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this is the Logitech MX vertical a mouse that prioritizes on economics rather than offering a bunch of features now this isn't the world's first vertical Mouse in fact if you do a quick Amazon search you've actually come across some interesting options that constant nearly a fifth of the price of the MX vertical so yeah this thing costs $100 which is expensive but it also kind of competes or I guess it's priced similarly to the MX master 2's from Logitech a very popular Mouse among content creators and designers so I've been using the MX vertical for the past two weeks and I've gotta admit it has been an interesting experience getting used to a curvy shape something that looks out of the worlds when you compare it to a traditional Mouse so let's talk about the MX vertical get into the details talk about some of the quirks and of course I will put it up against the master 2's because I do use that on a regular basis as well right after a message from our sponsor the new master keys MK 750 keyboard comes with a comfortable magnetic wrist rest beautiful RGB light bar on the perimeter and perky lighting control with a variety of Cherry MX switches and the bottom type-c connection Coolermaster doing it right check it out below all right so before I get into this review I have to admit that this is my first time using a vertical mouse so consider this review to be a first time users perspective switching from a traditional mouse is something a little bit more ergonomic or that's what they claim to be so we'll get into that a little bit later on in the video let's getting soft with the design and this is certainly a unique looking Mouse there are a lot of curves going around the body to come to be accommodate your hand and what's really fascinating is that Logitech has still managed to maintain that same design language as the MX master 2's it's simple and minimalistic and it also acts as a good prop for b-roll now do note that it's only available in this graphite variant so we could expect different color options added in the future but let's switch gears and talk about this form factor the Palmer's area is angled at 57 degrees which according to launch tech is the ideal posture for your hand that reduces the pressure on your wrists so check this out here's a shot of me trying out the MX master 2s and it looks pretty normal my palms are rested horizontally with appropriate thumb support and I can comfortably glide around here's a g43 gaming mouse and I'm more comfortable using a call style and I'm used to it now here's the MX vertical and right off the bat you can tell that it's a a tall Mouse and B my hand is a bit elevated off the surface specifically my thumb and it's at a very comfortable position it almost feels like holding a joystick and the one thing that I did notice is that I didn't actually have to put any pressure towards my wrists when holding the MX vertical which is something that I just started to realize after switching between the MX master 2s because when you have your wrist placed at a horizontal angle you are twisting your wrist a little bit whereas with the MX vertical it's a it's a it's a comfortable hand gesture kind of orientation so you're not really applying any pressure to your wrist which ultimately actually ends up with reduced strain over long-term use and that's something that I did notice when using MX vertical so from an ergonomic perspective I really appreciate what Logitech has done here with the MX vertical and if you're someone who spends a dangerous amount of time sitting in front of the computer screen then it probably would look taking a look at something like this because a it reduces the stress that you add on to your wrists and again it's super organic very comfortable certainly get some time getting used to from your traditional mouse so that's something to keep note of unfortunately the MX vertical is only geared towards bright hand users so lefties I really feel sorry for you the thumb rest features these textured rubberized surface to assure a solid grip which is a nice touch but I will mention that if you have small hands you might find the MX vertical to be a little bit too big for your taste so I would highly recommend you trying it this out at a retail store to see if you're comfortable with it and then pull the trigger when we have to build quality and to be honest I'm not that impressed for a mouse that costs $100 especially when compared to the MX master 2s the vertical just feels a tad bit cheaper now don't get the looks of the vertical deceive you when it comes to the build quality and how much it weighs because it's actually 10 grams lighter than the master 2s and I think part of that has to do with the materials used to construct the body and the bottom surface of this mouse now that being said the MX vertical is put together really well and there are no signs of creaking which is amazing but when you're coming from something like the MX master 2's you're definitely going to feel the quality when it comes to you know the build by itself so that's again something to keep in mind the primary left and right buttons feature good tactile feedback and they're just a perfect size for your index finger and middle finger I didn't have any issues with my ring finger getting in the way for my secondary button so that's awesome the scroll wheel is well-defined but unfortunately it doesn't feature logitech's signature hyper scrolling so if you want to scroll through long documents faster and if you are used to the hyper scrolling on the master 2's you're definitely gonna miss it on the MX vertical and I think from an engineering perspective it actually makes sense because the scroll wheel is actually angled and so there are a lot of gravitational forces kind of taking place when you start scrolling if you enable hyper scrolling on a mouse especially in a scroll wheel that's oriented this way then it's not going to be as consistent when compared to a scroll wheel that's kind of you know sitting in a horizontal position so again laws of physics the forward and backward buttons felt a little bit cheaper to me it felt like using buttons from a thirty to fifty dollar Mouse and it lacks refinement when compared to the master 2s which is kind of unfortunate the cursor speed button is used to cycle between two different pointer speeds and what's really cool is if you hold down this button and move the mouse towards the right it'll increase the DPI sensitivity in real time and since it increments of 50 and the button by itself is fairly easier to reach I'm also really surprised at launch tech didn't really implement a side scroll wheel on the MX vertical because there's so much room wasted here because you know your thumb is basically sitting here doing nothing so it would've been amazing to have you know the verticals or the horizontal scroll wheel just like the MX master 2's but also the gesture button which was implemented on the thumb rest that's also missing on the MX vertical so again from a future perspective you are kind of missing a lot of the button mechanics or I guess features the buttons on the MX vertical compare the master 2's there are three ways to connect the MX vertical to your computer one of them is by pairing via bluetooth up to three devices or you can use the unifying USB receiver or you can even use it in Wired mode with these included USB type-c cable speaking of which is refreshing to see on a mouse so let's hope gaming brands follow this along very soon now battery life on the MX vertical has been great so far I haven't killed it yet because I've only been using it for a couple of weeks and Logitech claims that it can stay powered up to four months on a full charge which is amazing and I do believe them because I've been using the MX 2's for about a year and over the course of that period I have charged it maybe three or four times and it has held up really well I've taken it women with me to trips like CES and Computex and you know I haven't had an issue with battery life with this mouse so far so when it comes to the MX vertical expect great battery life movie on to the sensor performance and the MX particle comes with a four thousand dpi laser sensor for the most part tracking felt very similar to the MX master 2s but it does not come with the dark field technology so tracking on surfaces like glass is totally out of question I use a cloth mouse pad for testing mice in general but I did test DMX vertical on a white surface and tracking seems to be just fine remember both the master 2's and the vertical feature laser sensors and they're really not optimized for tasks like gaming so there is a little bit of acceleration and lift off distance tracking as well plus it's not as fast when it comes to responding to your movements and you know what I expected that for a mouse of this caliber remember this is not targeted towards gamers but rather someone who spends a majority of their time being productive like designers are content creators the last thing I want to cover here is a software experience just like typical Logitech fashion it's a much simpler UI with basic controls and I like what they've done here you're beat it with a physical overview of the mouse where the user can assign commands to any of the four buttons the point and scroll tab lets you adjust the sensitivity and a few more dpi settings the lack of a visual indicator for dpi levels is a bit disappointing but I think for an average consumer it's really not a deal-breaker I should mention that this mouse does support Logitech flow just like the master 2's and for starters it's a cool feature that lets you seamlessly switch the cursor between different computers as long as you're connected to the same Wi-Fi network treat your ears with the incredibly comfortable HD 5/8 X Jubilee headphones from mass drop and some Heiser delivering sound expected from $500 headphones but only for a hundred fifty bucks making it one of the best price to performance scans available check out and join the drop down below so that's the MX vertical from Logitech now would I spend $100 for a mouse of this caliber probably not especially if you're someone who's just debating on switching between horizontal to vertical and if you're coming from a really basic Mouse because it is an expensive investment and you may not end up liking it because you know maybe you have small hands or maybe you're looking for a lot more a lot of the buttons specifically because you know the MX master 2's come with a horizontal vertical scroll wheel whereas this doesn't and I really wish they could have included something like that within the thumb rest because there's just a lot of space wasted in my opinion if you were to ask me so they certainly have a lot of improvements to make whoopee master with the MX vertical and I hope they do with the next revision so I'm really looking forward to that but if you really like to try out something and if you are you know say someone if you are used to vertical Mouse then this is something that's worth looking at because I love the design it's really nice it's lighter so it's super comfortable as well so yeah that's pretty much it I want to hear your thoughts on the MX vertical what do you guys think about it are you considering or would you actually consider switching from something like you know the MX master 2 s or a traditional basic Mouse to something like this given its elevated design and the fact that it doesn't really add that much stress to your wrist are you actually willing to try it out for yourselves I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments down below I'm Ebert with hurricane axe thank you so much for watching make sure to check out our new boot sequence channel for the latest tech news and rumors and you can check out some relevant content over here also make sure to leave links of purchasing links for this mouse in the description 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