Microsoft Bluetooth WS3-00001 Surface Mouse

When I bought this mouse a couple weeks ago I had done enough research into it and knew exactly what I was getting prior to buying it: a very simple mouse with no frills or extras to it. The aesthetic is what mattered to me and was a joint purchase with the Surface Keyboard. The major areas that actually factored into my rating were how well it operated, how it felt in the hand, and how the buttons and scroll wheel felt. Review may be modified later once battery power has been adequately determined since it's too early to tell.Operation - No real operational issues therein. I do feel it's a little bit sluggish once in a while when it's been sitting idle for a bit and then moved, but this is expected behavior of nearly all Bluetooth devices that have been sitting idle. The thing works as a standard Bluetooth device and will pair with pretty much everything, be it your phone, tablet, Mac, or regular PC/laptop with Bluetooth capability.Feel - The contours feel pretty good in the hand and the weight just right, if only on the light side of things. It glides pretty well over most surfaces, but I would still recommend a mouse pad for best results.Buttons - Clicks feel just right with a light press to operate while still resting one's fingers on both without fear of mis-clicking something.Scroll Wheel - The wheel is the only thing made of metal on it. The scrolling has good feedback, but the middle-click feels a little tight. This is probably intended in order to prevent accidental clicks while scrolling.In the end, it's just a very standard, very simple designer Bluetooth mouse. What you see is what you get here and the aesthetic and feel would really need to be the only reason for buying it. It's perfect for an office environment and/or those who are seeking to create a minimalist desk, especially when paired with the Surface Keyboard.

Nice mouse. Smooth movement and scrol wheel works great.

I personally love this mouse! It is really ergonomic and the surface texture feels good in the hand. The color also works really well with the surface studio computer and keyboard. I tend to like a simple mouse that doesn't have too many functions and this is very minimal and easy to use. The scroll wheel feels really nice as well as the click feel, not to mention the sound is a good click that isn't too loud.The battery life is great and very rarely need to change the batteries, maybe once or twice a year if you are using it a moderate amount. I don't do a lot of gaming with it, mainly work. That being said, I'm sure it would be great for casual gaming if needed. Otherwise it is a great all-around mouse that would be a great addition to any desk setup.

I can't seem to find a wireless mouse that just feels neutral during long use. The Surface mouse comes close though. Logitech goes for what I guess are supposed to be ergonomic shapes these days, but with the way I hold a mouse (light outside squeeze) they end up feeling too busy and awkward. All that said they tend to have the best inputs as far as button pressure and scroll wheel damping go.In comes the Surface mouse. The shape feels nice and undistracting, the materials are high quality, and the design is visually pleasing. All the inputs feel really stiff when you first get it. The click effort is higher than most mouses and the scroll wheel is really damped. In time the scroll wheel loosens up though. I like the scroll wheel from both a design and tactile standpoint though. Being metal it feels incongruous with all your other computer input devices and gets cold. It's just distracting. You notice it. It also looks a little silly, this chrome thing in the middle of the minimalist mouse. If they do a 2.0 version of the mouse I'd love it if they replaced it with a plastic wheel in the same pleasing light grey for a monochrome look.Ok, all that said it's a fine mouse. A great option if visual design matters like for a receptionist or client meeting room, or if you are like me and find a lot of modern mice over designed. Is it overpriced? Give me a break, if you are using it everyday for a couple of years and you like it rather than just tolerate or dislike another mouse, it's dirt cheap. It's different enough from other mice on the market where that could easily be the case.

The fit and finish is on par with the Apple Magic Mouse 2, and maybe even a step above. It doesn't have the aluminum base, but the plastic is finished in a finely matte frosted treatment that makes it feel almost like the Alcantara material they use for the Surface Keyboards.The metal scroll wheel literally feels like a high end watch crown. Like smooth, heavy, well-engineered metal. If you're like me, you'll find yourself scrolling up and down even when you don't need to.I also really enjoy the aesthetic of both this mouse and the companion keyboard. They look timeless and modern atop a desk - I just wish they made the keyboard in a mechanical version.I've tried gaming mice in the past and found them to be either too bulky, over-engineered, too small, or some combination of the three. This mouse feels large enough to have been designed for actual human hands, without having too much bulk on top. It's not a gaming mouse, but I have no issues gaming with it at all. It also happens to be as precise and smooth as any gaming mouse I've ever used - and doesn't require any proprietary software to get it tuned in. It works right out of the box.