Review: Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX
By Tim Hage on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:33PM
Logitech’s newest line of wireless mice confused me a bit. As they stand, their older Revolution line is fantastic. Sure, this new generation would feature Logitech’s new Dark Field and Unifying technology, but was that enough to garner a small redesign, re-release and more importantly, a new price tag? It’s time to find out.
Despite its almost lame name (although, it does make sense), the design of the mouse is just as high quality as you’d expect from Logitech. The mouse’s sleek lines and nice mix of materials produce a very modern and sporty look. Another nice design choice is the omission of any shiny or glossy surfaces that would normally attract unwanted grime/sweat residue as well as fingerprints.
As far as comfort, the rubber side inserts makes the mouse very easy to grip and all of the material is smooth with no rough or sharp edges. Thumb buttons aside, the Anywhere Mouse MX seems to be designed as an ambidextrous mouse. Despite this, it still manages to be comfortable and fits your hand very well no matter your dominant hand.
On-glass performance is nearly flawless. Speed does seem a bit reduced, but this is hardly noticeable and still 100% usable on glass or shiny/clear surfaces. If that’s not enough, the Anywhere Mouse MX employs the use of Logitech’s new Unifying technology, allowing you to use the tiny wireless receiver for more than just one device at a time. To top it off, the mouse also includes a nice pouch for safely storing and transporting the device.
The Anywhere Mouse MX features the switchable scroll wheel that we’ve seen on a couple of Logitech’s mice before. It allows you to switch between normal wheel-scrolling and zero-resistance wheel-scrolling. You easily switch between the two by clicking the middle mouse button. The only problem with this is, like the VX Nano, the mouse no longer has an actual middle mouse button.
After using Logitech’s older MX Revolution, I expected that Logitech would implement internal rechargeable batteries in their future mice. This is very much not the case. Instead, the Anywhere Mouse MX still uses AA batteries and seems to have upped the number required from one AA to two, which is a bit excessive in any mouse, let alone a portable laptop mouse.
Scores
Price: 5
While it is an all around nice laptop mouse, it doesn’t justify the price tag. You can do a lot better, even from Logitech’s own product catalog.
Setup/Install: N/A
Plug ‘n’ Play is a beautiful thing.
Ease of Use: N/A
Assuming you have the use of one or more of your hands, usage shouldn’t be a problem.
Performance: 9
On a mousepad, the Anywhere Mouse MX is nothing extraordinary. However, the amount of different surfaces that this mouse will work on are quite impressive. Forgot your mousepad? No problem.
Features: 8
The Unifying technology, the freedom of mousing surface use, and great design are all topped off with a handy, safe pouch for transport that almost makes the mouse worth the cost. Almost.
Overall: 7 Olives
The Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX was put together with the MX Performance Mouse launched as one of the first two mice with Dark-Field technology. The mouse focuses on the mobile user, according to Logitech Anywhere where you should take it as literally as possible.
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I’ve gone from the VX Revolution to the Marathon Mouse M705 and back to the VX Revolution but now I’m giving the Anywhere Mouse MX a shot and I think it may be my new mouse….
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