The Logitech Lift Mouse is an excellent ergonomic mouse that I’ve been using for
the past 6 months. And originally, I thought I would use this mouse for 6 months and then
switch back to the other mouse I had been using forever. But after using
this mouse for six months, I really like it and I'm gonna keep using it.
So I'm going to walk you through the best features of the Logitech lift mouse, some downsides I’ve
run into while using it and then who i recommend it for. The first reason I like this mouse is it’s
ergonomic design. Its designed to put less strain on your wrist and fingers and after six months of
using it, I've actually had no pain in either my fingers or my wrist after using this mouse,
like I would occasionally get with my previous mouse after a day of heavy use. It’s design
feels more natural, as if the mouse just fits in-between how my hand naturally rests. The button
clicks feel nice and Logitech added two cool programmable buttons near where your thumb rests.
Though in practice, I haven't really used them over the past six months because if you're not
used to having extra mouse buttons, they're kind of easy to forget. If you’re left handed, Logitech
hasn’t forgotten about you and did make a left handed version of this mouse in only the Graphite
color. They also made a larger version for those with larger hands called the MX vertical. And they
have a nifty hand sizing guide on their website to help you figure out what your hand size is.
The right handed version of the mouse also comes in multiple colors to match
Logitech’s keyboards like the MX Keys Mini which we just did a review of.
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Another thing about the Logitech Lift Mouse’s design I like is the materials
used to make it. For the Graphite color I got, Logitech used 70% recycled plastic to make it,
and used no plastic in the packaging of the device. The next main feature
of this mouse that I love is easy device switching, you can pair up
to three different devices with this mouse over bluetooth, which is perfect for me.
I have a Mac Studio for the YouTube channel, a MacBook for work, and then a Windows Gaming PC
and I can use the same mouse for all 3 devices by the press of a button. When you turn the
mouse over you’ll see the bluetooth pairing and switch button at the top. You hold it
down to pair with a new device or use a short press to switch between 3 different devices.
Below that button you’ll see the optical sensor, power button, which I’ve rarely had to ever use
because the battery life of the Lift Mouse is incredible. It’s another reason why I love this
mouse. I’ve used this mouse every day for 6 months, and it’s still showing the mouse at
95% battery when I log into Logi Options, the optional software you can use for the mouse.
At the back of the mouse you can open the battery compartment to see that it's only being
powered by a single AA battery, which is seriously impressive and Logitech rates the battery life
for the Lift Mouse at 2 years regardless of whether you use a Bluetooth connection or the
Logic Bolt receiver, which comes with the mouse and you’ll see it in the battery compartment.
The Logi Bolt receiver is something I didn't use for almost the entire review period and I
really wish I had started using it sooner. For the past two weeks that i've been using it,
its become one of my favorite things about this mouse because it helps reduce bluetooth signal
congestion when connecting all different types of devices to my Mac. Before when
I was using my computer and had my Logitech Mouse and Keyboard plus Apple’s great Magic
Trackpad and AirPods Max headphones all connected simultaneously through bluetooth connections.
I'd constantly have audio cut-outs with my headphones,
But by using the Logi Bolt receiver, it pairs to both the mouse and my MX Keys keyboard,
and now i know longer have audio cutouts, due to Bluetooth congestion.
The last thing I like about the Lift Mouse is Logitech’s optional software you can use
with it on Mac and Windows called Logi Options Plus. This software helps you
connect to your different devices, see your mouse's battery life, but most importantly,
it let’s you customize what the buttons on your mouse do. There are 4 buttons you can customize,
the center button, the button behind that, and then the two buttons near where your thumbs rest.
And not only can you customize these buttons, but you can use Logi options plus to make them
do different things per app, which for me and my video editing workflows is such a time saver.
You’ll see I have the center button set to pan for horizontal scrolling to scroll through my
timeline, the button behind that is set to zoom my timeline to fit and then the other
two buttons switch between my two most used modes in Final Cut: the blade and select tools.
I also really like in Logi Options when you add an app,
it’ll suggest some app-specific actions for you to assign to different mouse buttons. Also in
Logi Options you can do other things like change your scrolling direction and speed,
pointer speed, and setup Logi Flow, which works in a similar way to Apple’s Universal control,
allowing you to move your mouse between two computers, even a PC and a Mac.
So that's everything I like about this mouse, but now let's talk about everything I don't
like about it. And the first downside I found with it is firmware updates. If you look at the
mouse’s settings in Logi Options it makes you think you can update it’s firmware but
you actually can’t. When you try and do this you’ll get a message telling you it couldn’t
find any supported devices and shows a link to a list of supported devices where the Lift
Mouse isn’t listed, which is just confusing. And you have no idea if there is even firmware
available for the mouse or if it’s even running the most current firmware version.
The other thing I don't like about this mouse is scrolling. When you scroll with it on a Mac,
you don’t get that smooth inerta scrolling you’re used to with Apple’s mice and
trackpads which I really love. When you stop scrolling with the Lift mouse,
so does the page and it feels a bit more abrupt compared to Apple’s accessories.
I wish Logitech would add that feature, once, of course, you know, they solve the whole being
able to update the firmware of the mouse thing.Overall though, for $70 US dollars,
this mouse offers a lot of great features and it’s the most comfortable mouse I’ve ever used.
It's a mouse I'd recommend to anyone who wants an ergonomic mouse, and anyone who wants a mouse that
you can switch between devices pretty easily. If you’re interested in purchasing a Logitech Lift
mouse, I’ll leave links below where you can check current pricing as well as check out the larger
MX vertical mouse for those with larger hands as well as links to other devices I mentioned
in this review like the Magic Trackpad, Mac Studio, and Logitech MX Keys Mini keyboard.
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