Logitech MX Master 3S: put the thumb wheel to work

A wide spreadsheet and a long document ask for different movements. MX Master 3S puts a separate wheel under your thumb for sideways navigation, alongside a main wheel that can move between ratcheted and free-spinning scrolling. The strongest reason to consider it is having a task ready for those controls.

Put the thumb wheel to a recurring job

Logitech's Bluetooth Edition guide documents app-specific presets, including horizontal scrolling in Excel and zoom in PowerPoint. With compatible, permitted Options+ software, you can investigate mappings that suit the application instead of assigning the same behavior everywhere.

For someone who spends time moving across wide sheets, that is a concrete reason to shortlist the mouse. For occasional pointing and ordinary scrolling, your current mouse may already do the work. Extra controls are useful when they fit a habit you want to change, rather than simply because they are available.

Check the controls your thumb can actually reach

In his Tom's Hardware review, Avram Piltch liked the main wheel's mode changes and assigned jobs to the thumb wheel. He also found the thumb-rest gesture button awkward to reach and described the main clicks as softer and less tactile. That illustrates why more controls and quieter clicks can bring preferences to resolve as well as benefits.

His account concerns the original 3S package and the publication discloses affiliate links. It does not validate today's Bluetooth Edition box contents or every current Options+ feature, and it is not our experience of the mouse.

Consider a hypothetical reader who works through wide sheets and then edits slides. The documented app presets give the thumb wheel a purpose in both tasks. Piltch's reach reservation adds a separate question: can this reader use the desired controls comfortably, or do existing keyboard shortcuts already work better? If the shape or thumb access is wrong, the feature match alone is not a reason to replace a working mouse.

This scenario combines documented functions with a question raised by an attributed review. It is not a DeskSpaceLab test or a measured time saving. When the tasks, right-handed shape and software requirements fit, check the current edition and accessories together.

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Buy the edition you intend to receive

The current US destination names Bluetooth Edition, whose package omits both a charging cable and a Bolt receiver. Use Bluetooth or confirm a suitable Bolt receiver you already own, and account for a compatible charging cable if needed. An older Unifying receiver is not interchangeable with Bolt.

The mouse remains a wireless-input device while charging. A USB cable does not turn it into a wired mouse. The original package, for Mac, for Business and MX Master 4 are separate purchase questions; their included accessories or features should not be assumed for this offer.

Keep software permissions in the decision

Custom app controls depend on a supported system and access to Options+. On a managed work computer, confirm installation and configuration permissions before buying for a software feature.

Flow adds another requirement: Options+ on each involved computer, the appropriate pairing and a common network. It can support pointer movement and copying content between computers, but workplace restrictions can prevent that setup. Buying the mouse does not remove those restrictions. If your computer arrangement is still unsettled, the display and workflow guide can help separate that decision from the mouse purchase.

Keep the features that earn their place

Choose 3S when the thumb wheel, main scrolling modes and permitted mappings would get regular use. Prefer a different shape for left-handed use or difficult thumb reach, and keep your existing mouse if it already handles the actual work.

Check the selected edition, missing accessories and the order's return instructions before paying. The charging and cable guide can help keep a charging lead reachable without adding another permanent tangle.