Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse For Mac



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Full disclosure: my everyday machine is a MacBook Pro from 2015. One of the 13 inch versions, middle-of-the-road specs, and it gets the job done. I’m mostly using it to browse and write, and sometimes my wife uses it to work on photo editing in Photoshop when she would prefer to work from the couch than her desk.

I bought it for portability and was using it as my workhorse while Managing Editing a few jobs ago, but then I started working more from home and the small screen just wasn’t doing it at my desk. So I bought a bigger monitor, a wireless solar keyboard, and the Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse. It’s much more comfortable this way, instead of being hunched over a small laptop, and all of it works perfectly with my MacBook Pro.

I didn’t want to spend a stupid amount of money on any of these peripherals, because I’m a dad and that’s irresponsible. Specifically, I wanted non-Apple versions of each thing because it would be cheaper, but I wanted the same functionality.

Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630. The T630 is a very portable mouse, released in the year 2013 by Logitech. It has only one button, and works mainly via its multi-touch surface. This mouse honors its name, with its wedge shape and measuring a maximum of 18 mm in thickness, making it easy to transport. The Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse comes in a clear plastic case that showcases half of the mouse from all angles. It’s fair to say Logitech put a good amount more thought into this packaging than usual to highlight just how thin the mouse is. Underneath the mouse are a short microUSB cable and some manuals.

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Here’s the first of those three reviews: the Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630.

DESIGN

When it comes to a mouse, I really couldn’t care much about how it looks as long as it works and is convenient, and it makes use of Apple’s touch gestures built into MacOS. The Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 was actually built for Windows, but is compatible and works with all of the touch gestures I want to use with my MacBook Pro.

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  • On your Mac After confirming that Bluetooth is on, go to System Preferences Bluetooth and choose “Ultrathin Touch Mouse” from the device list. 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 lights.
  • Original title: Bluetooth Mouse Disconnects Randomly. I recently purchased a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro laptop and a Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse (t630) to go with it. The mouse worked perfectly at first but after about two weeks it started to disconnect at random, whether I was using it or not.

Plus it’s half the cost, but we’ll get to that later.

Design-wise, it certainly looks cool with sleek black and silver surfaces, a simple wedge design, and portability. It works on bluetooth, so I can keep a USB port free on my MacBook. On the bottom is the power switch, the bluetooth profile switch (it supports two different devices), and the micro-USB charging port (it came with the tiniest USB cable ever, the micro-end at an unusual right angle).

It feels premium, and it has a satisfying click and smooth drag.

I have two issues with it:

  1. It’s incredibly tiny, and it took some major getting used to. I didn’t have hand cramping or anything, but any smaller and only children could use it.
  2. They took a page out of Apple’s book and put the charging port in the dumbest place imaginable.

Look, I’m happy it has a rechargeable battery. I’m not happy they put the port on the bottom of the device so you can’t use it while it’s charging. Sometimes you forget to plug it in before signing off for the evening, and you have to carve out time for it to charge the next time you want to use it.

I’m lucky because I have a laptop with a working trackpad, I don’t know how desktop users would handle this without chucking it out the window.

BATTERY LIFE

It’s fine, honestly. I get more than a handful of days out of it, up to a few weeks of light use, and it charges pretty quickly via USB. If they had made it bigger, maybe the battery could have been bigger too.

SOFTWARE

Like I said, this mouse was designed for Windows, but luckily it works really well with Mac as well. Logitech has even made software for it so you can tweak the gestures and see the battery level.

The software couldn’t be easier to use, and luckily I haven’t really had to open it since I first set up the mouse. Painless.

Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T631 For Mac

FINAL THOUGHTS

On Amazon, the Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 is a fraction of the cost of the Apple Magic Mouse II (currently $76.50 on Amazon), and it does pretty much all the same things. It might not be as comfortable (as it is smaller), but saving that money is great when you need to buy diapers and milk.

A solid design, a solid battery, and just a couple of minor inconveniences, the Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 is worth the $69.99 from Logitech, or $38.66 on Amazon. You can even drop that price lower and snag a refurbished one for about $30.

Before I go, how the hell does it make sense to sell it for $70 on your website, but $38.66 on Amazon? They should be mindful of the cost and at least try to price match across sites, right? Oh, and the “Mac” version of the mouse (it’s white, that’s the only difference) is over $50 on Amazon.

Pricing groans aside, it’s still a sweet little device. Recommend.

Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630

I recently had my ultra-thin mouse for my apple airbook fail and decided to take it apart to see if I could change the battery.

I started by using an large exacto knife around the perimeter. After a bit of work, I was able to get it to part in the front without doing much damage to the lid, so I continued until I was able to pry it completely apart. Turns out, they glue the top shell to a plactic bracket on the inside. This glue melts around 140F degrees and by placing the unit in a warm oven before attempting to pry the top off allows it to be simply pried off exposing the electronics (I didn’t know this when I start this project).

Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse For Mac

In the image below the lid is separated from the unit (Note: be careful when separating the lid from the unit, as there is a small flexible ribbon cable that connects the capacitive touch surface to the electronic boards on the inside)

Logitech Ultrathin Mouse Manual

There are a few phillips head screws holding the bluetooth module to the base, after removing the screws the electronics modules can be pulled apart to access the battery.

The batteries for the unit are available on-line from ~6 to 15USD. Here is a link I found for the battery: Logitech Battery

Logitech Thin Mouse

After installing the new battery, I cleaned up the surfaces and then used a little hot glue to re-seal the unit. Works great now… Hope this was helpful, Enjoy.