# Keychron gaming mouse

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Keychron gaming mouse and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Keychron mice for their good price and value, and say the reduced button count is livable. The most common complaint is that macros can be used without a password.

## Why people recommend it

- Good price for the quality (2 comments): "swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100753)) "Their mice are pretty nice, and they come at a good price." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49102129))
- Satisfied despite fewer buttons (2 comments): "swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100753)) "Aw I like mine! Besides those few keys of layout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49103478))

## What people warn about

- Macros usable without a password (1 comments): "Biggest change I would request is a password before macros are allowed to be used." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106246))
- Fewer buttons and layout compromises (2 comments): "swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100753)) "Aw I like mine! Besides those few keys of layout." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49103478))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Logitech MX Master](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logitech-mx-master-mouse.md): 20 recommend
- [Apple Magic Mouse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-magic-mouse.md): 15 recommend
- [Logitech MX Vertical](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logitech-mx-vertical.md): 6 recommend
- [Logitech Lift](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logitech-lift.md): 6 recommend
- [Logitech M720 Triathlon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/logitech-m720-triathlon.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Keychron+M7+wireless+mouse&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.keychron.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Keychron gaming mouse", https://hackerapproved.com/p/keychron-gaming-mouse/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).