3-Year Battery Life: This wireless optical mouse features an auto-sleep power-saving mode and on/off switch so you can enjoy up to 3 years (1) of charge on 2 AA batteries
Designed for Comfort: Sculpted with comfort in mind; your wireless computer mouse follows the natural curve of your right hand; and all controls are within your reach
Hyper-fast Scrolling: Dual-mode scrolling lets you switch between speed and precision with a click; so you can fly through long webpages; or go line-by-line
Wireless Freedom: One tiny unifying receiver pairs up to 6 compatible devices; creating a clutter-free workspace; the USB receiver provides a strong; reliable connection within up to 33 feet (3)
Extra Productivity: This wireless mouse features 5 customizable buttons; including forward and back thumb buttons; create shortcuts; jump to full-screen; open applications; and more
Broad Compatibility: Mouse M705 is compatible with macOS and Windows; and is a Works with Chromebook(2) certified product
Broad Compatibility: Any Location; Any Occasion: M705 is built for hours of comfort; thanks to the sculpted shape plus rubber grips; you can focus on work all day whether you’re in the office or at your desk at home
Broad Compatibility: Upgrade to Multi-Device Logitech M720 Triathlon Wireless Mouse: For increased productivity; broad compatibility (Windows; macOS; Chrome OS; iPadOS; Linux); and dual connectivity (USB or Bluetooth)
Broad Compatibility: Note: In case of Wireless mouse; the USB receiver will be provided inside or along with the mouse
Brand
Logitech
Series
M705 Marathon
Item model number
910-006033
Hardware Platform
PC, Linux, Mac
Operating System
Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 10.5 or later
Item Weight
4.8 ounces
Package Dimensions
7.36 x 4.65 x 3.19 inches
Color
Black
Power Source
Battery Powered
Batteries
1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Manufacturer
Logitech
Country of Origin
Vietnam
Date First Available
August 10, 2020
9 reviews for Logitech M705 Marathon Wireless Mouse, 2.4 GHz USB Unifying Receiver, 1000 DPI, 5-Programmable Buttons, 3-Year Battery, Compatible with PC, Mac,…
Rated 5 out of 5
Gerardb63 –
I have been using the Logitech MX Master 3 for over a year, happily. Then, several days ago it simply died on me, crap!!
So I figured I’d get a cheaper mouse and see if it would suffice to handle my requirements, so I grabbed one of these. I’ve been using it now for several days and I must say, while it’s significantly smaller than the MX Master, it seems to be holding up fine.
Oh, and the Master 3 is actually my 3rd in that series that I’ve owned, happily. At this time, however, I figured rather than dropping over a hundred bucks on another Master, the price on this mouse was perfect.
And let’s not forget the 24-month battery life. Even if that’s more than it will get, it’s many many months before I’ll need to replace the AA battery, far better than needing to plug in the MX Master every few days, that’s for sure.
Rated 4 out of 5
J. Stewart –
I have used an original Marathon mouse, and I don’t mean prior to 2018, I mean I bought this very mouse in 2014 (for 20$ at a Costco no less) Why am I getting a replacement? The dredded double click has only gotten worse these past few months. My mouse has had over 8000 hours of World of Warcraft, gone through high school and my first two years of college, outlived 3 different laptops and has not only been tossed around but traveled to over 6 states on vacations and survived 2 moves. I replaced the batteries in it for only the 3rd time since its purchase and this mouse has been nothing but incredible to me. I just received my “new” one today, and I can tell, this is not my mouse. I’ve used it for 6 hours in both searching the web and some WoW. With my original being almost a decade old I think I can say that the quality on the original is tenfold of the quality on this new one. The feel is different, the original is smooth and made of a shiny plastic whereas the new one has a matte finish and not as smooth of a surface (Im talking about the top of the mouse, to move your hand in adjustment isn’t smooth so I have found myself letting go and then moving fingers rather than just sliding my hand further up on the mouse). The biggest complaint I see from people is the pads on the bottom, but I had a lot of issues with the ones on my original so having them be plastic is a better deal for me. I do not have a mouse pad and have never used one, so the rubbery ones have had to be superglue back in place a few times from rubbing on the desk. You can still pull the new ones off to get to the screws, but I never had luck trying to fix physical issues with my mouse anyway. The scroll wheel is similar, but different. I dont know how to describe it exactly, but I had to download the software to turn on “smooth scrolling” because what is supposed to be a free scrolling wheel would zoom down the page and slowly scroll back up, which I found to be really obnoxious. Similarly, the new mouse was a lot slower out of the package and I had to get the software download to change the cursor speed to near max just to have a comparable speed to what I am used to. So these mice are not even comparable out of the box, as I have never used the Logitech software on my original mouse. The most interesting change to me is that the new mouse is 5 grams lighter. I think this can be attributed to the thumb rest on the new one being a lot thinner and more of just a plastic piece than an actual thumb rest like the original. Not only that, but the majority of weight seems to be at the scroll wheel with the new mouse and at end of the mouse in the original (different center of gravity? I don’t know, but it feels like I’m moving it with my fingers rather than moving it with my palm). Either this is due to the factory batteries being smaller in the new versus my replacements in the old or the guts of the mouse have been changed/moved, either way this is a weird change which has thrown me off a little. I honestly never thought they still made this mouse and I would have to try something new (which I have never been all that good at, hence the original one is 8 years old) which is why I have waited so long to find a new mouse. While this is not my mouse and it never will be, it is the closest replacement I can get, and that is why I give it a 4 star.
TL;DR: The original is a lot smoother to the touch, has more thumb support, requires no configuration to mouse settings for regular use, and is made of quality plastic. The new version lacks a decent thumb rest, requires configuration to mouse settings in order to be usable, is lighter and has a more central center of gravity, and lacks a thumb button. Both are very responsive, use the same scrolling feature, can be programmed, and have the same shape. I cannot attest to battery life, longevity, or other features as I have used the same original mouse for around 8 years and the new one for only 6 hours.
Rated 5 out of 5
brian kb –
Bought two M705, both from Amazon as seller & shipper. They both worked good initially then ran into lag problems with both on multiple PCs & laptops. Turns out the Unifying Receiver needs to be on its own USB port. If you plug in other USB devices beside the Unifying Receiver it can cause interference resulting in a laggy, jumpy pointer on screen. Devices I found causing this problem are any USB flash drives & external USB hard drive enclosures I plugged in beside the Unifying Receiver. Didn’t matter that the external drives sat 6 feet away or if I used a USB extension for the flash drive, just plugging them in caused the lag & jumpy curser from the cables closeness. Basically being on the same USB hub port causes this problem. This isn’t limited to Logitech devices but wanted to share so others won’t spend hours trying to figure it out or return the product. Simply ensure the Unifying Receiver has it’s own USB port, front of PC’s work great as the USB hub is seperate from those on the rear of the motherboard itself. Other than that issue, the M705 works Flawlessly.
Rated 5 out of 5
Drc1039 –
I needed a mouse that would let me navigate from my personal computer to my work laptop to my iPad seamlessly. After a little adjusting this mouse served me well for many years (at least 4-5). I liked it enough to replace it with the same model after my original started have issues. The only downside that I have encountered has been with Logitech’s Options and Options+ software. There have been a lot of bugs that have caused features like Flow to not work for extended periods. Currently my Logitech K780 multi device-keyboard won’t work in Flow due to ongoing Logitech software issues.
Rated 4 out of 5
5.0 Engine –
I own a number of Logitech mice, and have been buying them for many years, going back to the early 1990s. They’ve always been the best quality and design. I really do like this mouse, but it’s not without a few issues.
For one, the scroll wheel is too loose feeling, and not of the same quality as previous left/right/middle button scroll wheels on the other Logitech mice I’ve owned. The build quality of this feature really does need to be improved even if it means raising the price 20 bucks. The other issue is the forward/backward buttons on the side are too close to the device switcher button. This is a major design oversight, and what happens during usage is you’ll accidently hit the switcher button, and deactivate the mouse! This is a button that should (and is on some models) be on the bottom of the mouse! This issue also kind of breaks the usability of the mouse for someone who doesn’t understand it. They press the device switch, and the mouse just stops working. For someone like my mom with mild cognitive impairments, this is a deal breaker. This device switch can’t be deactivated either. Logitech designers, please do put buttons like this near frequently used controls. Really, I don’t understand how this feature got through design review. If design reviews are challenging to your company, please contact me, and I’ll review it for free.
The other issue isn’t really with the mouse itself, it’s the Logitech Options software on MacOS (Ventura). I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with the latest software. The Logitech Options mouse software frequently unloads or crashes after taking the laptop out of standby and has to be restarted. Even when it is running, it will lose the customer settings, scroll wheel settings, and mouse sensitivity settings. It’s bad, and requires constant restarting or coaxing. Being software, I do hope Logitech fixes these bugs, but as of today, the software is junk and makes the mouse a pain to use, but is not a deal breaker. I use it anyway, and just deal with the software issues.
The mouse itself works well in bluetooth mode, (even on an Apple) is fairly comfortable, and has decent ergonomics. I would prefer a larger mouse because my hands are large, but I guess that’s my problem. Other than the wheel, the workmanship is good and I expect this mouse to last at least 3 years..
For the price, you really can’t beat it. The left/right scroll on the scroll wheel is the best feature at this price point even if the wheel is loose. With all it’s issues this device is still so much better than those cheap commodity mice. For the price, I’d recommend it. Just be warned, it’s not going to be easy to use on a Mac, and the device switching button is going to get hit now and then deactivating the mouse.
Rated 1 out of 5
Marc Boissonneault –
I bought the M705 as a replacement mouse for a laptop. I have another M705 that I bought over 5 years before for a desktop computer. My old M705 still works great and is very comfortable. I was disappointed that the build quality in the newer M705 is not as good. The biggest problem was that the right mouse button was so sensitive that just resting my hand on the mouse while using it (the way one does when using a mouse) caused the right mouse button to be clicked opening up the right mouse button context menu. This happened all the time making the mouse unusable.
Rated 1 out of 5
Frank –
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I purchased one and it wouldn’t pair with my iPad. it’d jump up and down after scrolling too. Since it had good reviews I thought it was worth another try so I reordered. The second one paired with three devices and I ‘thought’ it’ll be all good now. Both mice have a jump and move erratically. The wheel and the hidden thumb button become unresponsive sometimes. it goes away after a couple of minutes (3-5 minutes); I’ve tried it with both windows and MacOS.
After the initial pairing I decided to pair the second mouse with a fourth device. I unpaired it with one of devices and tried pairing it with my desktop pc ( ubuntu) It won’t pair and it won’t even pair back with the device it was paired with!
It was such a dissapointment. I’m not sure if I want to buy logitech again since my mouse at work ( hero ) also had a double clicking problem. This mouse reguraly goes on sale for ~30 CAD and it’s not worth it even then.
Rated 5 out of 5
Aditya Joshi –
I almost returned this as faulty because of the scroll wheel that spins freely and rolls back. Very annoying. I have another one at work that works fine. But then I just searched online for 10 seconds and found that scrolling has 2 options switched by the large button near the scroll wheel (betwren you and the wheel when holding it). Deep click the button to switch between free scroll (spins fast with no resistance) OR normal clicky scroll which is very precise.
Mouse is excellent and is the cheapest one (but also really high quality) that works on MacBook using the logitech options app for Mac.
Now if Apple only supported scroll zoom on keynote, I would die happy :p
Rated 2 out of 5
Faux Bandit –
I really wanted this to work. It was nice having one less wire on the desk.
Setup was easy, and at first the mouse seemed fine, but then I noticed it kept disconnecting. At other times, the mouse pointer seemed lagged, and would stutter across the screen, jumping from one side to the other rather than honing in on where I was trying to move it.
I went through troubleshooting, changed the batteries, checked the power management and bluetooth settings, downloaded new drivers off the website… but nothing fixed the problem.
In the end I decided to go back to my old mouse, favouring reliability and responsiveness over wirelessness.
Gerardb63 –
I have been using the Logitech MX Master 3 for over a year, happily. Then, several days ago it simply died on me, crap!!
So I figured I’d get a cheaper mouse and see if it would suffice to handle my requirements, so I grabbed one of these. I’ve been using it now for several days and I must say, while it’s significantly smaller than the MX Master, it seems to be holding up fine.
Oh, and the Master 3 is actually my 3rd in that series that I’ve owned, happily. At this time, however, I figured rather than dropping over a hundred bucks on another Master, the price on this mouse was perfect.
And let’s not forget the 24-month battery life. Even if that’s more than it will get, it’s many many months before I’ll need to replace the AA battery, far better than needing to plug in the MX Master every few days, that’s for sure.
J. Stewart –
I have used an original Marathon mouse, and I don’t mean prior to 2018, I mean I bought this very mouse in 2014 (for 20$ at a Costco no less)
Why am I getting a replacement? The dredded double click has only gotten worse these past few months. My mouse has had over 8000 hours of World of Warcraft, gone through high school and my first two years of college, outlived 3 different laptops and has not only been tossed around but traveled to over 6 states on vacations and survived 2 moves. I replaced the batteries in it for only the 3rd time since its purchase and this mouse has been nothing but incredible to me.
I just received my “new” one today, and I can tell, this is not my mouse. I’ve used it for 6 hours in both searching the web and some WoW.
With my original being almost a decade old I think I can say that the quality on the original is tenfold of the quality on this new one. The feel is different, the original is smooth and made of a shiny plastic whereas the new one has a matte finish and not as smooth of a surface (Im talking about the top of the mouse, to move your hand in adjustment isn’t smooth so I have found myself letting go and then moving fingers rather than just sliding my hand further up on the mouse).
The biggest complaint I see from people is the pads on the bottom, but I had a lot of issues with the ones on my original so having them be plastic is a better deal for me. I do not have a mouse pad and have never used one, so the rubbery ones have had to be superglue back in place a few times from rubbing on the desk. You can still pull the new ones off to get to the screws, but I never had luck trying to fix physical issues with my mouse anyway.
The scroll wheel is similar, but different. I dont know how to describe it exactly, but I had to download the software to turn on “smooth scrolling” because what is supposed to be a free scrolling wheel would zoom down the page and slowly scroll back up, which I found to be really obnoxious. Similarly, the new mouse was a lot slower out of the package and I had to get the software download to change the cursor speed to near max just to have a comparable speed to what I am used to. So these mice are not even comparable out of the box, as I have never used the Logitech software on my original mouse.
The most interesting change to me is that the new mouse is 5 grams lighter. I think this can be attributed to the thumb rest on the new one being a lot thinner and more of just a plastic piece than an actual thumb rest like the original. Not only that, but the majority of weight seems to be at the scroll wheel with the new mouse and at end of the mouse in the original (different center of gravity? I don’t know, but it feels like I’m moving it with my fingers rather than moving it with my palm). Either this is due to the factory batteries being smaller in the new versus my replacements in the old or the guts of the mouse have been changed/moved, either way this is a weird change which has thrown me off a little.
I honestly never thought they still made this mouse and I would have to try something new (which I have never been all that good at, hence the original one is 8 years old) which is why I have waited so long to find a new mouse. While this is not my mouse and it never will be, it is the closest replacement I can get, and that is why I give it a 4 star.
TL;DR:
The original is a lot smoother to the touch, has more thumb support, requires no configuration to mouse settings for regular use, and is made of quality plastic.
The new version lacks a decent thumb rest, requires configuration to mouse settings in order to be usable, is lighter and has a more central center of gravity, and lacks a thumb button.
Both are very responsive, use the same scrolling feature, can be programmed, and have the same shape.
I cannot attest to battery life, longevity, or other features as I have used the same original mouse for around 8 years and the new one for only 6 hours.
brian kb –
Bought two M705, both from Amazon as seller & shipper. They both worked good initially then ran into lag problems with both on multiple PCs & laptops. Turns out the Unifying Receiver needs to be on its own USB port. If you plug in other USB devices beside the Unifying Receiver it can cause interference resulting in a laggy, jumpy pointer on screen. Devices I found causing this problem are any USB flash drives & external USB hard drive enclosures I plugged in beside the Unifying Receiver. Didn’t matter that the external drives sat 6 feet away or if I used a USB extension for the flash drive, just plugging them in caused the lag & jumpy curser from the cables closeness. Basically being on the same USB hub port causes this problem. This isn’t limited to Logitech devices but wanted to share so others won’t spend hours trying to figure it out or return the product. Simply ensure the Unifying Receiver has it’s own USB port, front of PC’s work great as the USB hub is seperate from those on the rear of the motherboard itself. Other than that issue, the M705 works Flawlessly.
Drc1039 –
I needed a mouse that would let me navigate from my personal computer to my work laptop to my iPad seamlessly. After a little adjusting this mouse served me well for many years (at least 4-5). I liked it enough to replace it with the same model after my original started have issues. The only downside that I have encountered has been with Logitech’s Options and Options+ software. There have been a lot of bugs that have caused features like Flow to not work for extended periods. Currently my Logitech K780 multi device-keyboard won’t work in Flow due to ongoing Logitech software issues.
5.0 Engine –
I own a number of Logitech mice, and have been buying them for many years, going back to the early 1990s. They’ve always been the best quality and design. I really do like this mouse, but it’s not without a few issues.
For one, the scroll wheel is too loose feeling, and not of the same quality as previous left/right/middle button scroll wheels on the other Logitech mice I’ve owned. The build quality of this feature really does need to be improved even if it means raising the price 20 bucks. The other issue is the forward/backward buttons on the side are too close to the device switcher button. This is a major design oversight, and what happens during usage is you’ll accidently hit the switcher button, and deactivate the mouse! This is a button that should (and is on some models) be on the bottom of the mouse! This issue also kind of breaks the usability of the mouse for someone who doesn’t understand it. They press the device switch, and the mouse just stops working. For someone like my mom with mild cognitive impairments, this is a deal breaker. This device switch can’t be deactivated either. Logitech designers, please do put buttons like this near frequently used controls. Really, I don’t understand how this feature got through design review. If design reviews are challenging to your company, please contact me, and I’ll review it for free.
The other issue isn’t really with the mouse itself, it’s the Logitech Options software on MacOS (Ventura). I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with the latest software. The Logitech Options mouse software frequently unloads or crashes after taking the laptop out of standby and has to be restarted. Even when it is running, it will lose the customer settings, scroll wheel settings, and mouse sensitivity settings. It’s bad, and requires constant restarting or coaxing. Being software, I do hope Logitech fixes these bugs, but as of today, the software is junk and makes the mouse a pain to use, but is not a deal breaker. I use it anyway, and just deal with the software issues.
The mouse itself works well in bluetooth mode, (even on an Apple) is fairly comfortable, and has decent ergonomics. I would prefer a larger mouse because my hands are large, but I guess that’s my problem. Other than the wheel, the workmanship is good and I expect this mouse to last at least 3 years..
For the price, you really can’t beat it. The left/right scroll on the scroll wheel is the best feature at this price point even if the wheel is loose. With all it’s issues this device is still so much better than those cheap commodity mice. For the price, I’d recommend it. Just be warned, it’s not going to be easy to use on a Mac, and the device switching button is going to get hit now and then deactivating the mouse.
Marc Boissonneault –
I bought the M705 as a replacement mouse for a laptop. I have another M705 that I bought over 5 years before for a desktop computer. My old M705 still works great and is very comfortable. I was disappointed that the build quality in the newer M705 is not as good. The biggest problem was that the right mouse button was so sensitive that just resting my hand on the mouse while using it (the way one does when using a mouse) caused the right mouse button to be clicked opening up the right mouse button context menu. This happened all the time making the mouse unusable.
Frank –
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I purchased one and it wouldn’t pair with my iPad. it’d jump up and down after scrolling too. Since it had good reviews I thought it was worth another try so I reordered. The second one paired with three devices and I ‘thought’ it’ll be all good now.
Both mice have a jump and move erratically. The wheel and the hidden thumb button become unresponsive sometimes. it goes away after a couple of minutes (3-5 minutes); I’ve tried it with both windows and MacOS.
After the initial pairing I decided to pair the second mouse with a fourth device. I unpaired it with one of devices and tried pairing it with my desktop pc ( ubuntu) It won’t pair and it won’t even pair back with the device it was paired with!
It was such a dissapointment. I’m not sure if I want to buy logitech again since my mouse at work ( hero ) also had a double clicking problem. This mouse reguraly goes on sale for ~30 CAD and it’s not worth it even then.
Aditya Joshi –
I almost returned this as faulty because of the scroll wheel that spins freely and rolls back. Very annoying. I have another one at work that works fine.
But then I just searched online for 10 seconds and found that scrolling has 2 options switched by the large button near the scroll wheel (betwren you and the wheel when holding it). Deep click the button to switch between free scroll (spins fast with no resistance) OR normal clicky scroll which is very precise.
Mouse is excellent and is the cheapest one (but also really high quality) that works on MacBook using the logitech options app for Mac.
Now if Apple only supported scroll zoom on keynote, I would die happy :p
Faux Bandit –
I really wanted this to work. It was nice having one less wire on the desk.
Setup was easy, and at first the mouse seemed fine, but then I noticed it kept disconnecting. At other times, the mouse pointer seemed lagged, and would stutter across the screen, jumping from one side to the other rather than honing in on where I was trying to move it.
I went through troubleshooting, changed the batteries, checked the power management and bluetooth settings, downloaded new drivers off the website… but nothing fixed the problem.
In the end I decided to go back to my old mouse, favouring reliability and responsiveness over wirelessness.