The Logitech MX Master 4 meets
the Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
The top pick at RTINGS, Tom's Guide, PCMag, CNN Underscored and Engadget. We tested it head-to-head against the Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse across 6 key dimensions.
Logitech MX Master 4
“The top pick at RTINGS, Tom's Guide, PCMag, CNN Underscored and Engadget”
Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
“Wirecutter's top pick since 2016 and RTINGS' best budget wireless mouse”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Logitech MX Master 4
- Top pick at RTINGS, Tom's Guide, PCMag, CNN Underscored and Engadget, and Wirecutter's upgrade pick
- Two wheels, eight programmable buttons and a haptic thumb panel for app shortcuts
- CNN Underscored used only 10% of the battery in over a month of daily work
- Wirecutter's smallest-handed testers found it uncomfortably large, and it's right-handed only
- Locked to a 125 Hz polling rate, which RTINGS says can look sluggish on high-refresh monitors
- No onboard memory and no storage slot for the USB receiver
Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
- Wirecutter's top pick since 2016 and RTINGS' best budget wireless mouse
- Wirecutter's long-term test confirmed the 24-month battery life on one AA
- Switches between three computers or tablets with a button under your thumb
- Doesn't track on glass, per Wirecutter
- RTINGS calls it bulky and found the mouse feet thin with sharp edges
- Some Wirecutter panelists disliked the loud clicks
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
Five of the eight guides we read put the Logitech MX Master 4 first: RTINGS, Tom's Guide, PCMag, CNN Underscored and Engadget. PCMag gave it a perfect 5 and its Editors' Choice, saying it takes the near-perfect MX Master 3S and improves on almost every part of it. RTINGS, which runs every mouse through the same lab bench, made it both its best wireless mouse and its best mouse for work.
Logitech MX Master 4
Five of the eight guides we read put the Logitech MX Master 4 first: RTINGS, Tom's Guide, PCMag, CNN Underscored and Engadget. PCMag gave it a perfect 5 and its Editors' Choice, saying it takes the near-perfect MX Master 3S and improves on almost every part of it. RTINGS, which runs every mouse through the same lab bench, made it both its best wireless mouse and its best mouse for work.
- Spreadsheet, video and design work where a thumb wheel saves constant scrolling
- People with medium to large hands who want full palm support
- Anyone juggling three computers who wants shortcuts that change with each app
- Glass-desk owners, since its sensor tracks on glass
- Buyers who want the mouse five of eight expert guides rank first
Logitech M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
Wirecutter has named the Logitech M720 Triathlon the best wireless mouse for most people every year since 2016, and its September 2026 update kept it on top after 26 more mice went through its panel. Testers found it comfortable across a wide range of hand sizes and grips. RTINGS came to it from the lab side and named it the best budget wireless mouse, observing that it "quietly offers many of the same features" as Logitech's MX series at a lower price.
- Budget buyers who want a proven mouse for under $50
- Anyone tired of charging, since one AA lasts about two years
- Home offices with a laptop, a desktop and a tablet to switch between
- Households sharing one mouse across different hand sizes
- Anyone moving up from a two-button office mouse who wants remappable thumb buttons