Review: Logitech G500

[Jack90]

@Jack90: i don't really like a light mouse, i prefer when it's well balanced, heavy enough but not XBOXHUEG heavy. Wich is why i hate most razer mice, they're so light i don't even notice when i lift it off the mousepad.

And if you think your G5 isn't heavy enough, you'll definitely like the G500 better.

Also, i find that the G500 is a little more sensitive to dust than the G5. I have to clean the lens at least twice a day because of dog hair...

I've never had an issue with dust... and how the hell do you get dog hair on your desk?

[dbx10]

I've never had an issue with dust... and how the hell do you get dog hair on your desk?

My dog will shed enough in a week to fill up a pillow.

I shit you not.

[unknown]

I'd hate to be the person who operates the vacuum in your house.

[Ice Nine]

Dogs shed like crazy in the summer. Is this not common knowledge?

[dbx10]

Dogs shed like crazy in the summer. Is this not common knowledge?

he does it year long

[Jack90]

Oh god...

[sharknice]

I got the G700 for my bday. So baller

[Godknown]

I got the G700 for my bday. So baller

and balless.

[baklava]

I had a similar story with my G9. I bought it for about $20 after rebate, and it recently broke after two years of fairly heavy usage. I called logitech and they replaced it with a G9x for free. The G9/G9x has a flatter shape than most mice, but I've began to prefer it as it fits my hand perfectly and it doesn't strain me as long as my body is positioned right when I'm using it, which is not what I can say about every mouse out there. It is surprisingly comfortable and it comes with two different grips if you don't like the way it forms around your hand.



I used to use my G9 without the weights as I found it just fine, but I actually added some weight to my G9x. The x has much higher DPI range than the original mouse too, even though I found that after 1200 dpi or so, the speed was completely ridiculous to use across my two small monitors. It has programable buttons and scrolling modes and onboard memory and you can change the color of the LED screen similar to the features on the G5/500.

The only problem I ever had with the G9 was that the laser diode collected dust after a long time of owning it, and even a small amount made the mouse very jittery and hard to control. Qtips usually remedied this. The G9x feels a lot smoother to me, but it may just be because it hasn't collected dirt from moving around my desk.

Logitech makes great products, and their customer service pwns balls. If you own a logitech gaming mouse,

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[Jack90]

I had a similar story with my G9. I bought it for about $20 after rebate, and it recently broke after two years of fairly heavy usage. I called logitech and they replaced it with a G9x for free. The G9/G9x has a flatter shape than most mice, but I've began to prefer it as it fits my hand perfectly and it doesn't strain me as long as my body is positioned right when I'm using it, which is not what I can say about every mouse out there. It is surprisingly comfortable and it comes with two different grips if you don't like the way it forms around your hand.



I used to use my G9 without the weights as I found it just fine, but I actually added some weight to my G9x. The x has much higher DPI range than the original mouse too, even though I found that after 1200 dpi or so, the speed was completely ridiculous to use across my two small monitors. It has programable buttons and scrolling modes and onboard memory and you can change the color of the LED screen similar to the features on the G5/500.

The only problem I ever had with the G9 was that the laser diode collected dust after a long time of owning it, and even a small amount made the mouse very jittery and hard to control. Qtips usually remedied this. The G9x feels a lot smoother to me, but it may just be because it hasn't collected dirt from moving around my desk.

Logitech makes great products, and their customer service pwns balls. If you own a logitech gaming mouse,

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G5 can't change LED screen color... nor the G500 if it's an identical model.

[sharknice]

The x has much higher DPI range than the original mouse too, even though I found that after 1200 dpi or so, the speed was completely ridiculous to use across my two small monitors.

For maximum smoothness and accuracy always use the mouse's highest DPI output and make the speed adjustments at the software level.

[dbx10]

For maximum smoothness and accuracy always use the mouse's highest DPI output and make the speed adjustments at the software level.

You have to be careful though, some makers interpret DPI differently. I don't know about Logitech and i am not accusing them in any way.

Some makers will not implement their mice with genuine "Changing DPI" hardware in a goal to increase cost efficiency. What they will do is equip their product with the same photodiodes and simply change the firmware to increase or decrease the amount of signal sent to the computer relative to the number of frames captured by the photodiode. This resulting of course in lesser accurate cursor movement at higher sensitivity.

This works on the same basis of why are scientists still calculating Pi. They are doing it so they can get more accurate when, say, launching a spacecraft to jupiter. At such great distances a mistake in the order of 0.1 minute of angle can throw off a spacecraft hundreds of thousands of kilometers off course. Sensitivity and precision of the instruments allows far more accurate alignment in this specific case.

EDIT: In this case Pi would be the equivalent of the photodiode. The more accurate, the better the end result.

I'd compare some products i've tried it(Like the Zalman gaming mice, an absolute failure) to having the gears in a mechanical watch made in a fashion every time you try to change the date it advances 4 days per tick. How annoying would that be?

But anyways yea, i just wanted to share that.

[baklava]

You have to be careful though, some makers interpret DPI differently. I don't know about Logitech and i am not accusing them in any way.

Some makers will not implement their mice with genuine "Changing DPI" hardware in a goal to increase cost efficiency. What they will do is equip their product with the same photodiodes and simply change the firmware to increase or decrease the amount of signal sent to the computer relative to the number of frames captured by the photodiode. This resulting of course in lesser accurate cursor movement at higher sensitivity.

This works on the same basis of why are scientists still calculating Pi. They are doing it so they can get more accurate when, say, launching a spacecraft to jupiter. At such great distances a mistake in the order of 0.1 minute of angle can throw off a spacecraft hundreds of thousands of kilometers off course. Sensitivity and precision of the instruments allows far more accurate alignment in this specific case.

EDIT: In this case Pi would be the equivalent of the photodiode. The more accurate, the better the end result.

I'd compare some products i've tried it(Like the Zalman gaming mice, an absolute failure) to having the gears in a mechanical watch made in a fashion every time you try to change the date it advances 4 days per tick. How annoying would that be?

But anyways yea, i just wanted to share that.

I have no idea what you're talking about, but I changed my DPI and speed levels. Thanks bro.