I bought this mouse recently. I like the mouse overall, but initially I had a horrible experience. The cursor kept jumping all over the place. On both Mac and PC. I noticed so many negative reviews online and multiple people complaining on Reddit. Couldn't find a solution. And there is no way to do a firmware update on this mouse (on either Mac or PC), cause Logitech's firmware update tool does not recognize this mouse yet.
Then finally, someone on a SD thread posted a hint informing me that the Logitech Bolt receiver doesn't work well with USB 3 ports. So if you plug it to a USB 2 port, or use a USB 2 extension cable (if you only have USB 3 ports), the problem goes away. And sure enough, that worked. The receiver is connected tot the KVM switch on my monitor via an old extension cable and the problem went away. It's still not perfect though. A couple of times I've had to just turn the mouse off and On again, but that's been a rare occurrence.
Bottom line - good mouse but firmware sucks. Either use Bluetooth or connect the Bolt receiver to a USB 2 port, or use a USB 2 extension cable.
Yes. Of course. But lots of reasons why one might not want to use Bluetooth.
For one - if you have multiple Bluetooth devices, you may not want to share Bluetooth bandwidth. For people with permanent setups and extra usb ports on the back of the computer, it's better to just plug the dongle than permanently assign a portion of your Bluetooth bandwidth to the mouse.
Also, for those that use a KVM switch, using the dongle is better so you don't have to bother hitting the button on the bottom of the mouse to swap setups. I regularly switch between my Mac, my bootcamp windows partition on my Mac, my work laptop and the steam deck. That's one extra device than the 3 channels available on the mouse. Having the dongle plugged in makes it seamless, and don't have to worry about changing channels on the mouse or pairing/unpairing
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Damn, I posted the 94.99 deal on this yesterday. Combined with AMEX 10% off, but this is still $10 less. Shipping is much slower though. I may just take the L.
Seems like Logitech is extending their returns through the holiday season. From their site: "Extended holiday return policy.
Shop with confidence during the holiday season! Each year we extended our normal 30-day return policy so that the holiday gifts you purchase from November 15 through December 23 can be returned for any reason until January 31 of the following year. Your refund will include the purchase price and original shipping and handling charges."
Thanks OP! I have the MS2 and its been great, but the upgrade should be nice. I got the Adobe subscription as a free bonus. Hopefully it will give me a few months as I am a photographer.
These are great mice for business workflows. Comfortable. Only issues I encounter are that sometimes the software gets buggy and the programmable buttons don't work. Usually turning the mouse on and off resolves the issue. It's also a large mouse. If you have smaller hands, it might feel less than ideal.
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Then finally, someone on a SD thread posted a hint informing me that the Logitech Bolt receiver doesn't work well with USB 3 ports. So if you plug it to a USB 2 port, or use a USB 2 extension cable (if you only have USB 3 ports), the problem goes away. And sure enough, that worked. The receiver is connected tot the KVM switch on my monitor via an old extension cable and the problem went away. It's still not perfect though. A couple of times I've had to just turn the mouse off and On again, but that's been a rare occurrence.
Bottom line - good mouse but firmware sucks. Either use Bluetooth or connect the Bolt receiver to a USB 2 port, or use a USB 2 extension cable.
For one - if you have multiple Bluetooth devices, you may not want to share Bluetooth bandwidth. For people with permanent setups and extra usb ports on the back of the computer, it's better to just plug the dongle than permanently assign a portion of your Bluetooth bandwidth to the mouse.
Also, for those that use a KVM switch, using the dongle is better so you don't have to bother hitting the button on the bottom of the mouse to swap setups. I regularly switch between my Mac, my bootcamp windows partition on my Mac, my work laptop and the steam deck. That's one extra device than the 3 channels available on the mouse. Having the dongle plugged in makes it seamless, and don't have to worry about changing channels on the mouse or pairing/unpairing
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Shop with confidence during the holiday season! Each year we extended our normal 30-day return policy so that the holiday gifts you purchase from November 15 through December 23 can be returned for any reason until January 31 of the following year. Your refund will include the purchase price and original shipping and handling charges."
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