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Personally, I would recommend a tufted titmouse. I know, I know, you think it's actually a mouse, but it's not! It's a BIRD. They're super cute.

I got a Logitech MX Master for general desktop use and am happy with it.

Good battery life, comfortable, accurate, and the multiple extra function buttons don’t get in the way. I like the motorized flywheel scroll and ability to maintain 3 bluetooth pairings (selectable via button on bottom)

I am a big fan of the vertical mouse. Currently using the Logitech Lift and happy with it. I'm sure there are other ones that are great too but this is just what I'm using.

logitech trackballs are my favorite

the blue ball model is cheap and will work for a few years

the gray ball model is worth the extra cost and mine have lasted for a few years and don't show any signs of failing like the blue ball models do

Logitech tend to be good. I've had a Razer Naga for a few years and it has held up. Corsair let me down.

I love my Logitech G502, which I'm sure you will see recommended anywhere you look because it's pretty popular.

I'm still using the wired version, but if I were to be in the market for a new one today, the wireless one would be the first I checked out.

I got a Logitech G502X. Works good for my use case.

I'm not that picky, so I usually go for whatever Logitech I can find which can connect to a unifying receiver. That way, using solaar (Linux equivalent of that proprietary tool for pairing Logitech devices), I can use just one USB dongle for both mouse and keyboard.

I like my Logitech G604. This may be unhelpful since they're discontinued.

My main selection criteria were:

• Wireless
• Standard-size field-replaceable battery
• Both Bluetooth and dongle connectivity

It's been a solid all-around mouse as well as having the feature set I wanted. The rubber that covers much of the upper surface is starting to degrade though.

If you have large hands I can recommend the Logitech G305. Probably the most durable one I've had yet, pretty much every other mouse I've had before would develop some sort of issue after 1-2 years but the G305 has been working like new for close to 4 years now.

I've used the wired equivalent of the Logitech g502 for a while, and my partner has the wireless one, I liked them as well. I've used Logitech, steel series, Razer and Saitek mice over the years, started with a Logitech G7, and there's a reason I went back to Logitech mice after using some of the others. Imo you can't really go wrong with one of their midrange models with a decent sensor, won't break the bank and found them fairly reliable.

As a bit of an alternate, I know you prefer wireless, but I've been using a Ploopy Mouse for few months now. I don't do online fps stuff anymore, but was great for FPSs (some boomer shooters mainly) and RPGs it's solid, been playing a lot of Diablo 2 recently and it's great. It runs qmk so it's customisable however you want, sensor seems decent and the entire thing is open source, designed for user serviceability.

Logitech G502

I've used several mice across nearly all major brands. Maintaining four home office locations and a few for using while on work trips. Confortable and reliable.

Only issue my wife has is hitting the side button on a web browser and losing saved work via portal apps. I've never hit a side button by mistake.

At least gorilla marketing is up front and in your face. They're not sneaky about it like some other types of marketing which use surprise and creative interactions to generate buzz about their products.

Can't go wrong with the MX Master 3s.

I've had an original g502 since they first came out. Mine was a return that had been damaged, and other than some cosmetic damage (corrosion on the scroll wheel, rubber texturing worn flat, gamergrease stuck in the cracks), it has held up remarkably well for the past 10+ years.

I'd encourage you to get a budget model from a gaming manufacturer just so you can avoid getting a mouse with integrated acceleration or something stupid like that.

mx master 3. it's a little bulky and it costs $100 but it legitimately has like a 3 month battery life and it is well built with a high quality sensor, plus the gesture thing (doesn't work on Linux though).

Logitech G305

Wireless, simple, cheap (30 euros or so) and runs for half a year or so on a single AA battery. I used all sorts of fancy gaming mice for a good while, but if Logitech keeps making these I'm more than happy to get new ones when the buttons give up, which they always do eventually no matter the price point.

You already got so much feedback but I'll chuck one in for the Logitech MX anywhere. Its smaller than the master version but has USBC charging which is important for me, so I only need one cable to charge everything, I make a point to try and get USBC products (keyboard, action cam, bike lights, headphones etc)

Elecom makes a range of devices, I haven’t tried any of their mice, but the huge trackball is excellent.

Logitech M650 it had very quiet buttons and a freewheeling scroll wheel. Wheel click is not quite as quiet, and the thumb buttons are noisy. Another downside is that after roughly a year the plastics have worn down, moving and sometimes the buttons are clicking due to getting stuck.

I've used Razer mice. Those were great to hold, but crappy quality. I use mousewheeldown a lot and have had their mouse wheels break on me twice.

Then I had a Steelseries one which had a weird issue with mouse presets. Not a big fan.

I used a cooler master mouse that outlasted those three. Note I use a Trust mouse that I'm pretty happy with and had at least outlasted my Steelseries one.

Trust used to be the cheap plastic feeling mouse that you didn't want, but now I feel that the build quality is about the same as the 'brands' probably are made in the same factory too.

Logitech M331. Wireless, good fit in the hand, and nearly silent clicks. Low pressure click too. I've used one at work and one at home for years now.

Loud-clicking mice irk me, as do ones that require some pressure to click. When you do it thousands of times a day, it matters.

It's also pretty cheap, like AUD$30 I think.

My keyboard of choice is Keychron K5SE incidentally.

Logitech M570 I use it daily and the battery lasts for a month or more

Both the mice I use are Logitech.

Marathon M705 in work. Bought in 2017 and still trucks away in my 9-5. Fantastic scroll and enough buttons for convenience. Batteries last seemingly forever.

M510 at home. Bought in 2022 and no troubles. Has done me well in the same non-competitive gaming role, but you might appreciate a few more buttons.

Both use the unifying protocol. Both are pretty cheap too.

I am very happy with my Glorious Model D- Wireless mouse. It's lightweight and sits perfect in my hand.

I loved the Logitech G700 (discontinued)

I loved the Logitech G602 (discontinued)

Both had the left click button start to die after a few years. Logitech is known for this being a common failure point which SUCKS because they have the best (IMO) mice that are wired/wireless, rechargeable/replaceable batteries, and accessible thumb buttons without having 20 on the side for a "gaming" mouse.

I tried the G502 but returned it because of crappy button placement. Also hate having a mouse that looks like it should be in one of the Tron movies

I just want ~4-6 buttons on the side for my thumb that I use for media controls, forward/back, etc. It's REALLY hard to find that - usually it's 2 buttons or like 30.

Right now I'm using the Redragon M811 PRO and like it. Feels a bit cheaper build quality but not fragile. It's much bigger than previous mice I've had which is actually a good thing for me, because I have big hands and didn't realize it would be more comfortable. I don't like the number of buttons on the side (a lot) but overall it's good for my needs and I won't feel like a chump if it breaks in a couple years, unlike how I feel like with the Logitech ones that are way too expensive to have such a well documented problem with switches wearing out.

I bought a Darmoshark M3 used like 1 year ago. It's a cheap, really lightweight and a fast wireless mouse imo. Also feels great to grip. Def would recommend it

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I’ve been using a Razer viper for a few years. It works perfectly well, fits nicely in the hand and it’s not too pricey.

Definitely worth a try.

Wired Steelseries Aerox.

Logitech Performance MX. I've had for years. Still my favorite mouse.

I swear by the Logitech lyft, I know it looks weird. But it just feels natural, give it a day or two and you'll wonder why every mouse isn't shaped like that. I know because thats what happened to me after I used my boss's mouse and then my wife when she used mine.

Evoluent vertical mouse

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Really wish Logitech would make a new/wireless version of the g600, I use it for work and all of the programmable buttons on the side are amazing for productivity. Cut, copy, paste, delete with the mouse is so handy