Hands-On with Logitech's 5700dpi G500 Gaming Mouse
Posted 08/06/09 at 09:30:00 AM by Norman Chan
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Just a few months after we awarded Logitech with a perfect score for their superb G9x mouse, they've announced the new contender for best mouse ever. The G500 is the long-awaited update to the G5 gaming mouse, taking its familiar ergonomic chassis and cramming the G9x's laser sensor into the body. The wired peripheral has a minimum resolution of 200dpi, which can be adjusted on the fly up to a whopping 5700dpi (the G9x only had a max of 5000dpi). Logitech claims that the G500 can process sensor data at a rate of 12 megapixels per second, and can detect movement as fast as 165 inches per second (as if your twitch skills are that good).
The usual gaming mice features are also present, including removable weights (range of 165 grams to 192 grams) and 10 programmable buttons. But the standout improvements are in the inclusion of a hyper-fast scroll wheel mode (for web browsing), and the relocation of the dpi adjustment buttons to the front of the mouse so you don't accidentally hit it in the middle of a game.
Hit the jump for more of our hands-on photos, but you'll be able to try the G500 yourself when it goes on sale in September for $70.
Mouse CPU load....
Submitted by K0BALT on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 9:40am
If your mouse hardware really lags your CPU that much, maybe it's time to consider a new CPU. o_O
haha ya it might lag your
Submitted by comptech08 on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:56am
haha ya it might lag your CPU if your CPU is a 8088. I use my sensitivity
buttons on the fly too. Its very useful not only in games but in Photoshop and
fireworks where there is some small detailing that needs to be done. I do like how the buttons are not in the middle of mouse on this model. I sometimes
hit the buttons by accident on my G5.
Submitted by K0BALT on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 9:39am
I also adjust my G9's sensitivity based on what program or game I am running. They all have different settings within them and it's just easier to press a button to compensate. Also, it's nice to have when you're getting ready to snipe someone from afar and you want to be as steady as possible.... just crank it down all the way down. NOT a gimmick. A useful tool for someone that actually utilizes all their computer hardware for the best performance.
wireless
Submitted by Strongbad536 on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 8:55am
a wireless version would be nice. maybe called the G700?
Norm, How's the scroll
Submitted by BlazePC on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 8:42am
Norm,
How's the scroll action of this new comer when compared to the G9 or G9x? Same same?
Submitted by tehR0XX0Rz on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 5:41am
I still use the MX510. In fact, I bought extras, as it's the last good mouse Logitech made.
Now, their marketing department designs mice, and their ideas suck, lacking the application of even basic common sense. Things that actually matter to gamers, such as the number of buttons, button location, programmability, and CPU load are ignored in favor of marketing the next "gimmick" feature.
Changing sensitivity on the fly--honestly, who does that? Try doing it while playing Quake Live. You'll get your butt shot off. On-the-fly sensitivity changing is a gimmick no one really needs, and it takes away buttons we once used for actual gaming.
Anyway, I've sworn off Logitech products until they stop treating customers like mindless consumers too stupid to realize the new mouse they bought is eating up 20% of their CPU cycles because of lousy drivers. Logitech needs to focus more on design and less on marketing.
I do
Submitted by Modred189 on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:39am
I use the on-the-fly sensitivity switching too. Especially games that have short and long range action. Take UTIII or TF2. Say you are a sniper in tf2. You can drop your sensitivity for sniping, and then jump it back up for melee/close action work. Same with UTIII.
And I am not sure what CPU you have that your mouse drivers use 10% of your cpu...
Submitted by tehR0XX0Rz on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 12:51pm
Logitech has written some of the worst hardware drivers ever created. When transitioning from MouseWare to SetPoint, they decided to try unified driver technology: your mouse driver would drive your other Logitech products as well. They added BlueTooth support that ran whether or not you had BlueTooth devices. In early versions of the SetPoint software, moving your mouse devoured 15-20% of your CPU resources. It took years for Logitech to straighten that out.
You were probably still in diapers, as this was just a few years ago.
I use On The Fly sensitivity
Submitted by doomgrunt on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 6:36am
I use On The Fly sensitivity quite a bit on my OCZ Behemoth Mouse.
"Changing sensitivity on the fly--honestly, who does that" Have you ever asked someone if they do it? So far, my experience with Logitech has been great.
Submitted by nakliyat on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 3:50am
helped me a lot. Thanks for sharing.
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