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Logitech MX Vertical

The full-size vertical option, and the one large hands can actually rest on.

Vertical mice pick your forearm angle for you — #3

Overall

7.5

out of 10

Axis scores

Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.

Logitech MX Vertical — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars run from a shared zero baseline; longer is better. Logitech MX Vertical: Performance 7.0, Value 6.2, Durability 8.0, Ease of use 9.0, Design 7.2.PerformanceLogitech MX Vertical — Performance 7.0 out of 107.0ValueLogitech MX Vertical — Value 6.2 out of 106.2DurabilityLogitech MX Vertical — Durability 8.0 out of 108.0Ease of useLogitech MX Vertical — Ease of use 9.0 out of 109.0DesignLogitech MX Vertical — Design 7.2 out of 107.2Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better
  • Performance — How well it does the core job
  • Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
  • Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
  • Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
  • Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room

Specs

Angle
57 degrees
Sensor
4,000 DPI
Connection
Bluetooth, Unifying, USB-C
Charging
USB-C, works while charging

As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.

Is it for you

Buy it if

  • Large hands that overhang smaller vertical mice
  • You want to keep using it while it charges
  • Forearm rotation is the specific thing that hurts

Skip it if

  • Small hands — the Lift exists for a reason
  • You need a left-handed shape

Same 57-degree angle as the Lift, longer and taller shell. That difference decides who each one is for: a hand overhanging a vertical mouse loses most of the postural benefit the design exists to provide, so large hands end up here.

It charges over USB-C and stays fully usable while plugged in, which many mice get wrong. A full charge covers up to four months, and a one-minute top-up buys three hours.

There is no left-handed version. Given the ergonomic purpose that is a real omission, and it makes the Lift the answer for left-handed users regardless of hand size.

The design dates from 2018 and shows its age in the details, not the fundamentals. The scroll wheel is vague compared with current Logitech mice, there is no free-spin mode, and the sensor tops out at 4,000 DPI. A dedicated cursor-speed button sits on the top, useful when moving between a laptop screen and a large external monitor.

It supports three paired devices and works over Bluetooth or the older Unifying receiver, not the current Bolt standard. That matters if you are standardising a desk on Bolt.

Price has not fallen as far as the age of the design suggests it should, and that is the main argument against it. For a large hand looking for forearm rotation, though, the alternatives are few.

Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.