If you asked here, you wouldn't have picked up the G500. It's an absurdly horrid mouse for its price, I'd never recommend it to anyone. You should have gone for the G400 instead.

 

I don't know why I didn't. Hopefully I can return this pos.

 

The Logitech G400 is like the old G5 and your MX518 which were some of the best gaming mice ever made. This or a Razer Deathadder are the only good gaming mice at a decent price. Sorry your G500 sucks.

 

I had a G500 for awhile and I thought it was great? Really accurate and lots of settings to adjust...

 

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I had a G500 for awhile and I thought it was great? Really accurate and lots of settings to adjust...

Yeah I like mine too lol.

Have you maybe tried lowering the DPI on your mouse physically?

 

When I had it I had the DPI up all the way (no reason not to) and the sensitivity relatively low.

 

The biggest issue I'm having with it is when I pick my mouse up slightly, the sensor still detects the surface and moves the cursor accordingly. I've been using my mouse like that since I was born. I had no trouble with the MX518. I didn't think I needed a second opinion on gaming mouses here when the whole world seemingly loves this mouse. I'm willing to bet an old fashioned ball mouse is more accurate than this pos.

 

Ya part of the problem is the sensor position not being dead center. I have both a Xai and a G500 and they both have the same sensor, the Xai has the sensor placed dead center of the mouse and it makes all the difference.

I use the G500 for my "work" computer, it's good for non gaming purposes I find.

 

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The biggest issue I'm having with it is when I pick my mouse up slightly, the sensor still detects the surface and moves the cursor accordingly. I've been using my mouse like that since I was born. I had no trouble with the MX518. I didn't think I needed a second opinion on gaming mouses here when the whole world seemingly loves this mouse. I'm willing to bet an old fashioned ball mouse is more accurate than this pos.

Well if lift off distance is a big factor in a mouse for you, then the G500 is definitely not the right mouse for you. That is the reason I sold mine.

Try out a Zowie mouse, they currently have the lowest lift off distance of any gaming mouse.

 

What model Zowie? And what about a G400? Will it track like the MX518 does?

 

Personally I love the G500. My bro has one and it was perfect.

 

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Personally I love the G500. My bro has one and it was perfect.

Do you pick the mouse up like I do though?

 

Mine worked fine right out of the box, though I don't lift my mouse up when I'm using it. Never had the feeling it was holding me back in gaming either.

 

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What model Zowie? And what about a G400? Will it track like the MX518 does?

The EC2 is the one most pro 1.6 players like the most.

 

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The biggest issue I'm having with it is when I pick my mouse up slightly, the sensor still detects the surface and moves the cursor accordingly. I've been using my mouse like that since I was born. I had no trouble with the MX518. I didn't think I needed a second opinion on gaming mouses here when the whole world seemingly loves this mouse. I'm willing to bet an old fashioned ball mouse is more accurate than this pos.

you're feeling the difference between an optical mouse and a laser mouse (i assume the g500 is laser like the g5 which i have). ive used an mx518 or whatever its called and actually prefered it to my g5 because i also found my g5 more scatty when lifted off the surface its on. laser mice are supposedly more accurate though. maybe just get another mx518 or other optical mouse?

 

have they changed the g500 recently or something. i replaced a g5 with one a few years ago and still love it. i do lift sometimes and the result is always predictable

what are you using for a mousepad? i can hover over my func pad and i dont get any erratic movement

 

It's hard not to lift the mouse up when I'm moving it. It's second nature to me.

 



 

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have they changed the g500 recently or something. i replaced a g5 with one a few years ago and still love it. i do lift sometimes and the result is always predictable
what are you using for a mousepad? i can hover over my func pad and i dont get any erratic movement

good point. laser mice are more fussy about the surface they're on. i use mine on a wooden desk and it aint that bad really. i know what the op is on about though. its take a little getting used to going from and optical to laser mouse. a non reflective surface is best. shiny surfaces cause a lot of trouble.

 

Thanks for the vid, S.M.

I use a black cloth SteelSeries mouse pad.

 

Here is a tip, you want to use a 500 ms polling rate, at 1k it can be a jumpy and jittery mouse. The G500 is anything but predictable. The sensor has prediction(cannot be turned off at all) along with positive and negative acceleration. They cannot be turned off only down to a small amount. The massive problem with the G500 next to a non gaming friendly sensor is the Left and right click buttons. They are prone to fail. The last thing about the G500 is a two part thing, its where they put the sensor and that stupid weight cartrage!

The sensor should be more centered in the body of the mouse and the weight system is bogus. A few weeks ago I replaced my G500 with a new G400(no prediction or acceleration) and I love it to death. The sensor is in the right place, the mouse dose not weight a metric ton as they ditched the weight thing altogether.

Ohh then there is the corde for the mice, the G500 cord is way to stiff. the G400 core flex's much better.

EDIT: stay away form cloth pads with this mouse. They track much better on a hard surface imo.

 

Tried out someone's G500 and was completely unimpressed. Glad to hear that the G400 is good, I'll grab that for the day when my trusty MX518 finally throws it in.

 

Did you turn off acceleration in Setpoint?

I had no problems with mine and ended up giving it to a friend who has no problems either.

 

Set acceleration to 0 and speed to 5 in setpoint.

 

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I use a black cloth SteelSeries mouse pad.

That could be the problem, i was using a steelseries soft mat and thought my mouse was messing up. Almost bought a G400, but thought I would try a hard surface pad because ot was a lot cheaper. Got a rocketfish http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...-+Gaming+Mouse+Pad/2494238.p?id=1218330801441&skuId=2494238&st=rocketfish mouse ( I know, BB) and it works great especially on a glass desk