Laying your right hand on the peripheral, your thumb naturally finds the two buttons on the left side.

The stiffness is very similar to the left and right mouse buttons.

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Lining either side of the mouse and scroll wheel are bands of programmable RGB lighting.

Keychron M3 wireless mouse on a How To Geek desk mat.

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you could then further tweak the peripheral’s light show with Brightness and Speed sliders.

Further towards the front of the mouse from the RGB effect control button is the textured scroll wheel.

It’s great for casual web scrolling and perfectly serviceable for gaming.

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Flipping the M3 over reveals one of the most important features of any mouse: the skates.

Be sure to remove the transparent plastic covering the skates before using the M3 mouse.

I never noticed any sticking or major hiccups, just velvety tracking through and through.

Keychron M3 Wireless Mouse next to a keyboard

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It comes with a learning curve that isn’t justified by the level of polish presented.

Keychron Engine is only available for Windows at the time of writing this review.

Mac support is set to come in June 2023.

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The Keychron Engine, on the other hand, is fantastic.

It’s the kind of plug-and-play software you expect when you connect a gaming peripheral to your PC.

Along the left side, a navbar takes you to any of the six available pages.

Colored scroll wheel on the Keychron M3 Wireless Mouse

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However, I was pleasantly surprised.

Barely-visible adjustments and monitor-spanning swipes alike move like velvet.

This is due in part to the M3’s 1000Hzpolling rate.

Keychron M3 Wireless Mouse resting on desktop

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But a 1000Hz polling rate with up to 26k DPI for $50?

That’s far less common and quite impressive from a value standpoint.

Logitech has that area on lock with mice like theMX Master 3SandM705 Marathon.

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On one hand, this isn’t that prominent of an issue, thanks to the wired connection capabilities.

Connectivity: Take Your Pick

Connectivity is a key win for Keychron’s M3.

The M3 features two methods ofwireless connectivity: a 2.4GHz receiver andBluetooth5.1.

Keychron M3 Gaming Mouse resting on desk

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Not keen on wireless latency?

you might also use the M3 as a fully-wired mouse.

Should You Buy the Keychron M3 Wireless Mouse?

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Few other mice offer as a complete of a package at this price point.