![]() ![]() The Sculpt is larger, but so much more pleasant to use. It’s a little fat for travel, but I’ve already taken it out on a trip and actually preferred it to another one of Microsoft’s upcoming mice, the Wedge Touch. So while I personally won’t be jumping to the Sculpt Touch for all of my mousing needs, at least at my desktop, it’s already made its way to other computers and devices used around the house, from laptops to Android tablets. This feature is a lifesaver if you live online or scan massive documents constantly. It also supports near-frictionless scrolling, one of the main reasons I love Logitech mice which include the same feature. It takes no time to get used to, and even vibrates to imitate the click of a traditional scroll wheel. One final thing I really adore about the Sculpt: it’s a pseudo-scroll wheel, which is a solid piece of plastic that relies on a touch sensor instead of any moving parts. That simple feature nearly remedied the lack of thumb buttons entirely. For example, I set the middle mouse button as a back button in the browser, which is far more used than the forward. Every registered device can automatically have its buttons remapped for both general use and specific applications. It’s reminiscent of plenty of game mice software that allows for button mapping or other special mice features, and Microsoft has done an excellent job of simplifying all of that for everyday users. That is, in part, where the great new Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center software comes into effect. Related: Check out our Microsoft Wedge Touch mouse review As a standard mouse meant for everyday use, which can mean jumping between webpages or scanning documents, having those extra buttons available impacts workflow and ease of use, and not having them is almost sad. The only real fault in the Sculpt’s design is a lack of thumb buttons on the ambidextrous design. It tracks excellently, feels great in the hand, works on practically any surface that isn’t just glass or a mirror, and seems to last forever. That’s how good of a mouse the Sculpt Touch is. There are only three mouse buttons, the traditional three.It isn’t a gaming mouse, and I play plenty of PC games.But I won’t switch permanently to the Sculpt Touch for three reasons: The SteelSeries Ikari Laser, the Microsoft SideWinder X6, Logitech G5, and now the Logitech G700. There aren’t many mice I can say that for in my career, which includes testing something like 50-75 mice over the past few years alone, I have almost always gone back to one or two basic designs and stuck with them. ![]() ![]() Related: Read this Microsoft Arc mouse review And while the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard is one of the best keyboards of its class, the Sculpt Touch Mouse could very easily replace my current mouse and make a permanent home on my desktop. As part of Microsoft’s Bluetooth initiative, the Sculpt works with any device that supports Bluetooth, with no dongle. I’d rather just use my fingers,” referring to the trackpad.īut just like the Sculpt Mobile Keyboard, the Sculpt Touch Mouse is made for on-the-go users and home users to drop into any workspace instantly. After just a few minutes of use, they gave the mouse back. For more great products, check out this best computer mouse list.Ĭase in point, I set up a laptop for someone and threw in a wireless mouse. With the massive improvements to trackpads and now touchscreens on the rise, we may not need them for much longer. That’s changed over the past few years, but still mobile users don’t necessarily need or even want a mouse anymore. It’s just a sad fact of life, or at least it has been in the past. They are generally either so terrible that they shame human ingenuity, or they’re just good enough to use over today’s vastly improved laptop trackpads. ![]()
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