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Perfect mouse? - revamped Logitech G5!
Deusfaux
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Maybe this is already totally known and I'm just the last one out from my cave, but the Logitech G5 - widely regarded as the best corded mouse for gaming - has had a revision and been turned into a 2nd (3rd after the rare gray edition?) seperate product SKU...
Yeah, the biggest (only?) fault of the G5 has been corrected, now with a total 9 buttons (one more than the big alternative MX 518) and in a new "electric blue" color. Supposedly also finessed the tilt vs clicking the middle button.
Havent seen any north of the border (Canada) yet, but apparently out at places like Best Buy USA or Circuit City
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/&cl=ca,en
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/359&cl=ca,en
... WITH TWO SIDE BUTTONS!
Yeah, the biggest (only?) fault of the G5 has been corrected, now with a total 9 buttons (one more than the big alternative MX 518) and in a new "electric blue" color. Supposedly also finessed the tilt vs clicking the middle button.
Havent seen any north of the border (Canada) yet, but apparently out at places like Best Buy USA or Circuit City
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/&cl=ca,en
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/359&cl=ca,en
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Two on the left.
they strayed from the old MX design and turned one of the side buttons into one of the two "tilt" buttons when originally creating the G5/7
lots of us (I've said it in nearly every mouse thread) didnt move to the new tech because we're used to the two side buttons, often invaluable for web browsing or just familiar game setups.
now you have... the perfect mouse?
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seems very nice.
edit - while shopping around, if a given mouse doesn't list its DPI, it isn't worth taking into account for gaming I guess? seems obvious but I like that revolution design so much, but I doubt it's on the same level, gaming wise.
My old school MX700's batteries are starting to only last a little more then an hour. Also I have to play with it for what seems like an eternity to get it to sit on the charger in the correct position to charge. May have to pick this up soon.
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Because that sucks.
the only ones that DONT click are their newest line the MX and VX revolution - which is the entire focus of those products, in that you can spin the wheel many revolutions with a single flick
To be precise, they do click, but you can switch it from clicky to freewheeling, or have it do it automatically depending on how fast the wheel is moving.
i see
also, I like non clicky mousewheels.
try it out while waiting in the returns line
I like how you think.
though they didn't hav the one I'd buy from razor, but I could at least get a taste for it.
G7 is the cordless variant - however it has not been updated with a 2nd side button like the G5 just was.
you can probably expect it though
That new G5 looks nice though
come again?
please show me the product that bests it in sensitivity?
Same here.
Me and it have been through a lot together. It's still working admirably.
Built like a goddamn tank. Lasted me years, it has.
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k that makes sense
Although the first setup wasn't easy, because I had to upgrade the firmware of the mouse :P in order to resolve a few movement issues. The second disadvantage is that the default configuration of some buttons is set to reduce or increase the resolution (which is saved on flash memory within a mouse). So you need at least Windows + Drivers to reconfigure this beast. The G5 works out of the box with different operating systems.
umm the G5 now has the same or more buttons than the MX revolution or any other mouse.
im not sure which it is because I dont know if the side wheel or the small silver bit behind the top wheel are buttons on the MX revo
Otherwise its the best mouse I've ever used. Just wish they would flatten the middle button a bit.
You can adjust the mouse sensitivity with the + and - buttons behind the mouse wheel. The three bars show which setting it's at.
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Though this looks absolutely hot I can't see dropping the $50+ it surely costs.
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I know that when I first saw the G5 at Blizzcon, I responded with "where is the second button" and the Logitech guys told me that people had trouble with two buttons and would often hit the wrong one (seriously, wtf?). I told him that I didn't want a mouse with fewer buttons. His response was that if enough people wanted it, they would add another button. It looks like they have, though I wish they would revise the cordless G7 as well. I use an MX1000 on my laptop and for work, but I really want something better for gaming that is cordless (MX510 right now).
Yes as I mentioned before, I just got one of these as well, and they're great. I looooove the large side buttons. But I have used Logitech mice quite a bit before this, and the new G5 looks great too.
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Actually the super competitive FPS players usually grasp their mouse in a claw-like grip that gives them super control over the mouse. After a little while (maybe even less than an hour) it actually hurts, but it gives you great control. That's why Fatal1ty's branded mouse is that tiny hockey puck thing; it's a good shape for holding in a clawlike grasp that you manipulate with basically just your hand.
My original MX500s are starting to show their age.
Actually - funny story - I do.
I switched to Ubuntu a while ago and was having trouble getting certain functions of the MX Rev to work - namely the search button that I remapped as a middle mouse button (oh man, NOT having to worry about accidentally scrolling when middle clicking is a godsend). I tried a half-dozen mouse utlities, when finally I found out that the way Logitech treats that button is by mapping it as another USB device entirely. As a 1-button USB keyboard.
One keyboard utility later, and I'm up and running. Bizarre, though.
Anyway, commence RF-interference bashing.