Logitech M185 Wireless Mouse - Red / 2.4GHz Wireless Connectivity / Plug And Play / 910-002237-SN

The Logitech M185 is a red wireless mouse running on 2.4GHz wireless through a USB receiver, with no setup beyond plugging the receiver in. The contoured shape sits comfortably in the hand for long stretches, and the light, compact body suits a laptop bag as easily as a fixed desk at home or in an office.

Push the USB receiver into a free port and the M185 is ready to use, with nothing to install or pair beforehand. Its compact body and responsive tracking make it workable on a small desk, a shared table or a tray on a train, where a full-size mouse would need more room than is available.

The M185 is shaped to follow the natural curve of the hand, and its symmetrical body works for left-handed and right-handed users alike. It is small enough to travel in the same bag as a laptop, so the same mouse covers the desk at the office, the kitchen table at home and anywhere in between.

An optical sensor keeps the cursor tracking smoothly on almost any surface, so the mouse works on a desk, a book or a table without a dedicated pad. The scroll wheel moves line by line rather than in jumps, which makes reading a long document or spreadsheet more controlled than a free-spinning wheel allows.

The M185 runs up to 12 months on a single battery, helped by an on/off switch and an auto-sleep mode that powers the mouse down when it is not being moved. Battery changes therefore become an annual job rather than something to keep spares in the drawer for, and it is built to Logitech's own quality standards.

The M185 runs on Windows, macOS, Chrome OS and Linux without drivers, becoming active the moment the USB receiver is connected. The wireless link holds out to 10 metres, which is more than a desk needs but useful when the mouse is used with a laptop connected to a television across a room.

Logitech points to studies where users preferred the M185 to a touchpad, reporting a 50% increase in productivity and a 30% improvement in work speed. Anyone who edits documents, works across spreadsheets or handles image files on a laptop will recognise why, since precise pointing is slower with a trackpad.