Logitech M590 Silent Wireless Mouse, Multi-Device, Bluetooth Or 2.4GHz Wireless Mouse with USB Unifying Receiver, 1000 Dpi Optical Tracking, 2-Year Battery Life, PC/Mac/Laptop – Black Graphite: Mice:

Currently, Logitech has an M235 model on Amazon that looks like a quality product at about 1/3rd price of the M590.. and which is a basic wireless mouse, with a nano-USB receiver, which means it pairs only with the USB receiver it comes packaged with, not with other receivers. Which means. if you have a wireless keyboard, you will need two separate USB ports… and if you want to connect another device like an external hard-disk etc, then good luck… cause latest sleek laptops etc don’t come with so many USB ports. So, if you need a basic wireless mouse go for M235. But I’d highly recommend going for the M590, instead. It’s barely 1200Rs more than the M235 but is far far more advanced and way more worth the extra spend.

It’s based on Logitech’s unifying technology, which means it comes with a unifying USB receiver… such receivers can pair with up to 6 logitech devices at a time, so you can have only one port occupied and still have your wireless mouse, keyboard and other (logitech) devices connected. Also, this mouse is bluetooth technology. These days the new laptops are powerhouses but extremely sleek and lightweight, and have just one USB 2.0/3.0 port and a few USB-Type-C ports… so if you want to connect your external hard-disk etc, you will have to remove even the unifying USB receiver… so in such cases, it’s nice to have the mouse connected by bluetooth and free up the USB 2,0/3.0 port for other devices.

The unifying connectivity and bluetooth is just 1/3 the advantage… the other 2/3 of the advantage is in it’s functionality, usage and customisation. It has 2 side buttons near the thumb programmed for “back” and “forward” by default… and the scroll wheel can be left clicked and right clicked for horizontal scroll, by default… and the scroll wheel can be pressed down for the “middle click” function – all these are nice to have for added productivity and comfort… but the real beast of performance comes in their customisations!!! All these 5 buttons.. the 2 buttons near the thumb, the scroll wheel left, right and middle clicks… can be customised to perform any function you like!!! You gotta download the logitech options software for programming each key for it. There are many many many options that you can select from for the button to do… so u can imagine opening a particular file/software/folder in one click, or assign your most used action… copy, paste etc… this means the 5 buttons can really make you a power performer! This is not all… these 5 buttons can also be programmed differently for different softwares!!!! So, you can imagine… in photoshop the 5 buttons perform functions that you assign specifically for photoshop… same way, they can be customised differently for let’s say a 3d software.. different in some gaming software.. etc etc… it’s endless and it’s amazing. If you are a power user/programmer etc, i think you’d be a slave to this mouse once you try it and see how some tasks that take 5-7 clicks can be done in 1 click… and if it is an often repeated task, then the efficiency make sure you never go back to a regular mouse!

I gotta add a note about “Gesture control”. In the abovementioned customisation, one of the functions you can select to assign a button is Gesture Control… which means, if you keep the button clicked and move forward, it’s one gesture.. same way, keep it clicked and move mouse back, or left, or right. So each button can have a basic click function + 4 gestures.. and each can be assigned a separate function. So, you could actually have 5 possible functions to each button… and so for 5 buttons, total possible programability is 25 functions… and you can do so differently for different softwares!!!!! You would only know how mind blowing this is if you were a power user, and not a simple email+browsing+MS Word user! ; )

Mind you all this is only possible in high quality mouse like Logitech MX Master 2S etc which are Rs.6000+ – i.e. to get such customisation power at this price is just too good to let go!

Additional features –
– it has Logitech Flow technology … read up more online about it.. i’ve already written a lengthy review, so won’t elaborate ; ))))
– its a normal sized mouse good for normal sized hands. I have large hands and need the big-sized Masters MX 2S since I am a professional and power user and will find the M590 uncomfy for long use… but I love it for home use and travel.
– the key clicks are almost soundless. This mouse is basically same as M585 model in all ways.. only diff is that M585 has noisy clicks… so the 100-200Rs extra price is worth the price and silence.

Go for it blindly!! The mouse is unreal for the price…!