Stuff - UK (2019-12)

The princely puck

Azio Retro Classic Mouse

This classy clicker might channel vintage

vibes, but it’s no old-school scroller. Crafted

from leather and aluminium, the refined

RCM packs a battery good for months and

a sensor that works on even the glossiest

of retro desks. You can even switch the top

cover to match your antique mousepad.

£97 / aziocorp.com

The swanky sphere

Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball

Keen to confound your colleagues? Besides

its trackball accuracy and a static setup

that’s kinder to your wrist, the red orb on

this ergonomic number offers guaranteed

office amusement. How you’ll laugh as Ian

from IT wrestles with its unfamiliar form.

How you’ll cry when he lobs it at a wall.

£80 / kensington.com

The whopping whizzer

Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless

Not some prototype pet from Stark

Industries, this is a sculpted weapon for the

large of hand. Littered with RGB lights and

custom buttons, it harbours an arsenal of

gaming essentials, from Omron switches to

surface calibration, while speedy Slipstream

wireless means it’s no lumbering giant.

£70 / corsair.com

The slinky snake

Razer Viper

Want the edge in your next quick-draw

click-off? Quit those one-finger pull-ups

and wrap your palm around Razer’s latest

wired warrior. Its optical switches use

infrared for lightning-fast clicks, while a

svelte 69g shell and Speedflex cable should

help to cut your trigger time.

£80 / razer.com

The sculpted scroller

Logitech MX Master 3

Mastering a skill is said to take 10,000 hours.

On a tight deadline? Spin up the machined

steel wheel on the moulded MX Master 3

and it’ll scroll through 1000 lines in a single

second. Much too fast to digest any

information, sure, but at least you’ll know

the scale of your ignorance.

£100 / logitech.com

The reborn roller

Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse

As familiar as a floppy disk, Microsoft’s

trusty clicker is back (again) and better than

ever. Don’t let the understated packaging

fool you: a braided cable, remappable

buttons and seriously precise sensor make

this throwback device a boon for gamers

and graphic designers alike.

£60 / microsoft.com

Sick of cursing his cursor,

Chris Rowlands picks the best

desktop rodents to rekindle

his love for the ol’ click and

scroll (and no, nobody

calls them ‘mouses’)

The Cupertino clicker

Apple Magic Mouse 2

Longing to boost your iPad’s touchscreen

with the tactile certainty of a solid click?

Good news: iPadOS brings mouse support

to your tablet. And what better peripheral to

add than Apple’s own, with its slender shell,

rechargeable cell and multi-touch surface

that works like, y’know, a touchscreen.

£79 / apple.com

The streamlined sidekick

Microsoft Surface Mobile Mouse

A mouse might be nothing without a

surface, but you don’t need a Surface to

enjoy the charms of Microsoft’s Mobile

Mouse. Pocket-friendly and powered by a

trio of AAAs, this Bluetooth buddy gets the

basics just right: compact, attractive and

way more reliable than Windows 8.

£30 / microsoft.com

1 Cut the cable

Tangle-phobic? Far from their haywire origins,

today’s wireless mice are faster and more reliable

than ever – and a good Bluetooth gaming mouse

won’t give you any issues with lag.

2 Button up

Remappable buttons aren’t just good for

gamers. From page navigation to advanced

editing tools, most can also be customised with

software-specific shortcuts.

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