Hey there.
I’m Trisha Hershberger, here on the Newegg Studios channel, and this month we’re talking
about lightweight tech.
We’re talking portable, agile, easy-to-carry and, very importantly, wireless.
Specifically today we’re going to be talking about wireless mice.
Wireless peripheral tech has gotten better and better over the past decade, to the point
where even dedicated gaming companies like Corsair and Logitech sell wireless gaming
mice that can deliver performance effectively equal to what you get from their wired options.
Sounds like blasphemy to me too but it’s true!
When you’re shopping for wireless mice these days you have a bunch of different connectivity
options, including Bluetooth, IR, RF, and plenty of models that can convert from wired
to wireless, which can really give you the best of both worlds in terms of flexibility
and reliability when you need it.
If you’re on the go a lot, tossing a wireless mouse in your laptop bag will make your life
much easier than relying on a laptop trackpad.
And maybe you’re in a position that a lot of people are these days, where you’re working
at home sometimes or you’re going to be at school or at work sometimes - with that
kind of uncertainty from day to day, having a good mobile productivity setup is key, and
that means you need a solid wireless mouse.
To help you out, we took a look at the wireless mice available for sale on Newegg, and we
looked through the ones with the best customer reviews that also had a lot of customer reviews.
Taking that into account, along with price, availability, and special features, here are
six of the best wireless mice you can buy on Newegg right now.
Number one: the M510 from Logitech, which currently sits at a score of 4 out of 5 eggs
with 317 reviews.
Logitech is a name that’s going to show up multiple times on this list, since they
are a major presence in both sides of the mouse world - productivity and gaming.
The M510 is a good choice if you want an affordable productivity-focused mouse but you don’t
want one that’s really small.
Several of the other mice on this list are really tiny, to make them easier to fit in
your bag, but the M510 is more like the size and shape of a regular mouse, at 4.7 inches
long and 2.5 inches wide.
If you have bigger hands and want something that’s a little more comfortable to use,
the M510 could be the way to go for you.
The mouse also has an ambidextrous form-factor so you can use it with either hand - though
its extra buttons are only on the left side, so it’s not a pure ambidextrous mouse, there
are still several people in the customer reviews who discuss using it as a left-handed mouse
option.
The M510 runs on two AA batteries, connects to a tiny Logitech Unifying receiver, which
can also work with other wireless Logitech peripherals, and it has laser tracking, which
will make it better on shiny or reflective surfaces, like a glass table.
You can pick it up for just around $25 through the link in the description below.
Continuing on the office mouse side of things, let’s talk about the M310.
It’s another wireless mouse that’s a decent size for average to large hands, and this
one is fully ambidextrous since it doesn’t have any additional side buttons.
The M310 is very similar to the M510 in terms of features, but it comes in different colors,
like grey and teal, and it’s a little bit smaller and a few dollars cheaper.
It also runs on a single AA battery instead of two, and it has a visible power indicator
light that shows you how much charge you have remaining.
The M310 also has an Optical sensor, rather than the Laser option that the M510 has.
That difference in sensor type isn’t quite as important for office mice as it is for
gamers, but if you want more information, check out the recent video we did covering
gaming peripherals - we’ll pop up a link here, and it’ll also be in the description
below.
Okay, one more wireless productivity mouse here on our list of the five best wireless
mice on Newegg - the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000.
If you want a wireless office mouse, the two biggest names are Logitech - which we’ve
already covered - and Microsoft, which is really well regarded in this part of the industry.
The Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 has 74 customer reviews on Newegg for an average of 4 out
of 5 eggs.
In contrast to the full-sized Logitech options, this is a miniature mouse that’ll fit in
any bag, and you can use it easily in a cramped place like a coffee shop or a plane seat.
Customer reviews praise the small size and the simple reliability of this mouse - some
people say they’ve been using it for years without any issues.
It runs off a single AA battery, and has one extra button on the left side, in addition
to a tilting scroll-wheel.
If you want a productivity-focused wireless mouse and small size is a big plus or you,
the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 is one of the best options available on Newegg.
Now let’s switch gears and take a look at a gaming-focused wireless option, the Corsair
Harpoon.
It’s available for around $65 from Newegg, and it has 63 customer reviews for a 4 out
of 5 egg score.
This is an example of one of the new gaming mice we’ve seen released over the past few
years that delivers an advanced form of wireless connectivity.
Each company has their own name for their wireless tech, and Corsair calls theirs “Slipstream.”
When using the Slipstream connection Corsair says you can get a response time under 1 millisecond,
so you shouldn’t notice any lag with gaming at all, and the mouse also allows you to use
Bluetooth if that’s more convenient for you, or you can connect with a physical wire.
The Harpoon is a lot simpler than what you’ll get with many other gaming mice, with a compact,
contoured shape and only two extra buttons.
It does have RGB lighting via the Corsair logo on the palm rest though, because can
you really call it a gaming mouse without RGB these days?
Don’t judge me! (as Trisha motions to her very RGB setup)
The Harpoon is built with highly-rated Omron switches and has a sensor capable of up to
10,000 DPI.
Corsair also advertises up to 60 hours of battery-powered wireless gaming, and if you
regularly switch to wired mode when that’s an option to keep charging while you play,
you’ll likely never find yourself running out of charge.
For the last mouse on this list of the best wireless mice on Newegg, we’re talking about
one of the best best gaming mice around, period - the Logitech G502.
With its distinctive shape, generous thumbscoop, adjustable weights, and 11 customizable buttons,
the G502 has been getting glowing reviews for years, throughout different versions and
upgrades.
The LIGHTSPEED edition of the mouse combines the highly regarded features and form factor
with Logitech’s LIGHTSPEED wireless tech, which the company is happy to brag has been
used by professional gamers in actual competitions.
With all those features comes a heftier price, as the G502 is going to run you about $150
- but this is a mouse that basically does it all.
You can use it in wired or wireless modes, you can take full advantage of all its programmable,
customizable gaming features, and it even has RGB lighting that can sync with the rest
of your Logitech peripherals.
You can play for up to 60 hours on a full USB charge or 2 and a half hours with a quick
5 minute charge - and if you combine the mouse with a Logitech PowerPlay mousepad, you can
actually charge the mouse via wireless induction charging while you are using it.
All that, plus Logitech’s 16,000 DPI HERO Sensor, which is one of the best in the business.
If you want the G502, the Corsair Harpoon, or any of the other wireless mice we highlighted
in the video today, you can find them all through the links in the description below.
And if you have a particular wireless mouse that you like that we didn’t cover, let
us know about it in the comments!
Bye!