


Many people don’t use the software that comes with their wireless mouse, but it’s a nice bonus. Useful software: Oftentimes, wireless mice come with bundled software to track battery life and to customize buttons, sensitivity, acceleration, scroll speed, and more.Battery life degrades over time, so the more a mouse starts with, the better. Battery life: A great wireless mouse should last a couple of years on replaceable batteries or a couple of months on a charge at the very least.1 If your mouse has a dongle, it should be unobtrusive, and your mouse needs a cavity to store it. The connection shouldn’t cut out across short distances. Connection: Bluetooth is a requirement-since many laptops have only USB-C ports nowadays-but a 2.4 GHz USB wireless receiver (also known as a dongle) is also nice to have since it can be easier to set up and can provide a more stable connection in some environments.

We also noted button placement and whether the buttons felt awkward to use.

Comfort: To evaluate comfort, we’ve tested mice with panels of left- and right-handed people with various grip types and hand sizes.
