- This is the Microsoft Surface Precision mouse.
It costs 99 bucks, but is it worth it?
Today I'll tell you in my review, stay tuned.
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So, here it is, the Microsoft Surface Precision mouse,
as you can see, it's a very familiar design,
if you've ever seen, dare I say, the Logitech MX2S,
which is one of the most popular productivity mice
on the market.
I did review this a few months ago,
it's actually one of my favorite out there.
Logitech has a very long history in making excellent
devices for PC's and Macs and,
as the case there.
Very much a similar design, you get a very
ergonomically rounded back here, along with this thumb rest,
which I'm a huge fan of.
This prevents, obviously, your thumb from dragging on
the mat when you're using it.
Coming around to the sides here,
let's go over the buttons.
So, of course, you get a forward button, a back button,
and a middle click button.
All of these are programmable through software,
and using Windows 10.
You can do that by default, using the Windows 10
operating system but there's also the
Microsoft keyboard and mouse center,
which gives you way more options, we'll talk
about that in a few minutes though.
So, they are made out of aluminum,
they feel really good,
easy to discern and I really don't have
complaints about them, just really solid buttons.
I really like that back one,
the middle one is actually neat 'cos it's by default,
set to task view, so you click it,
it's gonna show you all your open, running apps,
letting you switch between them with ease.
Obviously, you've worked out the mouse, very cool stuff.
Coming to the top here, you do have a scroll wheel
which is made from aluminum, it is excellent,
it is a clicky type, but that's okay,
because if you hit this button here,
it's gonna release it, and now this does free scroll.
So, like Logitech, they give you that option,
so people prefer one way, or the other,
or to switch between applications,
and you can do that here with just hitting that button.
Again, no complaints, very nice scroll wheel,
it's not too big, it's not too prominent, just good design.
You also have two buttons that click,
you can hear that clicking there.
You know, Microsoft did a really good design here,
Microsoft has a very long history in mice,
they've been doing it for almost 30 years now,
so this is really nothing new for them,
except that the Surface game has now taken over
mouse development and they do a really good job.
Lets talk a little bit about connectivity,
now this is Bluetooth, so you can run into occasional
glitches, depending on your setup and how
good your Bluetooth actually is.
Now we come to the Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro,
I really haven't had any issues, which is surprising,
'cos that marbel wireless chip on board.
With my XPS27, I did, occasionally, have a stutter,
that is, I'd go use the mouse after a few minutes,
it was almost like it was asleep,
and then it would come back to life.
Not a huge deal.
I think that has to do with the Bluetooth low energy,
and it doesn't always happen, in fact,
it hasn't happened in the last few days.
This is, of course, the problem with wireless technology.
Now, if you do have constant problems,
I do recommend just plugging it in, and using it as a wired
connection, which is a pretty solid option for this mouse.
But so, your Bluetooth experience may vary,
there is no 2.4 gigaherz dongle,
unlike the Logitech mouse, and some other ones,
like Razor, to give you that more definitive connection.
So, you'll just have to rely on Bluetooth and,
fingers crossed, it works.
Now, like all high-end mice, this one has it's own
software as well.
And you don't need this to run,
and that's why you can also run this on a Mac,
but you're going to get fewer functions that way.
With this software, the Microsoft mouse and keyboard
center, which I should point out, does not run on
Windows 10S, which is a bit unfortunate,
so you're gonna be limited with that device.
But with anything else, you can install it,
and you get a ton of options,
which is, of course, what people want.
This is a very professional level mouse,
meaning there's a lot of customizability here.
So, you can adjust the wheel, the wheel button,
you can assign different tasks,
and you can also adjust the dpi settings,
speaking of, your talk about between 400 to 3200
dots per inch, which is not bad, but it is a little bit
different to the Logitech MX2S mouse,
which is 200 to 4000.
There is also app-specific settings,
and this will choose apps that you've already opened before,
and it will show up in the menu,
and if not, you can use Windows Explorer,
and manually add a program there.
This is some really high level stuff,
I don't even really use these features,
but for people who are using specific apps,
that they want to have specific buttons,
assigned to do things like macros or key combinations,
well this is a solid option for you.
Speaking of battery, you do get a battery percentage here,
which shows you it's fully charged.
And this does recharge by micro USB, the battery
is not user-replaceable, and you should go about
three months on a single charge.
So I used this mouse just to email,
I haven't been able to test that.
But it should last a long time.
Finally, one of the coolest features is Smart Switch,
so this is the ability to run this mouse on 3 PCs,
at the same time, so you can see here on my office PC,
my Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro, all connected and paired.
And what's really neat, is you can toggle those
on and off, so if you don't want 3 PCs,
but you want to use it on 3 PCs, you can toggle that switch,
and it won't jump between those.
You can also toggle a whole feature on or off.
And you can arrange the PCs, based on
their orientation here.
So, you want one in the middle, you can do that,
so as you scroll across, it will adjust accordingly.
There are also options for the sensitivity,
that is, when you get to the edge,
how fast it detects before it switches over.
And, it's not one of those things you're going
to accidentally do, you're really gonna have to
force it over the cursor, to the edge of the screen,
before it jumps.
So I really wouldn't worry about that.
It never interfered with my productivity, when using it.
There's also a notification you can turn on and off,
so when it jumps to a new computer,
a little notification will pop up, just to
let you know it is active.
Okay, let's compare quickly,
the Microsoft Surface Precision mouse to the Logitech MX2S,
which is the latest version.
So these are both 99 dollars, this one is
slightly more sensitive, but we're really
talking a minuscule difference.
Neither are really gaming-class mice, so
you're not gonna wanna use on of these,
if you use it for first person shooters.
But, both are very good for professional use.
And they do both have click or scroll wheels,
to smooth scrolling option.
They both have forward and back buttons,
and they're both very ergonomically designed.
Honestly, there's not a huge difference between these two,
they both feel very comfortable.
The MX2S has a higher arch to it,
so it's maybe more comfortable for some,
whereas the surface is a little more low profile,
which is also very good for packing.
Battery life is going to better, I think, in theory
with the Precision mouse over the MX2S.
In terms of weight,
you're talking 135 grams for the Surface mouse,
versus 145 grams for the Logitech,
that doesn't really make a huge difference, of course.
But is a subtle difference.
Okay, let's wrap this up,
so the Microsoft Surface Precision mouse,
I think is a solid buy.
At 99 dollars so there's no real value savings,
compared to the Logitech MX2S.
And a lot of those differences between these two,
are going to come down to personal preference.
And in that regard, you may want to try both out,
if you have the option.
They're both very comfortable,
I found the MX2S has a little bit less drag coefficient,
so I'm using it on a hard surface, it just feels smoother.
On the other hand, it's scroll wheel clicks,
it's very loud,
and I can say with the Microsoft Surface Precision,
it's very quiet.
So if that's important to you,
the Microsoft option may be better.
In terms of programability and precision,
Microsoft did a really nice job here,
I really like all the options,
in fact I'll probably never use a lot of them,
but I know a lot of people in professional markets,
will leverage those, so it's a good option to have.
If you're looking for a travel mouse,
this one falls in the middle.
It's obviously not gonna be the smallest out there,
but it's also not too large either.
So you can slip it into a bag,
and it's a little bit more low profile than the MX2S mouse,
which is important to know.
But if you're really looking for something for traveling,
you want to check out the Surface Ark mouse,
which, of course, lays completely flat.
Now if you're looking for something to help you
with productivity, and you use multiple computers,
I can give you a solid recommendation for the
Microsoft Surface Precision mouse.
So there's a quick look at the new
Microsoft Precision Surface mouse.
If you want more information about this,
you can head to Windows Central, to read my full review.
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Bye.
A little bit about that Bluetooth connectivity,
I did have an occasional glitch on my XPS27,
and sometimes I'd go use the mouse,
by the way, am I actually looking,
is that right where my eyes are?
'Cos I'm looking at the Sony label.
- [Cameraman] Yeah it looks fine.
- Okay.