Logitech M705 Marathon Wireless Mouse, 2.4 GHz USB Unifying Receiver, 1000 DPI, 5-Programmable Buttons, 3-Year Battery, Compatible with PC, Mac, Laptop, Chromebook – Black

I’ve been using this mouse for almost a year, working from home full-time, so it gets a lot of use. Overall, it functions well—smooth tracking, comfortable design, and easy to set up. However, the major downside is how quickly it drains batteries. In less than a year, I’ve had to replace the batteries more than three times. The mouse also tends to get a bit laggy toward the end of the battery life, which makes it hard to predict when it will give out. If you’re okay with constantly swapping batteries, this is a solid mouse, but be prepared to keep extra batteries on hand.

This mouse is easy to use and has good features for my use. I’m a programmer/developer and use the shortcuts on this mouse to quickly cycle between applications. I also use the scroll wheel clutch often to quickly scroll to the bottom of long pages of code. The battery life for a single AA battery is really good. I change batteries once every 9 months.I own 3 of these now. I have one in two different offices as well as one at my home office. While I could take one with me instead of having three separate mice, I would likely forget it at home.I would definitely recommend this mouse.

First one purchased the M705 , it turned out to be defective. It would start scrolling on its own when in rapid scroll mode. Logitech said to return it. Next was the M510, it was noticeably smaller, too small and was returned. Then finally after a long wait received the M720 mouse. This one is working as it should, no ghost scrolling. It is very comfortable in the hand, the scroll wheel is comfortable as well. The wheel is flat on top with a rubber strip for comfort and grip. The rapid scroll is very useful if you look at alot of documents. You can also push down on the scroll wheel until it clicks. This mode will automatically scroll the page as you slightly move the mouse down or up. I am liking this mode best. The clickers work well to. Very ergonomic fit and feels well made. The M720 only uses one battery and clams long life. I’ve used Logitech in the past and was surprised at dip in quality, but this one is a good one.

I’ve been using a Logitech M510 for years. They have been decent but the scroll wheel has died on each and every one of them. I have 4 of them now that I’ve collected over a 5-6 year period. I should open one of them up to see what’s inside. At any rate I decided to try the next step up and see if it has a better scroll wheel. The sensor on this one is in a different place, it’s clear to the right under your palm. That is a little different but it didn’t take long to adjust. It is also a little smaller than the M510 which isn’t good because my hands are large but it’s still an acceptable size. Not too small. I am afraid to spend more money on a mouse because in the past when I spent high, the mouse still went kaput. The best optical mouse I ever had was a microsoft. It was ugly red and white but it lasted and lasted till I threw it away for being grubby looking. I love Logitech mice I just wish they lasted longer. This one is fantastic out of the box.

Got this mouse to replace a MOBA mouse (a mouse with a ton of side buttons with programmable functions) in a kind of leap of faith. I am very used to things like media controls, auto-clicking, and forward/back being all located conveniently on the side of my mouse. This usually needs the boatload of buttons specialized MOBA gaming mice have, which can narrow the selection of mice down a lot. This mouse doesn’t have all those buttons, but it does have an ingenious gestures button which basically puts the functionality of five buttons into one. Combine this with some decent software (Logi Options), this mouse is very customizable.It works great when gaming and feels great in my average sized hands. Its build quality feels nice and frankly this mouse is hard to beat for the price.

This mouse lasts FOR EVER. I never actually turn it off and each mouse lasts about a year on a single AA battery. The bluetooth swapping between computers is spectacular, and connects nearly immediately when switching PC’s.The only reason I ordered a third, is because I gave one to my mother, and one to my wife, so I wanted another for myself so we can both use one simultaneously. Not a single one has broken, yet, so we’ll see how long they last. The first one I bought was about 4 years ago, and it’s still kicking though!

I acquired this mouse for my laptop and I am using now. I have always bought Logitech for my trackballs and mice with their quality in the past and present seem quite good. This mouse has some disappointing features however. First, most of the laptop makers have switched to USB C for connection. The mouse comes with USB A and you need an adapter. Second, there are a total of three buttons on the mouse. Two near the thumb area and one on top. The one on top controls the scrolling wheel. Hitting that button by accident changes the scrolling from a more freestyle scrolling to a notched scrolling. I have become accustomed to use the notched scrolling as I can feel when I am changing the scrolling as opposed to the freestyle scrolling. I would like to render the top button inert and switch to one of the thumb buttons for scrolling adjustment. There doesn’t appear to be a way to do that from the documentation that accompanies the mouse and support page from company is sparse as well. So changing the buttons is a problem that needs addressed by Logitech.

n? I think so … so far. Okay … I love the mouse. Bought one 14 months ago and had to replace it 3 months ago owing to the NOTORIOUS LOGITECH DOUBLE CLICK. Now the new one is DOUBLE CLICKING! In just 3 months!Researching online identifies two approaches: Opening the mouse and fiddling with the innards (No Thanks!) versus blowing under the two mouse keys to (supposedly) dissipate a build-up of static electricity.Now, it strikes me that blowing under the keys to dissipate static sounds as reasonable as believing in copper wristbands, magic crystals and unicorns. Still, I tried blowing under the keys despite knowing that it had to be nonsense.HOT DANG! IT WORKED! How? Why? Don’t know. Will this fix last? Don’t know. Why does it work? Don’t know. I’ve been through a half-dozen programs and search engines where the problem tortured me and can’t find any problem at all!The online claim was that the moisture in our warm breath would allow the excess static charge to discharge. The implication is that the static charge had built over time and depressing the button caused two signal releases: One by the mechanical depression of the button and the second by a near-simultaneous discharge made possible by the reduced distance from the underside of the button and the receiving Omron switch.Of course, it might not be a problem of static field build-up. I’d imagine that there is also a possibility that microscopic dust could build and trigger a redundant signal when the gap between the mouse button and the Omron sensor is reduced. Either way, blowing could be the simplest way to stop the problem.Okay, the double click problem might be survivable, but it is still a black mark on Logitech in respect of product engineering, product testing and their lack of response to so many customers who have been plagued by this common problem.

odity mice. I own a number of Logitech mice, and have been buying them for many years, going back to the early 1990s. They’ve always been the best quality and design. I really do like this mouse, but it’s not without a few issues.For one, the scroll wheel is too loose feeling, and not of the same quality as previous left/right/middle button scroll wheels on the other Logitech mice I’ve owned. The build quality of this feature really does need to be improved even if it means raising the price 20 bucks. The other issue is the forward/backward buttons on the side are too close to the device switcher button. This is a major design oversight, and what happens during usage is you’ll accidently hit the switcher button, and deactivate the mouse! This is a button that should (and is on some models) be on the bottom of the mouse! This issue also kind of breaks the usability of the mouse for someone who doesn’t understand it. They press the device switch, and the mouse just stops working. For someone like my mom with mild cognitive impairments, this is a deal breaker. This device switch can’t be deactivated either. Logitech designers, please do put buttons like this near frequently used controls. Really, I don’t understand how this feature got through design review. If design reviews are challenging to your company, please contact me, and I’ll review it for free.The other issue isn’t really with the mouse itself, it’s the Logitech Options software on MacOS (Ventura). I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with the latest software. The Logitech Options mouse software frequently unloads or crashes after taking the laptop out of standby and has to be restarted. Even when it is running, it will lose the customer settings, scroll wheel settings, and mouse sensitivity settings. It’s bad, and requires constant restarting or coaxing. Being software, I do hope Logitech fixes these bugs, but as of today, the software is junk and makes the mouse a pain to use, but is not a deal breaker. I use it anyway, and just deal with the software issues.The mouse itself works well in bluetooth mode, (even on an Apple) is fairly comfortable, and has decent ergonomics. I would prefer a larger mouse because my hands are large, but I guess that’s my problem. Other than the wheel, the workmanship is good and I expect this mouse to last at least 3 years..For the price, you really can’t beat it. The left/right scroll on the scroll wheel is the best feature at this price point even if the wheel is loose. With all it’s issues this device is still so much better than those cheap commodity mice. For the price, I’d recommend it. Just be warned, it’s not going to be easy to use on a Mac, and the device switching button is going to get hit now and then deactivating the mouse.

user error). I bought a logitech because I’ve used them for years and always remembered them to be good products. My last mouse’s scroll wheel gave me problems after about a year. Well, this one is just as bad right out of the box. When I scroll a direction, after I stop it often begins scrolling the opposite direction. It is very annoying and disappointing for a $40 mouse. Everything else about the mouse is fine, but most of what I do is browsing and reading on the internet, so the scroll wheel is very important.Edit: Okay, so I’m an idiot. There is a button next to the scroll wheel that turns on “hyper sensitivity”, that was engaged and causing my issue. The mouse is working great now. Changed from 2 stars to 5. Also, customer support was great, Gabrielle resolved the issue professionally and quickly.

. Superb battery life! I have been using it for years at a time between battery changes on another computer. The other computer is used for MMO gaming, this is good enough for that with no problems observed. Todays mice are sold with rechargeable batteries that only last 3-10 days at a time, I much prefer the 3 year on this old but still sold mouse!

Scroll Wheel. Works great, batteries last a very long time (2 AA batteries, easy tool-less replacement). The scroll wheel is the real feature of this mouse. You can use it like every other mouse, where it will “click” and scroll a little bit with each click OR you can just set a button on it and the wheel will free-spin and you just move it slowly or spin it to quickly scroll up or down, way faster than a regular mouse wheel. Once you use it, you won’t want to go back.

ly hard to control. The pointer and unifying receiver bluetooth functionality are fine for what they are, but the scroll wheel on this mouse make it really hard to use. In particular, it has a slightly tacky surface, and very smooth rotation with no clicks, so sometimes when I lift my finger off it it the scroll will float, possibly continuing to scroll or even going backwards. Moreover its scroll rate seems to vary by the speed of wheel turn rather than scrolling a consistent amount per rotation. The result is that it’s incredibly difficult to control and I find it difficult to scroll to a precise position as with a normal mouse.Edit: It’s come to my attention that clicky scroll wheel is a functionality that can be toggled by the button under the scroll wheel. This has drastically improved the usability of the mouse and i’m updating my star rating accordingly.

er owned. I’m not a high end gamer, just an office worker. Can say from my time with this product that it’s the best mouse I’ve had my hands on. Comfortable, light, intuitive, lot of quality of life features. I have my hand on this thing north of 7 hours a day and I barely notice it save for the quality. That’s about as good of a review for a tool that I can give.

ome getting used to. Needs software to change the button functions. Bought this mouse after my my Logitech Anywhere MX bit it after many many years. The right click got stuck and I was getting phantom left clicks even when not touching it. I searched through the Logitech listings for any good, large mice that use AA batteries. I don’t want built in rechargeables, I want rechargeables that I can swap myself. The Marathon 705 fit that bill.Large mouse, multiple buttons including what looked like a separate button for middle click (More on that later.) The price was right, so I bought it and sat back to wait for it to arrive.Delivery day comes, I get the package and immediately open it and start setting it up. It was at this point when I discovered that the middle button does not in fact work as middle click. Instead it is a tactile button to switch the scroll wheel between indexed (clicky) mode, and free scrolling. Not a game changer, but still kind of annoying. I use 3D modeling software and depended on that middle click for panning and rotating camera. Clicking on a mousewheel is really, really annoying, and the Anywhere MX had that dedicated Middle click button. So I decided go to the Logitech website to find software for it. The Logitech Options software does not have the M705 listed in it’s compatible devices, so I searched around and found Logitech’s old “Set Point” software.Set Point is useless. It’s pretty much only for connecting multiple devices to a single USB receiver, which the new Unifying software does now. I decided to download and install the Option’s software anyway, just to see. And the M705 IS COMPATIBLE with it. So download and use that if you want to swap button functions. I now have one of the side buttons mapped to Middle click, while the other side button unmapped, as well as the scroll wheel’s actual middle click.Testing the mouse out again and it is working as intended, although the middle click being on the side will take some getting used to. But the mouse is big, comfortable, sensitive, and hopefully will last me as many years as my old MX Anywhere used to.