is hidden away in preferences where it belongs, and It Just Works™
amazingly, perhaps, on my laptop, i have a touchpad AND a perfectly viable 3 button button zone. I do love the "real" mouse i use on my desktop system (logitech mx master 3), but there's no reason why a laptop can't "natively" support both mouse button and touchpad interaction styles.
[...] I've got a G203 on the PC and an MX Master 3 on the mac and they are both excellent. The G203 is the best mouse I've used since the MS optical mice. [...]
Here’s how I do it now, three machines two are linux and one is windows: I use Logetic MX master 3 mouse, it can connect to three devices via Bluetooth, if I need to switch from one to another, I click a button in bottom to switch it to the next one, and being wireless is very handy since one machine is far away from where I sit and it’s connected to a big screen.
My mouse and keyboard are both usb-c and I wasn't specifically looking for usb-c when I ordered either of them. Logitech MX Master 3 and Keychron Q1. [...]
[...] And like the author, I started investigating other keyboards as well. Today I use a Moonlander Mark I and Apple Trackpad on one system, and a Lenovo TrackPoint II and Logitech MX Master 3 on my other system. [...]
[...] I use a logitech mx master 3, it's my favorite mouse ever and I can use it on both pc and mac, which is nice. but if I ever get a trackpad (I got a studio, not a laptop) that's a good option
I dug out a Logitech MX Master 3 that I bought years ago and never used because scrolling the scroll-wheel too fast decelerates the scroll completely (and sometimes starts scrolling the other way).
every time i see a youtuber with a logitech MX Master 3 I feel like part of the cool smartguy in-group. I bought one before i knew everyone loved them and that makes me soooo smart
The Logitech mx master 3 has a rather pleasant gesture interface (e.g. you can click a button and move the mouse to do something -- i use it to close/reopen tabs and move forward/backwards
I use a Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless mouse (www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B...) when I am travelling with my MacBook Air and I know I'm going to be doing a lot of work on my laptop. The mouse is pricey, but I like that I can easily switch it over for use with my PC laptop or my desktop Mac if I want.
But the battery only lasts a day or two Yes, but the battery is standard and easily replaceable. My main gripe with the G700s is the weight, although it's not much heavier than the mx master 3. [...]
I loved my Performance MX. I finally had to replace it at work (software wouldn't install after migrating to Windows 11) and the MX Master 3 I got seems much ergonomically worse to me. I also am not a fan of the thumb wheel replacing buttons. [...] My sister in law gave me her G700S to fix the main button microswitches, and she convinced me that it's the apotheosis of the design - it's what should have replaced the Performance MX. No soft-touch plastic, extra buttons, and the higher resolution sensor. [...]
My MX Master 3 has a weird issue where it can just stop charging. [...] The "fix" from Reddit is to squeeze the mouse until it starts charging again. It sounds like someone trolling, but it actually works about half the time.
[...] Second, flipping my mouse over and being forced to stop using it is an objectively worse experience than plugging it in for charging while using. I have an MX Master 3 which is also wireless and charges with a cord. While it's charging, I definitely have a degraded experience relative to the wireless one, so I unplug as soon as I can (I sometimes don't even wait for the full charge!) to go back to the better experience. [...]
[...] Magic Keyboard with no "fn" button. [...] Macbooks own keyboard with FN button. Which really messes with me, because my pinky expects the left most button to be the CTRL action button. [...] I have Logitech MX Master 3 - which feels nice, but not with Macbook. It sometimes randomly starts to skip and lag, I have to reset it. [...] I know I can turn off the Genie, yes, but it feels so cheesy and cheap animations. [...]
I got a Logitech MX Master 3 clone from Amazon for 1/4 the price of the one I have because it started turning off at random times, and I didn’t want to be left without a mouse on vacation. I immediately noticed it doesn’t have a thumb button, which I use all the time.
[...] - The main topic requires me to pull python dependencies, build, run manually on Mac - All others can't reassign the button below the scroll wheel on the MX Master 3/4
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What the brand claims
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What owners report
“Parent had this exact issue: getting repeatedly frustrated with bluetooth connection issues My suggestion to use the bolt reciever was in response to that. [...] I have the MX Master 3 and MX Keys Mini. [...] I did have more issues using pure bluetooth with an external bt antenna (intel bluetooth hardware).”
after 30 monthsView on Hacker News“[...] I don’t mind spending that if my hand will be ergonomically stable for long term use. I recently upgraded to the new MX Master 3? And even got myself the Mx keyboard. [...]”
after 7 yearsView on Hacker News“I dug out a Logitech MX Master 3 that I bought years ago and never used because scrolling the scroll-wheel too fast decelerates the scroll completely (and sometimes starts scrolling the other way).”
“I got a Logitech MX Master 3 clone from Amazon for 1/4 the price of the one I have because it started turning off at random times, and I didn’t want to be left without a mouse on vacation. I immediately noticed it doesn’t have a thumb button, which I use all the time.”
Common Logitech MX Master 3 problems
Issues at least two owners independently report.
- Price & value3 mentionsView on Bluesky
“I got a Logitech MX Master 3 clone from Amazon for 1/4 the price of the one I have because it started turning off at random times, and I didn’t want to be left without a mouse on vacation. I immediately noticed it doesn’t have a thumb button, which I use all the time.”
- Controls & input4 mentionsView on Hacker News
“I brought my MX Master 3 to a brand new Mac mini and was terribly confused. [...] Keyboard isn't much better, since Apple encourages you to bring your own keyboard, but doesn't even ship a keymap for PC keyboards.”
- Battery & charging2 mentionsView on Hacker News
“My MX Master 3 has a weird issue where it can just stop charging. [...] The "fix" from Reddit is to squeeze the mouse until it starts charging again. It sounds like someone trolling, but it actually works about half the time.”
- Comfort & size2 mentionsView on Hacker News
“I loved my Performance MX. I finally had to replace it at work (software wouldn't install after migrating to Windows 11) and the MX Master 3 I got seems much ergonomically worse to me. I also am not a fan of the thumb wheel replacing buttons. [...] My sister in law gave me her G700S to fix the main button microswitches, and she convinced me that it's the apotheosis of the design - it's what should have replaced the Performance MX. No soft-touch plastic, extra buttons, and the higher resolution sensor. [...]”