I love Logitech's MX Master 4 mouse, but the older MX Master 3S for AU$99.99 is the better buy here's why

Date:
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:06:01 +0000

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Ive been a fan of Logitechs top productivity MX Master mice for a very long time, and the 3S model is the best bang-for-buck option with a 33% discount
on Amazon right now.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Ive been a long-time user of Logitech s MX Master line of productivity mice, and have recently upgraded to the newest MX Master 4 for work. Like the MX Master 3 I use at home, its the perfect mouse for me but at AU$199 RRP, Im hard pressed to recommend it outright, especially since theres a much cheaper alternative to consider.

The just-as-excellent predecessor, the MX Master 3S , is currently discounted to AU$99.99 in Amazons Mid-Year Sale and, despite being an older pointer, its staying firmly as our recommendation as the best mouse overall . Thats thanks to its long battery life, quiet tactile button clicking and 7 customisable buttons. Save 33% (AU$49.96) Logitech MX Master 3S: was AU$149.95 now
AU$99.99 at Amazon While the MX Master 4 does bring some tangible upgrades like a hard textured plastic body with silicone side panels (replacing the
3Ss fully rubberised body) and haptics, the MX Master 3S is still the better buy overall, especially at this price, as I dont expect the 4 to reach below AU$100 anytime soon. The 4s upgrades are hardly worth the big jump in price, especially when the 3S has some advantages over its successor. View Deal If youve never used Logitechs MX Master mice before, Id argue the biggest difference to your productivity these pointers can bring is the horizontal scroll wheel that sits close to where you rest your thumb. You can keep it as is for scrolling spreadsheets or documents horizontally, or you can customise it through the Logitech Options software for a different action like
scrolling through your open internet browser tabs or zooming in and out of your video editing softwares timeline. And yes, the 3S can do that too.

Speaking of customisation, the 7 buttons on the 3S can be remapped to make them do whatever you need to do to streamline your workflow. For example, as
a Mac user who doesn't always have access to Apple 's Magic Trackpad, Ive mapped one of the buttons to trigger Mission Control to help me navigate through all my windows, but Ive mostly kept everything else as the default inputs.

One complaint I have with my MX Master 4 is that its heavier at 150g,
compared to the 3Ss 141g. Youd have less wrist and forearm fatigue with the latter over an 8-hour workday. The MX Master 4 is also larger than the 3S (128.2mm x 88.4mm x 50.8mm vs 124.9mm x 84.3mm x 51mm), so those with smaller hands are better off with the predecessor.

Admittedly this isnt the cheapest the Logitech MX Master 3S has been that
was AU$95 in December last year but this offer isnt far off and is arguably one of the better mouse deals on Amazon right now. Today's best Logitech MX Master 3S deals 2 Amazon customer reviews 89.99 68.99 View Deal 82.99 View Deal 89.99 View Deal Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices



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