Best Wired Budget Mice
2026 · Office & Gaming Under ₹1,500

The mouse to keep in a drawer for the day your main one dies, or to hand a relative with an old desktop. It tracks fine on a cloth pad and costs less than a mall coffee. You give up the fuller shape and sturdier build of the Dell and Logitech mice above it.

• Small body suits fingertip use more than a full palm grip
• Plug and play on Windows, macOS and Linux, no driver needed
• Struggles on glossy desks, so put it on a cloth pad

The mouse that ships with a huge share of office desktops in India, and for good reason: a plain, symmetrical shape that fits either hand and a click that survives years of spreadsheets. Pick it over the Zebronics for a fuller body and Dell build quality. It has no extra buttons at all.

• Buy the Dell-branded listing; lookalike “MS116” sellers exist
• Matte shell hides fingerprints better than glossy budget mice
• Works on ChromeOS too, handy for a school Chromebook

Our office pick. For a few rupees more than the Dell you get Logitech's three-year warranty, the longest of any mouse here, and a body that is kinder to bigger hands. Its low sensitivity suits a single 1080p screen; on a 4K monitor you will want to raise pointer speed in settings.

• The roughly 1.8 m cable reaches a tower under the desk
• Claim warranty with Logitech India using your Amazon invoice
• No side buttons, so browser back stays on the keyboard

The lightest mouse in this guide at office-mouse money, from the Indian brand Kreo. It makes fast flicks in Valorant or CS2 feel effortless, and it is the cheapest real gaming mouse here. The trade-off is a budget sensor: fine at normal sensitivities, but less proven than the PixArt chips further up.

• Its sensor is Kreo's Instant A825, not a PixArt part
• Amazon's bullet text describes another Kreo mouse; trust the title
• Symmetrical shell suits claw and fingertip grips best

For a MacBook, a new thin-and-light or an Android tablet with only USB-C ports, this plugs straight in, with no adapter to lose in a laptop bag. It is plain and on the heavy side, and you pay roughly triple the price of a USB-A office mouse for the connector alone.

• The 1.5 m cable is long enough for a laptop stand
• Sold by Perixx India, so warranty goes through a local distributor
• Also works with iPads and Android phones that accept mice

The cheapest mouse here with a sensor reviewers trust, the same PixArt chip as in the pricier HyperX. Add a soft cable, PTFE feet and a light honeycomb shell, and it feels like a mouse that costs twice as much. Cosmic Byte's software and after-sales service are a step behind the global brands.

• A solid top cover is in the box if honeycomb holes bother you
• Its Huano switches are rated for 10 million clicks
• Right-handed shape; left-handers should look at the G102

A big-brand take on the Firestorm's sensor in a larger, heavier body, with your settings saved on the mouse so they follow you to a LAN cafe or office PC. Pick it if you want HyperX support and a palm-friendly shape. Skip it for fast shooters, where the lighter mice win.

• NGENUITY software is Windows-only; saved settings still work on a Mac
• Its list price is nearly four times this deal, so check before buying
• Two side buttons sit well for push-to-talk and browser back

The one mouse we would recommend to almost anyone: good enough for competitive shooters, plain enough for work, and backed by Logitech's service network. Its spring-tensioned main buttons feel crisper than anything cheaper here. You give up the featherweight feel of the Harpy and TUF, and the rubber cable is stiffer than a paracord.

• Set DPI steps and LIGHTSYNC RGB in Logitech G HUB, Mac included
• Compact symmetrical shape suits small to medium hands and claw grip
• A 2.1 m cable easily reaches a tower on the floor

A simplified version of one of the best-selling gaming shapes ever made, sized for a full palm grip and long sessions. If the G102 feels too small in your hand, this is the fix. It is the heaviest gaming pick here, and its lighting is a single-colour logo rather than RGB.

• Main buttons are rated for 10 million clicks
• Braided 1.8 m cable resists kinks better than plain rubber
• The white shell shows grime, so wipe it down weekly

The toughest mouse here: sealed against dust and splashes, with an antibacterial coating, which suits a dusty room or a desk where chai gets spilled. It is also nearly as light as the Harpy, with a far better-known sensor. The shape is right-handed only, and ASUS's Armoury Crate software is bloated.

• Switches are rated for 60 million clicks, the highest here
• Three onboard profiles store DPI and button maps on the mouse
• Tops out at 8,000 DPI, with four steps on a button

The office mouse for people who live in browsers and spreadsheets: two thumb buttons for back and forward, and a DPI switch that jumps from precise photo edits to sweeping across two monitors. Its laser sensor copes with glossy desks that trip up cheaper mice. You pay about four times the B100 for those extras.

• Remap buttons in Dell Peripheral Manager on Windows
• Weighs about 98 g, so it feels steady rather than light
• Ships from a Dell partner seller; keep the invoice for warranty