Wireless Mice to Carry in Your Bag TOP5 picks

How thinly a mouse fits in your bag matters, but so does which computer you will connect it to when you arrive. ThinkPad uses Bluetooth 5.0 to pair with up to two devices in advance and lets you switch between them with a button. This reduces the need to set up a new connection each time you move from a work laptop to a personal computer. It suits alternating between two Bluetooth devices rather than connecting through a USB receiver.

The body is 29mm high and 58mm wide, making it taller than Samsung at 26.05mm but lower than HP at 40mm. It balances storage space with device switching rather than offering the flattest possible shape. It has a symmetrical body, quiet buttons, and power from a single AA battery. Official support covers Windows 10 and 11, making its appeal clear for moving between work computers running these systems.

If you always travel with the same laptop, the space a mouse takes up in your bag may matter more than switching connections. Samsung’s slim Bluetooth mouse measures 62.26 × 106.81 × 26.05mm, making it flatter but slightly wider than ThinkPad. Thickness matters when you want less bulk in a pouch, while width and length determine how much space it needs at the bottom.

It connects through Bluetooth 5.0, so there is no need to use a USB port for a receiver. It has five buttons, 1000DPI sensitivity, and power from a single AA alkaline battery. The official system requirements list Android 4.1 and Windows 7 or later. It suits people who browse webpages and work on documents on one laptop and prefer replacing a battery to using a charging cable.

Moving between two computers does not always call for the same connection features. If you want Bluetooth on your laptop and a USB receiver at another desk, HP 400’s Bluetooth 5.2 and 2.4GHz wireless connections are useful. A USB-A receiver is included. Unlike ThinkPad’s switching between two Bluetooth devices, its advantage is the ability to choose the connection method for each computer.

Vertical and horizontal scrolling also give it a reason to be considered if you read wide documents. You can move from scrolling down a page to exploring content that extends sideways. Its ambidextrous body uses silicone rubber and offers quiet clicks, with power from a single AA battery. At 118 × 61 × 40mm, it stands taller than Samsung or ThinkPad and needs more storage space. It suits those who value both connection options and document navigation.

The surface controls matter if you want to keep using familiar MacBook finger gestures on a mouse. Magic Mouse’s Multi-Touch surface lets you swipe between webpages and scroll through documents. Its controls center on a different approach from Razer’s physical wheel and buttons. It makes sense if you want surface gestures for moving between pages and reading documents on a Mac.

At 21.6mm high, it has the lowest body of the five products, with a length of 113.5mm and a width of 57.1mm. It connects through Bluetooth, and the included USB-C cable can be plugged into a Mac for pairing and charging. Unlike the first three products, it does not need AA battery replacements, but it cannot be used while charging. The official requirements are a Mac running macOS 15.1 or later or an iPad running iPadOS 18.1 or later, so device compatibility and time to charge matter alongside the low-profile body.

If you read documents away from home and return to play games on the same laptop, the wheel controls can help determine which mouse to carry. Razer’s 4-way HyperScroll tilt wheel offers a notched tactile mode and a freely rotating free-spin mode. You can change the way the wheel turns depending on whether you want distinct steps or quick scrolling through long content.

It supports three connection methods: HyperSpeed Wireless, Bluetooth, and wired. A USB wireless dongle compartment on the underside saves you from finding a separate place to pack the dongle. It weighs 76g excluding the dongle and cable and is 111.5mm long. However, at 75.9mm wide and 41.4mm high, it needs more storage space than flatter office mice, and the body is designed for right-handed use. It charges with the included USB-A to USB-C cable.