Logitech G500 Programmable Gaming Mouse

This mouse's showcase is its macros. Unlike most Razer products, it can store layered keystrokes (Shift+Alt+Tab) as well as scroll wheel movements. I have a macro to switch between tabs in Firefox, this is made possible by that ability to combine keystrokes. I also have macros to switch weapons with the side button in FPS games and crouch jump with the middle button on the side. The cord is braided for those that like that sort of thing.

I have a few minor complaints which sum up to the half star off from being 5 stars, these are to be noted in addition to the main cons up above.

1. You can store delays in the macro software, but the only way to do this is to record a delay. On my Razer keyboard, I can add delays together in increments of 50ms-200ms. On the G500 there is no option to manually add a preset delay time.

2. The cord is rather stiff and sometimes catches on the edge of my mousepad and lifts it up.

3. The DPI settings are profile-specific, this is nice for when I launch a game since I don't have to manually crank up the DPI. However, I have so many profiles that I would rather just take the extra time to increase the DPI each time I game than have to constantly keep matching the current DPI setting across my profiles. Simply put, if you have a lot of profiles for different apps like your web browser, media player etc, your DPI will change to whatever you had it on last time you used that profile instead of using a global DPI setting. There is an advantage to this if you have a certain program that you need really low or really high DPI - you can edit that program's profile and move the DPI settings way down, and you won't have to give up one of your 5 DPI settings for it.

Overall a lovely mouse. It's got a nice size and fits my fingertip grip quite well.

I have had this mouse two years now, and it is very good. Clicks like it did on day one. Still has all its rubber feet.

I would still reconmend this mouse over all others even though it is showing its age. The only other mouse I would recomend is the naga only for those playing MMO's. This logitech owns it up in FPS's. With the 2 side buttons. One to chance weapons, and one to re-load. What else do you need?

Looks good as well.

This is a great mouse for $50. It has just enough programmable buttons, and on-the-fly DPI switching with 5 settings (use for insane tank turret movement in BF3). It also has weights that you can put in to fine-tune it (trust me, it makes a difference). The only bad thing is the horrible sensor placement, which is more to the front of the mouse, so turning can get messed up sometimes. Overall an amazing mouse.

There are tons of features in this mouse. Weights, cloth cable, fast or clicky scroll, etc. I use to have a G5 which Logitech upgraded for free when I had issues with it. I love this mouse. It is great for palm grip but I don't see any reason why it would be bad for claw either.

The buttons are all programmable except for the scroll mode switch as it is mechanical. Even the DPI buttons can be remapped. This gives you lots of buttons and lots of flexibility.

Great mouse.