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Your Pick For Best Desktop Mouse: Logitech MX, Plus Alternatives

Logitech’s MX Series of mice handily dragged the title of “Best Desktop Mouse” to its Documents folder, taking down 50% of your votes. The MX Series won the same contest in 2011 on Gizmodo, in 2012 on Lifehacker’s Hive Five, and had its latest iteration recently reviewed as the best mouse ever on Gizmodo.

Logitech’s MX Series of mice handily dragged the title of “Best Desktop Mouse” to its Documents folder, taking down 50% of your votes. The MX Series won the same contest in 2011 on Gizmodo, in 2012 on Lifehacker’s Hive Five, and had its latest iteration recently reviewed as the best mouse ever on Gizmodo.


Alternatives

Wired

Pick up the Logitech G502 Proteus Core, which took second place in the voting round, tied for first place in the gaming mouse vote, and also happens to be my favorite.

Trackball

Grab the Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball, which took fifth place in both the desktop and gaming mouse voting rounds.

Gaming

Pick up the Logitech G502 Proteus Core, which took second place in the voting round, tied for first place in the gaming mouse vote, and also happens to be my favorite.

Vertical (ergonomic)

The Anker Vertical Mouse was the most recommended of its category in our nominations round. It’s also super cheap.

Lefty

Snag a left-handed version of the Razer DeathAdder or Naga, which tied for first and took fourth respectively in our gaming mouse vote.



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