Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser 2000 dpi Mouse

Pros: The best things about the mouse:<BR><BR>1.) Good shape and texture. I switched from a Razer Diamondback (a VERY good mouse) which I found to be a bit small. This mouse is more substantial, and has a more "grippy" texture. 2.) The on-the-fly sensitivity buttons. Fantastic. Go from precise distance aiming to whipping a tank turret around quickly with a quick press of the button. Also beneficial for making large cursor moves on your desktop and more fine movment for a program where you need better control such as photo editing in Photoshop.<BR>3.) Smooth operation on the mousepad with the teflon feet. <br> 4.) Adjustable sensitivity for the on-the-fly setttings. Make each setting as fast or as slow as you want.

Cons: The worst things about the mouse: <BR><BR>1.) Lack of a forward button.<BR> 2.) Difficulty with keybinding in the software; It seems to want to switch (uncommanded) between the operating program (i.e. a game.exe) and "all programs", which causes your expected button functions to quit working in-game.<BR>3.) The weight package. Invented necessity just to charge you more $$. Unless you're Lance friggin Armstrong and need to have the perfect weight to climb virtual hills in BF2, don't buy it for this. You have a mouse that weighs XXX, you get used to it just like always. <br>4.) Just as mentioned by many others, the mouse button 3 is hard to press which may cause you to inadvertently hit the side-scroll buttons instead. Takes some care to operate it correctly.

Overall Review: Overall:<br><Br> I've used various mice; most recently: The MS optical browser mouse (OK, but not accurate enough for gaming), the Razer Diamondback (fantastic mouse, buttery smooth gaming, but bad side-button design and location, built more for a clean looking design rather than function), and now the G5. The G5 is a fair to good mouse, not great... It needs a forward button and the software needs some tweaking to keep the correct button loadout (binding) working with the program that is operating. Very frustrating to have your game minimized in the middle of a firefight when the Logitech Setpoint software pops up asking you if you want to assign a function to the button you've pressed when you've assigned the key for the 10th friggin time and it won't stay bound despite your best efforts to "apply" and "OK" in various combinations to get the button-binding to take. <B>IMPORTANT:</B> Download the latest firmware to get the mouse to track properly. Otherwise it is very choppy.

Pros: Very precise, much tighter than the MX500 it replaced. I really didn’t expect it to be noticeable, but the difference in targeting with WOW, BF2, etc. is amazing. Unique USB cord; kind of nylon mesh covered making it hard to tangle, catch, or bind. Nice touch.

Cons: For the love of Pete, can’t Logitech make a mouse whose finish doesn’t rub off in a couple of months?!!! It seems to be a problem with Logitech mice; the groovy orange/silver/black starts to wear off with what I’d consider normal use. And no, I don’t have sweaty palms. Weights are a bit of a pain since you’re going to lose (misplace) the extras within a month.

Overall Review: It’s a fantastic performer. I was skeptical of how much difference there would be between the G5 and the MX500, but you’ll notice how tight the G5 is in the first few minutes use. The non-binding USB cord makes it almost as free-feeling as a cordless. Great for gaming.

Pros: 2000DPI is amazingly accurate. New rubber grip is great, and they stuck to the MX500's base texture. Mouse feet are EXCELLENT. Great for gamers who are tired of replacing those teflon strips over and over. DPI-Meter... no longer have to get confused, a led tells you which DPI you're at. DPI-Adjustment on the go The weight management system is great for those upgrading from heavier mouses or lighter. I prefer just leaving the case in with all the 1.7 gram weights.

Cons: Tracking can be a biiiit funky on some mouse pads. My Func F30.R has trouble when i flick the mouse too hard, tends to spaz out (my mx518 never did that)

Overall Review: If you have the $$, go for this mouse. It is really nice. The texture on the rubber grip feels like the F.30R's texture, and it is great. A lot better than the smooth logitechs.

Pros: Great gaming mouse. The adjustable weights and fast laser make it perfect for games.

Cons: The color combo looks like a monkey ate a box of crayons and then puked it back up in a rainbow of gaming goodness.

Overall Review: Having a forward thumb button might be a hassle to those surfing the web, but this is made for gaming. The new G9 mouse looks horrible and I don't see how it could possible improve performance wise compared to the G5.

Pros: ONE WORD: PRECISE This mouse will not let you down. Tons of features: -adjustable up to 2000dpi (much better than optical 'LED') -doesn't skip or jam (like optical or ball) -Comfortable Grip -quality feel (weights let you find your sweet spot) nice feature despite the critics -scroll wheel is very precise -it's beautiful! -drivers are unnecessary -no batteries/no interference -cord is woven vinyl, not rubber (so it glides in tight spots instead of getting stuck -GREAT IDEA for those who want a cord)

Cons: Not an "internet" mouse. The only extra button is the 'back' button, but if you are interested in this mouse, you don't care.

Overall Review: Wow, I held on to the old microsoft 2 button scroll mouse with the ball forEVER. Optical just never cut it! Laser is beyond precise. Think about it, up to 2000dpi that you can count on. This mouse just doesn't make mistakes. You won't be seeing any skipping and you never have to clean it. I'm a die-hard CS:Source player and the performance is to die-for. It's also a dream to use at work. I bring it home on the weekends it's so great. When I say it's the nicest piece of hardware I use... this is my main rig: Dell Precision 670 -Dual HT XEON'S -2GB DDR2 Registered -Dual SUN 21" Flat CRT's -6800 GT :) -250GB SATA -Dual 36GB SCSI 320 :) -8xDVD+-R This is a nice compliment to the Eclipse Keyboard.

Pros: Changing dpi on the Fly Cord made out of fabric, not the usual rubber Laser Nice skates Weights

Cons: None that I can complain about

Overall Review: Great Mouse

Pros: Functionally, this mouse is pretty much perfect. The tilt and scroll wheel works, the two buttons to raise and lower the sensitivity still work (although I never use them personally), the mouse is just as precise as the day I bought it. The side button 'mouse4' maps pretty well in every game I need it to. When I want to bind something to a key I push the button and it works just like binding it to anything else. I've never had a problem with any program ever not recognizing that button.

Cons: There is only one button for the thumb. It's all I really need, even as a gamer, but my previous mouse had 2, and if done well so it's easy to push which button you want, more buttons are better. However, if there's only one button then it sure is easy to push when you need it! Sometimes when I drop the mouse the little weight card inside slips out. I had to put in maximum weight in order for the mouse to feel 'right' to me, and even then I might've wanted it heavier if I could. This (and the resolution changer) seem like unnecessary options that I haven't used in over 6 years when more thumb buttons would have been actually useful.

Overall Review: Logitech knows how to make mice that last, that's for sure. The cord of my mouse hangs over the edge of the table. Where this happens, the cord has basically been chewed through from the friction over that corner. The padded lining is completely severed, and the black plastic liner is also cracked there so the copper cords are now only protected by the clear plastic lining inside. Once friction cuts through that and starts actually interfering with the copper it might be time to get a new mouse, lol. But even with the cord looking like it's been chewed through it still works 100% without a hitch. Also, over 6 years the accumulation of hand-gunk that builds up on the mouse can be pretty funky. When I scrape or chip it off, the cool paint job finish that it came with typically chips off right along with the gunk. Basically, this is now the ugliest looking mouse I've ever owned, lol. But still 100% functional. This thing must have over 30 THOUSAND hours of use and it's still ticking!

Pros: Excellent for almost anything. You can program any of the mouse functions, including the left and right side-scrolling functions and the buttons for increasing/decreasing the DPI, I think except the two main mouse buttons. You can even make the mouse buttons perform certain keystrokes, or key combinations (like ctrl + a, etc.) You can also adjust how many levels of DPI are available for when you want to adjust it on the mouse. You can adjust several more things with the SetPoint software, including what programs you want to use certain mouse button/movement settings. You can even choose for the software to recognize when games are loaded and apply changed mouse settings at that time.

Cons: It does seem like it should have that extra thumb-button, like others have said. The wheel-button is hard to press without moving it from side to side, but with all of the mouse buttons being programmable, it makes up for the loss of the wheel button (at least for me). For at least one person whose G5 mouse was all jumpy, did you try adjusting the mouse speed in the Windows control panel, or if you installed the G5's software, did you adjust the sensitivity, etc. correctly? And did you know that pressing the minus button (by default) on the mouse makes the mouse go much slower and more smoothly? That is probably what you wanted to do.

Overall Review: I have heard that you can download a program which will enable you to force a higher USB report rate than this mouse normally uses, which worked for someone else, but it didn't work for me. I only tried that once, but I don't know if I'll really benefit from a higher mouse rate than 510 Hz.