ZDNET Highlights
- The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse is available now for $119.
- It improves on Logitech’s flagship pro mouse lineup with haptic feedback, a premium build, and plenty of customization.
- It’s not exactly cheap, and I wouldn’t recommend it for gaming.
November/2025
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logitech’s latest mx master 4 The mouse picks up where the last model left off, adding haptic feedback, an improved sensor, customizable shortcuts, and the same completely silent clicks the mouse is known for, on an all-compatible platform for Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.
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The 8,000 DPI sensor works on essentially any surface you’ll use the mouse on (including the glass tabletop in your hotel room) with a large, comfortable form factor that naturally fits in the hand.
I’ve been using the MX Master 4 with my main computer for over a month, and I’m a big fan of the mouse’s customization, silent clicks, and overall ergonomics, but it really shines when you pair it with the Logi Option+ software, which opens up shortcuts and task automation.
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If you haven’t used the MX Master before, the first thing you’ll notice is the big button that’s located on your thumb. Tapping this button opens the Action Ring, a digital overlay that pulls up a customizable list of app-specific shortcuts, customized Logi Option+ software.
Although you can easily buy the MX Master 4 for its ergonomics, I would highly recommend using customizations here to enhance the experience, especially considering their user-friendliness. You don’t have to be a pro-level creator – you can assign universally useful functions to the Action Ring, like opening or closing certain apps, saving, or app-specific requests.
Advanced users, in particular, will be attracted to the customizability, which can be as deep or subtle as you like. For example, haptic feedback can be optimized to interact with double-clicks, scrolling, or right-clicks, while smart actions allow you to quickly automate repetitive tasks.
All of these features add a new usability element to the mouse, taking it from just a simple arrow on the screen to a customizable tool at the operating system level: the core of Logitech’s approach to this device.
However, it is the mouse’s physical appearance that makes the first impression. It’s quite large and feels premium, has an ergonomic design that molds to the hand (note that it can only be used with the right hand). It has two scroll wheels: one for vertical (activated by the index finger) and one for horizontal scrolling (activated by the thumb).
The scroll wheel activates with click feedback for precise scrolling, but one of its vigorous spins is released on clicks, resulting in a smooth spin of the wheel that reaches 1,000 lines per minute. I was especially pleased to see the aluminum scroll wheels, a nice touch that contributes to the build quality.
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By the way, if you’ve stayed in Excel or Google Sheets and haven’t used the horizontal scroll wheel, this is a huge improvement for productivity. I can’t go back to physically dragging the vertical scroll wheel left and right after the satisfying-solid thumb scroller on the MX Master 4.
In terms of power, the MX Master 4 requires a little more juice than your typical mouse, but it charges fast enough that it’s unlikely to ever be an issue. Logitech says it will last up to 70 days on a full charge, or three hours on a one-minute quick charge.
This means that the mouse has to be plugged in every few months to power it for the next few months. For most people, this is a normal charging cadence that matches comparable devices. The intensity of the haptics will also affect battery life, obviously – with more intense feedback the time required between charges will be reduced.
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When it comes to connectivity, Logitech lives up to its reputation here as a provider of practical workhorse devices. The MX Master 4 can be paired with up to three different devices simultaneously, and switching between them is as easy as activating the Action Ring. Even better, there’s no difference in swapping between operating systems here, as I use the mouse on both my MacBook Pro and a custom-built Windows PC.
In that sense, I would say that this mouse is not ideal for gaming. The larger construction is comfortable for productivity, rewarding precision, comfort and automation, but not the lightness required for fast mouse movements and quick response times.
ZDNET’s shopping advice
logitech mx master 4 is a great mouse that’s comfortable – luxury, even – that just “works” with easy connectivity, a host of customizable quick actions, satisfying haptic feedback and a solid build that makes it an investment device that should last for many years.
At $119, it’s definitely a must-have. It’s not exactly cheap, but it’s not unique either. In my opinion, if you want to commit to a well-designed mouse that you can rely on to use on multiple devices simultaneously then it’s worth the investment.
