Logitech’s new mouse and keyboard offer a quieter click and more clack, respectively

Depending on your preferences, the latest computer accessories from Logitech offer a quieter way to use your computer. The new MX Master 3S mouse has a quieter mouse click and a more sensitive sensor. The MX Mechanical and MX Mechanical Mini keyboards have mechanical switches that should make them a bit louder than the existing MX Keys devices. The MX Master 3S will ship this month for $99.

The MX Master 3S is a very similar device to the MX Master 3 that is being replaced by the MX Master 3. It has an aggressively sculpted right-handed design, a pair of scroll wheels, and a trio of thumb buttons. The left and right mouse buttons are 90 percent quieter now that it uses an 8,000 DPI sensor, up from 4,000 last time. When you click the mouse, it's still a touch, but it's more subdued than pressing a switch.

Image: Logitech

Image: Logitech

Despite the higher-resolution sensor, this is a mouse aimed at office and productivity work rather than gaming thanks to its relatively low polling rate. In some cases, gaming mice can poll at up to 8,000Hz.

The quieter click on the MX Master 3S should benefit anyone using a mouse in a shared office setting, and the higher DPI sensor should help with the increasingly high-resolution displays that people are using with their computers. I like the tactility of a louder click, but I see the argument of Logitech. Fans of loud mouse clicks will have to act fast if they want to grab one of the old models before they disappear.

The MX Master 3S is aimed at users who prioritize quiet over tactility, while the new MX mechanical keyboards are for users who prefer tactility. The keyboards in the MX lineup have had laptop-style keys before. The MX Keys and the MX Mechanical will be sold alongside each other, but with switches that are more mechanical.

They are using Kailh's Choc V2 switches, and there are several styles to choose from. These switches are low-profile, so they don't have the long travel of full-height Cherry MX switches. If you know how to type on a laptop keyboard, then you should feel right at home here. Although they are low-profile, they have some of the benefits of mechanical switches.

Both keyboards are wireless and have long battery life. You get 15 days of battery life with the keyboard, and up to 10 months with it turned off. The keyboard has a sensor that can turn on its backlighting when your hands are nearby, and a port that can be used to charge when the power goes out. The keyboard and mouse can switch between devices with the press of a button, if they arepaired to three other devices.

I have been using the MX Mechanical Mini and the MX Master 3S as office productivity tools for the past couple of days, and I have been impressed with them. It's clear that neither is meant as a high-performance gaming peripheral but as a step-up option from the standard-issue keyboards and mice that many workers are using in their offices and homes. I will have my full thoughts later this week.