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Had a $4 mouse from the dollar store. Watched some youtube videos, and decided to splurge and bought the latest and greatest bleeding-edge Mx master 3, at $129 and 3225% more expensive. Despite all the great reviews and hype. I'm kind of hating it. Damn thing is so heavy.

It feels like I'm moving a brick around. Was going to return it, but now I'm saving it for a protest.

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>>It feels like I'm moving a brick around. Was going to return it, but now I'm saving it for a protest.

I thought it was still bumble bee tuna.

The weight is something I love about MX Masters.

I love the weight too. However, the battery life sucked -- last time I had one, kept dying after a week needing a recharge. I then bought a Logitech Marathon mouse and I'm already going 2+ years wireless on a single set of AA batteries. That makes me happy. I like products I don't have to think about charging all the time.

I wish they covered the mice in solar panels like the solar-powered wireless keyboard, or harvested kinetic energy though -- that keyboard is another great Logitech hit if your workspace is near a window -- you never have to charge it.

If you didn't buy that used, you probably should've complained to logitech. My master 2 runs ~1 month on a single charge, and when I see the third light blinking I usually just plug it into my laptop overnight. I've not had to deal with a dead battery in this mouse, ever.

Yeah it was new. Weird. Did you have to install any drivers to get it to power save efficiently? Because I run Linux and don't have any Logitech proprietary drivers installed.

Nope, and I use linux too. If you do want a driver for linux, logiops is great: https://github.com/PixlOne/logiops

I know I'm comparing apples to oranges, but I own a Logitech MX Anywhere 2S and the battery seems to last forever, even with constant use. It works on any surface, too! The best mouse I've ever used.

Best mouse I've found is the Logitech G Pro, it annoys me that it's full of stupid RGB lights, but it has the precision and speed of a good gaming mouse without being too ridiculous in design or cost ~$60

I use a Logitech G502 and it's great. This is the second one I've had (spilled drink on the first one, RIP) and I'll buy the same again when this one dies if they're still around.

That Logitech mouse shape is basically perfect. I've been using mice with that body profile for 15 years now. I periodically check up on the newest iterations to have my replacement bookmarked, but this decade old one seems content to keep chugging on.

Also only had random $5-$10 microsoft basic mice since like the early 2000s, changed to gaming mice and didn't like any of them, and my last trial the mouse broke after a few weeks (logitech g pro).

I have $300+ in Apple mouse and trackpads connected to my computer but I still find myself using the $30 dell mouse that I got as a backup.

I love my Mx master

It is a great fucking mouse, but it's not for everybody.

Cans of tuna are cheaper and tastier.

As a Vegan, I'm repulsed at throwing dead fish at people. Also they kill dolphins when they catch them. Dolphins are "people kind" best friend in the ocean.

How about vegetable soup?

Furthermore, there’s plenty of dolphin safe tuna out there, which does mean something as designations go:

http://savedolphins.eii.org/news/entry/what-does-dolphin-saf...

Its more ethical, for sure, but only if it's vegan soup.

Plus, fishing is really unsustainable: fish depletion, severe harm to non-edible species, high energy usage, carbon emission, geopolitical tension.

Finally, it's one of the most dangerous jobs, and often exploitative.

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