BenQ's new INFTYLAB PS01 mouse is built for Macs, lets you assign trackpad gestures to its buttons, and a reviewer found it far gentler on the hand than Apple's.
A reviewer at Tom's Guide spent a week with the BenQ INFTYLAB M Mouse PS01, a mouse made for macOS, and came away impressed. The main selling point is comfort. It is pitched as an alternative to Apple's Magic Mouse, which the reviewer calls hard on the hand and wrist.
The PS01 has two scroll wheels. One sits on top for up and down scrolling. The other is on the side for moving left and right. The reviewer, who works with large spreadsheets and long Slack threads, says this meant no more reaching for the MacBook trackpad.
It does not have a touch-sensitive surface like the Magic Mouse. Instead, its buttons can be customized. Two of them can be set to trackpad-style gestures. By default, the top button takes a screenshot and the back button opens Mission Control, the Mac view that shows all open windows. The reviewer changed the back button to App Exposé.
The mouse measures 4.53 x 2.85 x 1.63 inches and is described as ideal for small or medium hands. It has some height, like the Logitech MX Master 4, and includes a thumb rest. The reviewer felt no pain in the hand, wrist or arm after a full day, and spends up to eight hours a day at a desk.
It weighs 3 ounces. That is lighter than the MX Master 4 at 5.29 ounces and the Logitech Signature Comfort Plus M850L at 3.8 ounces. The build uses plastic, with aluminum in the scroll wheel. The click buttons are quiet and tactile, and tracking is smooth, with a top setting of 6,000 DPI. DPI is a measure of how fast the cursor moves.
Setup runs through INFTYLAB Glide, a free app for macOS and Windows. The review says it looks and works like Logitech's Logi Options+, with no pop-ups or ads. Glide is where gestures are assigned to buttons.
For comparison, the Magic Mouse costs $79, the MX Master 4 costs $119 and the M850L costs $49. The reviewer still calls the flaws minor next to what the PS01 offers.
The mouse suits Mac users who spend long days at a desk and want comfort and shortcuts. Anyone who is left-handed, or who wants a touch surface on the mouse itself, will need to look elsewhere.
If a Mac mouse leaves your hand sore, the BenQ PS01 is a comfort-first option, but it is right-handed only and priced high.
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