Logitech g500 review

[affsfasaffas]

can you map keyboard keys on to the side buttons? if someone can answer this, that'd be really appreciated, thanks.

[MrLapidos]

just got this one, i love it so much, best gaming mouse ive ever head, everrythings perfect

[MathijsMoonen]

@MrLapidos Does it have left and right scroll and are the dpi buttons reprogrammable? Thank you

[jlzimmerman75]

The specs say there are 10 programmable buttons. Does that mean the DPI buttons can be remapped to do other things, or are they strictly used for adjusting DPI?

[MrPikaPwnage]

@jlzimmerman75 Yeah those are two of the 10 programmable buttons they talk about.

[awsomejoeawsome]

omg . my gf bought me this for my birthday. i cant touch it till then :(

[SpartanDrazen]

@awsomejoeawsome she's a keeper.

[ijoshchang]

lol i bought a razer deathadder from amazon and it is TERRIBLE. the lift off distance was a major problem since i play at a high sensitivity. whenever i lift up my mouse, i end up looking at the sky when playing FPS. I am returning my deathadder and getting the g500 instead.

[LeGaben]

@ijoshchang high sensivity..... to play and fps what?

[ijoshchang]

@LeGaben fps is first person shooter

[LeGaben]

@ijoshchang yes, but why in hell would you use high sens for any fps.

[ijoshchang]

@LeGaben cause it helps you do better? lol you can turn around faster and do tricks like 360s with snipers when you want lol. its like asking xbox people why they use 10 or 9 sensitivity...

[LeGaben]

@ijoshchang yeah ask xbox players why they cant hit shit either.. high sens never helps lol

[ijoshchang]

@LeGaben well i just went 35-2 in snd soo idk about you but high sensitivity is amazing if you can control it.

[BeOnFilms]

@ijoshchang you are a bad liar.

4 rounds, 6 people = 24 kills.

but you died 2 times(lost 2 rounds), wich gives an maximum of 5 kills each round = 10 kills.

U could've got 34-2 maximum. Ur a bad liar.

[ijoshchang]

@BeOnFilms no i play alteriwnet which is the exact same as mw2 on steam except there are dedicated servers. on these servers, they go up to 8 rounds. i have a screenshot if u wanna see. lol i have screenshots of me going 24-1, 28-2, 35-5, and 104-10 in FFA and in these servers, FFA is 10 minutes and unlimited score.

[BeOnFilms]

@ijoshchang oke. sorry for calling you a liar :)

[elementsixty5]

Ha! You said "big dongle".

[Reecie5699]

@o0PrepsirE0o haha horse boner...

[PassionOfTheHeist321]

@o0PrepsirE0o RAZER R D BESST U MAD?

[mshartz5]

@PassionOfTheHeist321

I actually have used both the G500 and the Adder.

I liked the option of rugged scrolling or smooth scrolling, the ability to add weaight, the more buttons, and the dpi change on G500.

I liked how smooth the Adder moved on my mousepad and I like the ergonomics more (which is subjective).

However my Adder only lasted 1 year, while my G500 still works 2 years later.

[ScarsOfTheFallen]

Can you change the color light on the mouse? :P

[Lokuspause]

Swiss quality <3

[iNukeFrosty]

i just got one its nice :)

[MrTheBigOrange]

i bought it today and it works great!

[TearsOfWar1]

I have smell skinny finders, and this looks perfect. My Razer Lachesis 5600dpi mouse crapped out on me...

[mumbojumbojj]

so in the software, can you change the functions of the two dpi buttons?

[cnave21]

@mumbojumbojj yeah u can make them anything u like

[lschlutt73]

I bought this same mouse awhile back and it was great for surfing the web and playing games that come with windows but it wasn't the best for gaming. I now have a razer mamba and love it, the death adder is another great one for gaming.

[Atheismrulez]

@lschlutt73

No, thanks. I don't want one thousand lights flashing at me. Razer's mice are good when it comes to features, but they have too much "show off" "features". I'm not 13-years-old.

[spruceshark]

is anyone else experience a high pitch buzzing sound when the mouse is just sitting there not being used? It's super irritating and I can make it stop when I rest the mouse half on the side of my keyboard.

[intellimouseFTW]

@spruceshark It might be your speakers lol.

[spruceshark]

@intellimouseFTW No even when everything is unplugged, tried it all. I put my ear right to the mouse and u can hear it. I've read other people with this problem as well.

[intellimouseFTW]

@spruceshark Oh man... Thats bad. You just made me have second thoughts over getting the mouse.

[spruceshark]

@intellimouseFTW ya I would check out other brands. I wouldn't recommend this one lol. Maybe Razer or Steelseries Kinzu which are some things I'm actually checking out. Or maybe my hearing is just sensitive or all gaming mouse have it... If you do get it, put your ear right close to it to see if itz buzzing lol

[intellimouseFTW]

@spruceshark I tried the Kinzu and it is TERRIBLE. The stock mouse feets that came with it were terrible as the friction was too much, and the bad negative acceleration on the mouse pisses me off. I waited for firmware updates by steelseries to fix the issue but until now there was none so meh, I sold it off.

[spruceshark]

@intellimouseFTW Oh really? shitty. Well hope u find what ur lookin for!

[LazyTriangle]

I think I own that same laptop, it is a gatewar nv series?

[shukurth]

are there any problems with the Logitech G500 and apple devices?

[xXJOEVXx]

how would this mouse go along with some WoW, and fps's?

[Acr0Kid]

G9x is so much better..

[ShzzLxHD]

G500 is sick i got 1 :)

[filippo333]

Best gaming mouse I've owned, it's a shame about the weight cartridges, put them in back to front and had to use a knife to take it out. No damn indication on the cartridge, aside from that it's PERFECT for both comfortable and precise gaming and general desktop usage.

[CombedPanther]

DizzyBasti Yes it is.

[DizzyBasti]

g500 usb ?

[imgonnagetbanned]

66 likes 6 dislike O.O 666 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??? oh and i just got this mouse for christmas its awesome!

[Bradley2994]

Wow dude, IT'S A GAMING MOUSE.

Not a dumbass mouse to surf the web.

Damn.

[Zompac]

@Bradley2994 hmm, if you were directing that comment towards the owner if this vid, then you are a dumbass and not him. He said he does use it for gaming but likes how the moving wheel continues to move so you can kind of scroll down faster on the web pages without having to constantly move your finger.

Also I found all of his information very useful. He talks about using the side buttons to go back to previous web page, something I will use on a profile. And will set another profile for gam

[CrazyMadness23]

+ all what you want on a mouse

- sidebuttons feel little bit hard maybe i just use it some weeks and its normal

~ DUUUUUDE MY SCROLLING WHEEL NEEDS 45 SECONDS TO STOP !!!! WHAT THE HELL DOCUMENT EVER I WANT TO SCROLL 45 SECONDS? IN THIS TIME I CAN TAKE A SHIT AND SMOKE A CIGARETTE, TRAVEL TO AFRICA AND BACK !!!!!!

[maexle101]

how can i get this wheight cardridge out

[NobbyKNobbs]

I just got the mouse today. Not bad for a $50 mouse. I used to have a microsoft intellimouse and the dpi increase is very noticable. Without the weights, it ways the same as a regular optical mouse and that's my preference. I found adding the weights made my hand tire easily.

One issue I have with the g500 is that it's a slightly larger grip than I'm used to and so my hands do cramp after a bit. I think I just need to get used to it and it'll be fine.

[konstantineb]

how would this mouse perform on a razor Goliathus control edition mouse pad?

[Japester702]

thanks for the info

[LukeHawkins02]

people who moan about it being wired....this is a GAMING mouse, so when playing a game you will need a wire because the precision needs to be as perfect as possible, plus you don't want to loose battery power halfway through a game also it saves you a lot of money on batteries, oh and by the way the mouse is EXTREMELY good 5/5

[aidang623]

that jumper looks warm

[NightCrawlerVids]

got it today and! i love it

[amitsaug]

i ow onE

[MadCrokodile1]

just tried this mouse at my friend and i've have to say that the mouse is just pure awesomeness!! definately going to buy this soon! shape is amazing, as well as all buttons feel perfect, hyper scroll, material is nice, 5700dpi, gaming-grade laser...

[Holammer]

I upgraded from my old 518 that was about to give up its ghost. I'm a little bit disappointed because the surface is very "dry" so your hand doesn't really stick to it like it did on the shiny plastic used on the 518.

I'd rather use a 518 for the grip... BUT the increased resolution is really noticeable so I'll have to make do.

[pepijnhuvenaars]

@Holammer Thats the exact reason why i prefer the g5 over the mx518.. The stickyness is annoying :P

[Quinqui31]

i've got a BIG DOUBT about the little cartridge, what are they for? is it just to increment the mice weight or is it there any other function for it?

[Holammer]

@Quinqui31 The mouse is very light weight without the cartridge inserted. You insert small weights in the cart (1.7g & 4.5g that are included) to get the desired weight.

[virusghost101]

hey i got this mouse and i got a problem.when i move my mouse really fast it seems to not be able to track the movements correctly and goes in the opposite direction i'm actually moving it :[

[OMN1DYN4M1X]

"having that big dongle is pretty pointless". Thats what she said!

[Astatorr]

Very good mouse. Comfortable for long sessions of intense gaming.

[DaRkStAr197]

Just Got this mouse A few days ago. i have to say it is amazing.. i use the highest DPI Settng for Web browsing/Desktop and the second highest for gaming

[urmomisfineinbed]

can u change the colour of the lights? or are they forever red?

[Russell375]

@urmomisfineinbed u cant change the colour :s

[fields911]

@fragdurarse is this mouse good if you use the claw grip to hold it?

[MrQuadfreak]

Is this mouse better then the G9x??

[SirDamned]

WEANERS 

[lastxpirate]

Learned that my mouse could have the clicky scroll, never knew that that button did.

[TheTPDSSS]

did it give you any problems so far?

my logitech g5 cable broke and if I can't fix it, I will probably buy a logitech g500

[DutchFreezeR]

Hey, do u get sweaty hadns using it? Cuz im sick of my Deathadder wich makes me sweat lik ehell.

[mardi8000]

@DutchFreezeR put some painter's tape or masking tape on the sides of ur death adder (glossy surfaces) and your hands won't get sweaty. plus it adds grip. your mouse won't look the best but no sweaty hands + grip = death adder even better.

[67CopperHead]

that thign is BadAss

[PhatFarm60]

I dropped all 6 of the 4.5g weights into mine. I love the solid feel.

[apata10]

what mouse pad are you using?

[SJIISUCKS]

rofl 'i dont think ill ever use that'. he dont go lan parties or anything?

NO FRIENDS!

[ocamartin]

i got 1 for gaming

[pieterke01]

4:07 made me laugh XD

[JokerArmy1]

Is this Logitechg500 better than the CM storm Gaming mouse??

[StarLuster357]

can someone tell me how does this compare to the raer mamba?

[illmagnified]

@StarLuster357 I actually just bought the Mamba yesterday and i ended up returning it for the Logitech G500, the mouse itself is really comfortable and has the best click i have ever felt on a mouse, but at $138 dollars after tax for a mouse when this Mouse has Superior Tracking at 5700DPI and the same Ridiculously high Polling of 1000HZ as the razer, at half the price, this mouse kicks ass. The software and button editing is superior and the tracking and clicks are on par with the Mamba.

[illmagnified]

@StarLuster357 If you absolutely need wireless then the hybrid mode that the Mamba has is quite nice, you can go from Wired mode to the wireless mode in 2 seconds, and has the tracking of a wired mouse, but if you don't need wireless as a must, then the G500 is more than perfect, im happy i went with the G500 over the Mamba. It even has more customizable buttons than the Mamba and the customizable weights that the Mamba lacks as well. Great mouse.

[Hornilope]

And dont fucking lie and say that you can move it as fast you like, THE MAX PERFECT CONTROL SPEED IS LOWER THEN THAT OF A MS WMO.

[Hornilope]

what a piece of shit mouse. make a decent review and test the performance idiot.

[awiginton]

@Hornilope Do yourself a favor before calling someone an idiot and look up the difference between THEN and THAN.

[PhatFarm60]

@Hornilope It's not a POS. I rape on CS:S with with, no complaints

[venatio3151987]

@tamethebea..  Notice how straight after he said that he said "..but I don't think I'll ever use that". Lol.. He has no friends?

[charliecrash]

I've tried to install the drivers without the mouse to test what buttons i can customize - but i can't test without the actual muose.

Question: Is it possible to configure the three side buttons and the two resolution buttons to make a "ctrl+leftclick" for instance?

[phoenix1333]

The left buttons, the middle one can be used for ventrilo?

[bob10001234]

if ventrilo doesn't directly support it you can map it to another key via the software for the mouse. so yes, you can

[johnanth]

Yeah, you can program the buttons to open whatever application on you want or pretty much do any action you want, and it's pretty easy too.

[tamethebea]

"If you go to a friends house and want to use your own mouse." love that quote.

Nice review, thank you thinking about getting

[rylkthx]

I had a Logitech g5 Version 2. It had some serious! tracking issues so I got rid of it. I'm now using a SS xai which is the best mouse I've ever used. But as far as logitech's new lazer engine it's actually really really nice. This would be my second choice behind the xai.

[vd853]

how's the pressure on the wheel button? I think my g9 is too stiff...

[Coachramsies]

I was thinking of upgrading from the G5 but the DPI buttons look like they're in a horrible place and i'd hit them all the time in game :(

[msaber1797]

the 3 dpi settings you can increase all the way too 5 if you install the drivers

[SpikedDesert]

How do the side buttons feel? Apparently there's been some criticism of them being too small and having one right in the middle of the other two.

[fragdurarse]

There out of the way so you don't hit them by accident but not to far away.

The middle one is a bit small and sometimes ill hit it when im trying to tap the side ones

[ashrocks87]

@fragdurarse

does this mouse have the philips twin eye sensor??

[Lutsenn]

@fragdurarse How often is that percentage wise?

[R74NOGRADY]

4:07 hey that dog looks familiar ;)

[fragdurarse]

leave him alone

[Buzzap14]

Great review.

[Calinx2]

impara a parlare!

[aaronmonto]

Lowering the DPI lowers the "precision". It does make the mouse move slower, but if you want precision, you should always keep the DPI as high as it goes and keep the software sensitivity low.

[falaq3]

@aaronmonto , not at all, everyone says dpi but in real that is CPI and has nothing to do with precision. It describe how fast the pointer will move, and thats all...

More CPI can only let u play on higher sensitivity without skipping some pixels on the screen if u are a high sens player.

Having more CPI that u actually need for 1:1 move does not increase precision at all.

[bpenda94]

yep, all your doing is wasting cpu cycles because it's "throwing out" the extra counts.

[DanaAst]

@aaronmonto

How do I make software sensitivity low?

Because whenever i increase DPI, the cursour goes so fast and it skips a lot.

[GayPornStuntman]

@aaronmonto You know nothing about mice.

[mexboiii]

Got it yesterday for 39.99 at bestbuy. it was on sale. About to set up the software right now and test it out in tf2 and cod4

[grandtheftauto4123]

i just got this mouse today and im very happy.

[SuperEpicWin]

looks like a great mouse. i am using a G5 right now, and is very satisfied with it. Too bad the G500 is wired, cus i am thinking about upgrading to wireless

[fragdurarse]

Ya I would have liked a wireless mouse but there aren't really many mice with the features of this one that are also wireless.

[Gutcheckcoming]

theirs 2 with the features but the sensors arent as good , the razer mamba and microsoft sidewinder x8 , im thinking of getting this mouse though

[Intelpentium54321]

the mamba is like 110bucks

[skylarx14]

@fragdurarse what features? mx600 has nice buttons

[PhatFarm60]

@SuperEpicWin most wireless mice suck IMO

[jordant10]

@SuperEpicWin one probelm about wireless is the lag they can cause

[spizzaza]

@SuperEpicWin you dont usually find gaming mice to be wireless, as generally they arnt as good and gamers would tend to avoid them.

logitech make many good wireless, try the mx series

[ivan134]

@SuperEpicWin a wireless mouse wouldn't be an upgrade if you game a lot. trust me i've been there

[danel240]

wireless isn't really for gaming you rob yourself on reaction time

[wesclev83]

@SuperEpicWin **cough** G7 **cough**

[RealCommunist2]

@SuperEpicWin

more like downgrading lol. you get mouse lag and battery fail i hate wireless for gaming lol. (not saying you are going to only game with it, just why i hate them)

[SuperEpicWin]

@RealCommunist2 not really, mouse like the Razor Mamba performs quite well in wireless mode. So does Saitek Rat 9.

[RealCommunist2]

@SuperEpicWin

oh really? ok then, but in comparison surly the wireless would take longer then a corded mouse.

[SuperEpicWin]

@RealCommunist2 Yep, the statement about wireless being a downgrade is sorta outdated. wireless gaming mouse is pretty common now actually. But yes, the best wired mouse vs the best wireless mouse, the wired still win :D

[jetibest]

@SuperEpicWin going to wireless is not really an upgrade, its different and comes with way more disadvantages, while the only advantage it has is that it doesnt have a cord which i dont really worry about anyways.