It turns out that mice are still a largely off-the-shelf affair, but I was determined to get through some of the more promising options and find something I could live with, possibly for another decade. Also, as a recent convert to the world of mechanical keyboards, I was hoping there was a similar world of boutique, bespoke options.

Not to mention, since the advent of devices such as the Stream Deck and the Loupedeck Live I have developed a taste for physical, assignable controls. Not least of all, I wanted something that I could charge and use at the same time - the temerity, I know. My old Magic Mouse could have made the move from MacOS to Windows, but I was already negotiating some pretty bad RSI and the internal battery was starting to waiver. But if, like me, you spend at least eight hours a day with your hand on one, they’re more important than we give them credit for. The rig I ended up with is solid, I had a nice keyboard already, but oh boy do I really need a new mouse.

I say that with the confidence of someone that just migrated over from a decade-old iMac to a part-picked PC. It’s the little things that are simple to overlook. When you buy a new PC, it’s easy to focus on the big three: Processor, graphics and RAM (sorry storage fans, that’s a close fourth).

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