Note: if you have an earlier version of Mac OS (10.8 or before), click first on the button to add a device. When pairing is complete, the status light on the mouse The headturning, highperforming logitech ultrathin touch mouse t631 for mac. Logitech Touch Mouse T630/T631 Review Ultra compact bluetooth mouse that slips in your pocket and can connect to two devices 4 Daniel Ahn.
Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T631 Review Bluetooth Ultrathin Touch(Though designed for portable use, the T631 works fine with any desktop Mac.) Thin is inThe first thing you notice about the T631 is that the word Ultrathin in its name is an apt descriptor: The mouse is roughly 3.4 inches long and 2.3 inches wide at its widest point—already small for a mouse—but it’s just 0.7 inches thick at its thickest point. (Apple’s Magic Trackpad is thin enough to slip into most laptop bags, but it’s heavy.)Logitech’s $70 Bluetooth Ultrathin Touch Mouse T631 for Mac aims to solve those challenges by offering Multi-Touch features in a tiny, lightweight design that’s stylish and sturdy enough to earn a spot next to your MacBook. Second, those that do—such as Apple’s own Magic Mouse—are large and heavy enough that you definitely notice them in your bag. First, few travel-friendly mice support the kinds of Multi-Touch gestures Mac users have become accustomed to. But when it comes to travel, a mouse presents a couple challenges.The T631 doesn’t provide the same hand-filling comfort, but it’s not uncomfortable, either. It slips into a pocket of your laptop bag—or even your jeans—without adding bulk or bulge.The T631 (left) is thin even compared to Logitech’s already-compact Anywhere MX travel mouse (right).What I’ve always liked about the Anywhere MX is that despite being a compact mouse, it’s thick and large enough to still be ergonomic and comfortable. And at just 2.4 ounces, the extra weight in your bag is barely noticeable.(Lefties, you can swap these actions using Logitech’s software.) The mouse requires enough of a firm press to avoid accidental clicks, and the tactile “click” you feel is satisfyingly obvious.The T631 uses a 1000-dpi optical sensor. Instead, the entire surface of the mouse acts as a button: Press down on the left side, near the top, for a standard click press on the right side for a right-click. One minor complaint I have here is that the T631’s slightly trapezoidal shape meant that it always sat slightly crooked in my hand, though not enough to make accurate mousing difficult.Like Apple’s Magic Mouse, the T631 has no dedicated mouse buttons.That seems about right based on a few weeks of testing, though the fact that the charging port is on the bottom means you can’t use the mouse while it’s charging. (Logitech includes a USB-to-Micro-USB cable in the box.) The company says you should get about 10 days of use from a 1.5-hour full charge. Bluetooth, twoThe sides and part of the bottom of the T631 are made of brushed metal, with a black-plastic base hosting a Micro-USB port for charging the internal lithium-polymer battery. Double space in word for macToggle Mission Control (choose between 1-finger double-tap, 2-finger double-tap, or clicking the center of the mouse) Zoom in and out on Web pages, iOS-style (choose between 1-finger double-tap, 2-finger double-tap, or clicking the center of the mouse) Switch between Mission Control workspaces using two-finger left/right swipes Back and Forward in a Web browser using right and left gestures, respectively (you choose the gesture: one- or two-finger swipes, or one-finger scroll) On that bottom plate you’ll also find an On/Off switch, a Bluetooth-pairing button, and a switch for toggling between two paired Macs. Bottom lineThe Ultrathin Touch Mouse T631 isn’t the most comfortable travel mouse I’ve used—for me, several of Logitech’s larger travel offerings would compete for that title—but it’s comfortable enough, and it’s one of the most portable and functional mice I’ve tested. The preference pane also displays the mouse’s battery level. (Unlike with Apple’s trackpads, you can’t configure the T631 to let you tap the Multi-Touch surface to “click”—mouse clicks always require that you actually press the mouse.) You can also disable the default inertial scrolling feature, so that scrolling stops immediately if you stop swiping, and if you don’t like OS X’s default scroll direction, there’s a checkbox here to invert it. As I mentioned, you can swap left and right clicks, but you can also add a middle click for software that supports it, and you can adjust the tracking and scrolling speed. I had these actions assigned to one-finger swipes, and when I would try to go back to the previous webpage, I would sometimes instead scroll the page horizontally.Logitech’s software also lets you tweak traditional mouse actions.
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