Logitech M510 Mouse Review

The Logitech M510 is a very generic looking mouse. It has an ambidextrous design with a curved-in body, which acts as a small thumb and pinky rest. This design is rather straightforward and is nowhere near as flashy as gaming mice.

The Logitech M510 is very heavy, especially for its small size. Most of the weight is due to the two AA batteries needed, and there's no way to make it lighter.

This mouse is decently portable. It's not too tall, so you might be able to slide it inside a laptop case. It also has a slot on its underside to slide in its dedicated receiver, right next to the batteries. If you want something that is more travel friendly and has a sleeker design, check out the Logitech Pebble M350 instead.

The Logitech M510's build quality is just decent. It's a rather cheap mouse and it shows when you hold it. The mouse is entirely made out of plastic. There are also rubber grips on the side, which might become sticky with time. The mouse wheel feels extremely loose and there's some noticeable rattling when shaking the mouse. The side buttons also have a lot of pre-travel and need a lot of force to entirely actuate. The overall build is still decent for most people and there's some heft to the design. Unfortunately, the feet don't offer the best gliding.

The Logitech M510's ergonomics are okay. The ambidextrous-designed mouse feels a bit awkward to grip, although the rubber sides help a bit. The mouse's body has a rather steep drop off and most of the weight is at the back, so you might find yourself lifting the front of the mouse sometimes.

When using a palm grip, only people with extra-large hands might find the mouse to be a bit too small. Also, while small hands might find it fine to use this model, there's a smaller variant of this mouse, which might be more appropriate, although we haven't tested it.

This mouse isn't great for extra-large hands as it feels very cramped with curled up fingers.

This mouse is great for the fingertip grip but people with small hands might have trouble reaching the side buttons easily. On the upside, there's a smaller version of this mouse which might be better, although we haven't tested that variant.

This wireless mouse connects to your devices using its USB dongle. The on/off switch is situated on the underside of the mouse and it also has a smart sleep mode to save even more power. Although the mouse is using 2x AA batteries, the manufacturer says the battery life is rated for about 24 months.

This mouse is wireless only and doesn't have a cable.

The Logitech M510's laser sensor is off-center, positioned near the pinky finger when used right-handed. This might take people some time to get used to, as the mouse's cursor can easily spin out.

The wireless latency when using the receiver is decent. This won't be noticeable for office-related work or simply browsing the web.

The Logitech M510's performance is good, although its settings are slightly odd. 2200 CPI might not be high enough for some people, which is unfortunate. Also, we noticed some major spin out at high speeds during testing, but this doesn't show up in our CPI error test. This mouse definitely isn't made for hardcore gamers who want a responsive and accurate mouse. You also can't modify the 125Hz polling rate.

This mouse has seven buttons, which you can all program other than the left and right-click buttons. On the upside, you can swap these inside the software if you want to use the mouse left-handed.

The Logitech M510's scroll wheel is very loose and wobbles a lot, but this is probably due to its tilt inputs. Its increments are also very soft and don't offer the best feedback.

The Logitech Options software allows you to create different profiles according to which software you're using. You can also rebind each button, other than the two main clicks, which you swap around if you want to use the mouse left-handed. You can also modify the pointer sensitivity in the 'Point & Scroll' tab.

This mouse is fully compatible with both Windows and macOS, which is amazing. You can also customize its settings on macOS since the software is available.