High-performance Hero 25K sensor through a software update from G HUB, this upgrade is free to all players: Our most advanced, with 1:1 tracking, 400+ ips, and 100 – 25,600 max dpi sensitivity plus zero smoothing, filtering, or acceleration
11 Customizable Buttons and Onboard Memory: Assign custom commands to the buttons and save up to five ready-to-play profiles directly to the mouse ; Compatibility with Windows 7 or later and macOS 10.11 or later, Chrome OS
Adjustable Weight System: Arrange up to five removable 3.6g weights inside the mouse for personalized weight and balance tuning
Programmable RGB Lighting and LIGHTSYNC Technology: Customize lighting from nearly 16.8 million colors to match your team’s colors, sport your own or sync colors with other Logitech G gear
Mechanical Switch Button Tensioning: Metal spring tensioning system and pivot hinges are built into left and right gaming mouse buttons for a crisp, clean click feel with rapid click feedback
Manufacturer Detail: Logitech Asia Pacific Ltd, Units 1003, Tower 1, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Importer Details: Rashi peripherals pvt ltd, Rashi complex, A Building Survey no. 186, Dongaripada poman village, Vasai – Bhiwandi Road, Dist Thane , Maharastra – 401208
HERO Sensor: Next generation HERO sensor delivers precision tracking up to 25,600 DPI with zero smoothing, filtering, or acceleration.
11 Programmable Buttons:11 programmable buttons and dual-mode hyper-fast scroll wheel give you fully customizable control over your gameplay.
Adjustable Weights:Arrange up to five 3.6g weights for personalized weight and balance configuration.
Really good for gaming and work in general. It’s comfortable for long time periods. The only cons of this product are that the dust gets in minute spots which you can’t clean but it won’t affect performance. And the logitech g hub software won’t download on my old pc which is windows 7
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★★★★★
Prakhar –
A great mouse. Took me some time to get used to as it is bit heavy but great overall experience.
I have been using this for a while now and now it feels natural. For folks who are looking to buy big mouse, don’t think twice and get this one.
If you want you can further increase the weight of this mouse with some small metallic plates (but I cannot think who would do that…may be some folks want their mouse heavy? dont know…lol)
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★★★★★
Abanti Bora –
Everything about this product is great! I would’ve rated 5 stars if it had braided cables as the cable is thin and fragile I must handle it carefully while removing the cable from my laptop/PC. Rest everything from software support to customizations are at its best.
Review: G502 Hero fills the gaps of the previous G502. Hero is the perfect companion for all of your gaming needs. Let me get into each of them one by one. Don’t miss the G HUB!
Programmable Buttons: It features 11 buttons that are fully programmable. These include Forward/Backward, DPI Up/Down, G-Shift, Middle Click, Left/Right Click, Profile Cycle and Left/Right Scroll. Refer my image for visualization. Holding G-Shift in the default mode changes DPI to a preset which you can customize. For example, I hold it while snipping to lower my DPI to 1200 in FPS games and increase accuracy. Besides lowering the DPI, G-Shift button can also make existing buttons perform other functionality than their defaults. This gives you another set of 10 new controls! Yes, it does have horizontal scroll that enables left/right scrolling. I use it to change tabs in Chrome. Profile Cycle button helps me to cycle between different profiles easily. Not to miss that all of these are fully customizable on a per-app basis!
Hyper Scroll: The scroll features as a frictionless one. Just scroll it once on a long webpage, leave it and it will keep scrolling even after you reach the end. Don’t worry, you have a toggle just under it that can disable this feature.
RGB: The space allotted is less. You can customize RGB settings for the Logo and the profile indicator on per-app basis. Choose modes between Cycle, Breathing, Fixed, Music and Screen. Music mode works as visualizer based on the playing track. Screen mode changes colour according to what’s on your screen. For example, I have made profile for GRIS that makes my G502 to change colour to white and red depending on what’s on left and middle side of the screen. The profile indicator in default mode helps you see the profile or DPI level when you change among the max 5.
Weights: You get 5 3.6 grams weight bars that you can align in the weight compartment of the mouse as per your convenience. You have options for left/right and forward/backward alignments. A single weight can be aligned in 13 different ways! I’ve made a weight adjustment video so that you can see how weights are adjusted in G502.
Grip and Durability: The mouse looks rock solid. If you have not too large hands, yours can rest comfortably over the mouse. There is a thumb rest while the curvature of the mouse is a treat to your right hand. Beware, left-handers!
G HUB: The best thing about this mouse is the software. Yes, you read it right. With G HUB, you can make custom profiles (or even download from the community) for each app. Thus, you can change RGB colours and mode, buttons mapping, DPI settings and G-Shift/DPI-Shift for a particular app. I have even set a profile for Chrome that enhances my productivity. You can find profiles made by me on G HUB by the name ‘Baahubali’. What amazed me is that besides Macros (Keyboard key combinations), Shortcuts and Keyboard Keys, you can even build scripts in Lua programming language – now this is something really professional by team.
This was my first purchase of a premium gaming mouse. Previously, I had been buying Dragonwar mice. I read somewhere that this mouse is a one-time investment and now I believe they are right. Experiencing the hyper frictionless scroll gives you an idea about how reliable the mouse promises to be! With a price tag on 4K, it’s a steal. You may get as minimum as INR 3799 in Lightning Deals.
Do check my detailed photos and unboxing videos. I had to follow Amazon Video Format Specs so do visit YouTube (Paras Lehana) to view highest quality video of Unboxing and Weight Adjustment.
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★★★★★
Amazon Customer –
This is by far and hands down the mouse that we should actually look for especially if you are gonna use it for multiple purposes. It gives you flexibility by providing many programmable switches (11). The only thing that seemed like a gimick is the infinite scroll wheel, I have not found a practical use of this feature in my workflow/usage but still looking forward to explore more. The real potential of this mouse unlocks only when you hit the software and tune it thoroughly which can be a little tedious for some but still it is indeed worth your efforts in a long run. Just remember to setup different profiles, it would be good for you. And for consistency please use the Onboard Memory function in the logitech software (G-Hub).
Overall this mouse is a great pick out of the box because of it’s build quality, weight adjustability and the programmable keys.
I waited all these years to get my hands onto this beast, guess what ? It was worth the wait.
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★★★★★
Paras Lehana –
The mouse is good and premium but the side buttons feel a bit cheap.
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★★★★★
Kindle Customer –
The Great: This is a great mouse for all uses (gaming, making power points, surfing the web, using EXCEL, etc.). The best feature is really that you can adjust the scroll wheel tension to either be free-spinning or in increments. Also, I found that even though I have somewhat smaller hands than the average person, this mouse is still very comfortable.
The Good: This mouse also has some weights that can be added to the bottom. I just put all the weights in the mouse partly to avoid losing the weights, and partly because it does make the mouse have a nice weight. Also, because it is wired, it never runs out of battery!
The (subjectively) bad: It has a few RGB lights on it (RGB fans rejoice). I found it defaults to running through the rainbow, and that can be a little annoying. If you hate RGB or want a static color, you have to get the Logitech app (G-Hub or something) to change the RGB settings.
The Bad: The most annoying thing about this mouse is actually that you can change the DPI (dots per inch) with the two buttons right next to your index finger. I have run this mouse into my keyboard and inadvertently changed the DPI so many times with this mouse that I’ve taken to just changing the DPI settings to be effectively all the same.
TL:DR: Nice mouse with some RGB lights that provides an enjoyable user experience, with one quirk.
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★★★★★
Adwait –
Very smooth, weight adjustment is helpful and makes gaming fun with dpi adjustment. Free scroll feature is amazing and fun. Ergonomic design.
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★★★★★
Amazon Customer –
After my last mouse died after ~13 years (Etekcity), I decided to move up to a big-boy brand of mouse, and boy this Logitech doesn’t disappoint. The mouse feels heavy and well built. Usually, as it pertains to electronics, weight has a direct correlation to quality, and this falls in line with that. The mouse comes with additional weights that tuck neatly under the mouse if you like even more added weight for greater precision. Once the weights are installed, they stay inside (even though the clasp *appears* chincy, it is not). The mouse has a great feel in my larger hands as well. It’s smooth and the buttons are nice to use. The middle scrolling wheel has 2 modes (which DID take me a bit to discover.. that was annoying). The scroll wheel came in the un-locked position, which means the slightest little twitch of it would send me zooming down like 20 pages at a time in a word doc or online article. There is a button right below the scroll wheel that, when locked, locks the wheel into a single line of scroll; muuuuuch better. The next thing that annoyed me was where your thumb sits, by default, there is a DPI adjustment button. It’s very easy to accidentally click this button which will make your mouse over-sensitive. The button also has a delay – so if you click it, it takes a few seconds for the DPI to change. Further frustrating was there were popups at the bottom-right of my screen that would CONSTANTLY alert me to DPI changes via the mouse button. Soooo, this loops into my final point. Logitech G Hub software. This software will interface with most modern Logitech hardware; not only allowing you to make programming changes to every facet of the mouse (LED on/off, LED color/rotation, button programming, DPI presets for the mouse button, etc) -but it also keeps the firmware up to date as Logitech releases new. Ahh – so an upside here! Via the Logitech G Hub, I was able to not only disable that annoying pop-up window at the bottom right of my screen, but I was able to preset the DPI I wanted to use permanently *and* disable the button on the mouse that my thumb constantly accidentally clicks! Wow… a massive win here, Logitech!
I never get cramps while using this mouse either. It slides across my desk but also my ergonomic mouse pad with ease. The cable is a smooth rubber, so it won’t get cause on your wooden desk or anything else you have that could potentially snag on other mouses.
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★★★★★
L. Webb –
*IMPORTANT* This mouse is made for ergonomic right-handed use!
While it is technically true there are 11 programmable buttons, half of them makes no sense to change almost ever.
1. Normal left click 2. Normal right click. 3. Middle scroll button. 4. Scroll up (Yes they count this as a button) 5. Scroll down
There are also buttons you can press with your thumb.
6. Changes mouse DPI to the next saved value. 7. Go forwards 8. Go backwards
There are two buttons you press with the index finger that rests on your left click.
9. Raises DPI 10. Lowers DPI
And there are 2 buttons below your mouse scroll.
11. The button directly below your mouse scroll is not programmable. Pressing it changes your mouse from normal scroll mode to infinite scroll mode. It’s actually really satisfying to spin the wheel in infinite scroll mode, but I haven’t had a good reason to use it yet. I’m sure one exists though, and I can’t deny it’s fun to use. 12. Change profiles (You can create a custom profile so each programmable button does different things!)
It takes some time to get used to using the mouse. I originally thought the mouse would be quite bulky for some reason. It most certainly is not and holds comfortably. One thing I dislike is that I press the buttons on the edge of the left mouse click button quite frequently by accident, and it can get frustrating. It’s been a couple weeks now, and I still press it on occasion.
The mouse also comes with weights that you can insert into it to weigh it down if you want to. It seems kind of gimmicky to me since I never pick my mouse up while using it, but I guess some people would be sensitive to it.
You need to download Logitech G HUB to program the buttons and change the lighting effects on the mouse. Yes, you can create and set a macro to any programmable button. If you wanted to, you can also save those settings onto the mouse’s on-board memory (which I recommend), and then you don’t need to have the app active anymore. In fact, you could even delete it off your computer if you wanted to.
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★★★★★
Jimmy –
+ Good for smaller hands but still not perfect (Small hands + finger grip) + light weight + Wireless + Decent battery life (i use mine 10+ hours a day and after a week, it’s down to 45% battery). The Logitech MX Master 3 battery lasts far longer, however. + Logitech software has useful features and isn’t too difficult to use.
I made the mistake of trying other brands when my original Logitech mouse finally died many years ago. I tried Roccat Kone and Corsair Scimitar with an assumption that all mice were of good build and BOTH of those mice had their scroll wheels fail (e.g., scrolls up instead of down) within 2-3 years – extremely disappointing as they were not cheap products. I have gone back to Logitech in the hopes I can finally get a mouse that does what it does, does it well, and won’t require constant replacement. I’m looking for value for money, willing to pay more if it gives me more in return.
I now do the waiting game to see if this one will fail like all the other brands before it. Fingers crossed that Logitech won’t let me down.
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★★★★★
Matter –
If you talk about this mouse, you really need to talk about the Logitech software, There are 3 different downloads at the Logitech website to change your 5 profile settings if you don’t like the default settings on the G502. The one they will suggest first is G HUB and it is by far the worst and most convoluted to learn to setup and use. The second which they are phasing out is Logitech Gaming Software. (If you install both G HUB and Logitech Gaming Software, and you try to use Logitech Gaming Software, it will not allow you to use it, and it will tell you to use G HUB instead even though many FAQ’s at the Logitech website still refer to Logitech Gaming Software.) However, the third, and the one you should download and use, is called Onboard Memory Manager. It is very simple and easy to figure out, does almost everything you want it to, and it doesn’t also install a lot of other crap on your system.
NOTE: If you do wind up installing G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software, the setting DPI LIGHTING for “ALWAYS ON” is unchecked by default and is not in Onboard Memory Manager. (By default, when you change profiles, the side DPI lights on the G502 briefly go on and then go off to indicate what profile you are on.) I suspect this setting is unchecked by default for a reason, because I could not get it to work properly when set to “ALWAYS ON”. When this option is checked the side DPI lights would not stay on the proper profile indicator to indicate the current profile setting, and they would randomly change (such as when I used the scroll wheel.) What I did was to keep this setting in G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software unchecked. Then in Onboard Memory Manager I would select a fixed color for each profile so I would always know what profile I was currently on. (BTW, this is similar to what is on the wireless G305 mouse but they are only small dots of color, you can’t change the default colors, and they only select up to 5 different DPI settings on only one available onboard profile as opposed to the 5 profiles each with 5 DPI settings on the G502.)
Unless you have a desire to be frustrated, do yourself a favor and just download Onboard Memory Manager. On the G502, the only reason I can see for using G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software is if you want to change settings for mouse click one or two, which Onboard Memory Manager won’t allow, or if you want to setup profiles for individual games and software on your computer, in which case I would lean in favor of Logitech Gaming Software which is much more intuitive and easy to use.
All that being said, once you get past setting the G502 up, the mouse performance is outstanding. I didn’t add the weights since the mouse felt fine to me. And even though the highest default DPI setting is at 6400, you can set it all the way up to 25,600 if you wish. Also, I have small hands, and even though some of the buttons I will never be able to push without really reaching, it’s very comfortable using for long periods of time, and for the current price you can’t beat it.
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★★★★★
Aadarsh –
Wire is not corded so care should be taken with it but otherwise the mouse is customizable with weights and programmable buttons.
Kapil Agarwal –
Really good for gaming and work in general. It’s comfortable for long time periods. The only cons of this product are that the dust gets in minute spots which you can’t clean but it won’t affect performance. And the logitech g hub software won’t download on my old pc which is windows 7
Prakhar –
A great mouse. Took me some time to get used to as it is bit heavy but great overall experience.
I have been using this for a while now and now it feels natural. For folks who are looking to buy big mouse, don’t think twice and get this one.
If you want you can further increase the weight of this mouse with some small metallic plates (but I cannot think who would do that…may be some folks want their mouse heavy? dont know…lol)
Abanti Bora –
Everything about this product is great! I would’ve rated 5 stars if it had braided cables as the cable is thin and fragile I must handle it carefully while removing the cable from my laptop/PC. Rest everything from software support to customizations are at its best.
Paras Lehana –
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Customization: 5/5
Buttons: 5/5
Features: 5/5
Control: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Grip: 4/5
RGB: 5/5
Review: G502 Hero fills the gaps of the previous G502. Hero is the perfect companion for all of your gaming needs. Let me get into each of them one by one. Don’t miss the G HUB!
Programmable Buttons: It features 11 buttons that are fully programmable. These include Forward/Backward, DPI Up/Down, G-Shift, Middle Click, Left/Right Click, Profile Cycle and Left/Right Scroll. Refer my image for visualization. Holding G-Shift in the default mode changes DPI to a preset which you can customize. For example, I hold it while snipping to lower my DPI to 1200 in FPS games and increase accuracy. Besides lowering the DPI, G-Shift button can also make existing buttons perform other functionality than their defaults. This gives you another set of 10 new controls! Yes, it does have horizontal scroll that enables left/right scrolling. I use it to change tabs in Chrome. Profile Cycle button helps me to cycle between different profiles easily. Not to miss that all of these are fully customizable on a per-app basis!
Hyper Scroll: The scroll features as a frictionless one. Just scroll it once on a long webpage, leave it and it will keep scrolling even after you reach the end. Don’t worry, you have a toggle just under it that can disable this feature.
RGB: The space allotted is less. You can customize RGB settings for the Logo and the profile indicator on per-app basis. Choose modes between Cycle, Breathing, Fixed, Music and Screen. Music mode works as visualizer based on the playing track. Screen mode changes colour according to what’s on your screen. For example, I have made profile for GRIS that makes my G502 to change colour to white and red depending on what’s on left and middle side of the screen. The profile indicator in default mode helps you see the profile or DPI level when you change among the max 5.
Weights: You get 5 3.6 grams weight bars that you can align in the weight compartment of the mouse as per your convenience. You have options for left/right and forward/backward alignments. A single weight can be aligned in 13 different ways! I’ve made a weight adjustment video so that you can see how weights are adjusted in G502.
Grip and Durability: The mouse looks rock solid. If you have not too large hands, yours can rest comfortably over the mouse. There is a thumb rest while the curvature of the mouse is a treat to your right hand. Beware, left-handers!
G HUB: The best thing about this mouse is the software. Yes, you read it right. With G HUB, you can make custom profiles (or even download from the community) for each app. Thus, you can change RGB colours and mode, buttons mapping, DPI settings and G-Shift/DPI-Shift for a particular app. I have even set a profile for Chrome that enhances my productivity. You can find profiles made by me on G HUB by the name ‘Baahubali’. What amazed me is that besides Macros (Keyboard key combinations), Shortcuts and Keyboard Keys, you can even build scripts in Lua programming language – now this is something really professional by team.
This was my first purchase of a premium gaming mouse. Previously, I had been buying Dragonwar mice. I read somewhere that this mouse is a one-time investment and now I believe they are right. Experiencing the hyper frictionless scroll gives you an idea about how reliable the mouse promises to be! With a price tag on 4K, it’s a steal. You may get as minimum as INR 3799 in Lightning Deals.
Do check my detailed photos and unboxing videos. I had to follow Amazon Video Format Specs so do visit YouTube (Paras Lehana) to view highest quality video of Unboxing and Weight Adjustment.
Amazon Customer –
This is by far and hands down the mouse that we should actually look for especially if you are gonna use it for multiple purposes. It gives you flexibility by providing many programmable switches (11). The only thing that seemed like a gimick is the infinite scroll wheel, I have not found a practical use of this feature in my workflow/usage but still looking forward to explore more. The real potential of this mouse unlocks only when you hit the software and tune it thoroughly which can be a little tedious for some but still it is indeed worth your efforts in a long run. Just remember to setup different profiles, it would be good for you. And for consistency please use the Onboard Memory function in the logitech software (G-Hub).
Overall this mouse is a great pick out of the box because of it’s build quality, weight adjustability and the programmable keys.
I waited all these years to get my hands onto this beast, guess what ? It was worth the wait.
Paras Lehana –
The mouse is good and premium but the side buttons feel a bit cheap.
Kindle Customer –
The Great: This is a great mouse for all uses (gaming, making power points, surfing the web, using EXCEL, etc.). The best feature is really that you can adjust the scroll wheel tension to either be free-spinning or in increments. Also, I found that even though I have somewhat smaller hands than the average person, this mouse is still very comfortable.
The Good: This mouse also has some weights that can be added to the bottom. I just put all the weights in the mouse partly to avoid losing the weights, and partly because it does make the mouse have a nice weight. Also, because it is wired, it never runs out of battery!
The (subjectively) bad: It has a few RGB lights on it (RGB fans rejoice). I found it defaults to running through the rainbow, and that can be a little annoying. If you hate RGB or want a static color, you have to get the Logitech app (G-Hub or something) to change the RGB settings.
The Bad: The most annoying thing about this mouse is actually that you can change the DPI (dots per inch) with the two buttons right next to your index finger. I have run this mouse into my keyboard and inadvertently changed the DPI so many times with this mouse that I’ve taken to just changing the DPI settings to be effectively all the same.
TL:DR: Nice mouse with some RGB lights that provides an enjoyable user experience, with one quirk.
Adwait –
Very smooth, weight adjustment is helpful and makes gaming fun with dpi adjustment. Free scroll feature is amazing and fun. Ergonomic design.
Amazon Customer –
After my last mouse died after ~13 years (Etekcity), I decided to move up to a big-boy brand of mouse, and boy this Logitech doesn’t disappoint. The mouse feels heavy and well built. Usually, as it pertains to electronics, weight has a direct correlation to quality, and this falls in line with that. The mouse comes with additional weights that tuck neatly under the mouse if you like even more added weight for greater precision. Once the weights are installed, they stay inside (even though the clasp *appears* chincy, it is not). The mouse has a great feel in my larger hands as well. It’s smooth and the buttons are nice to use. The middle scrolling wheel has 2 modes (which DID take me a bit to discover.. that was annoying). The scroll wheel came in the un-locked position, which means the slightest little twitch of it would send me zooming down like 20 pages at a time in a word doc or online article. There is a button right below the scroll wheel that, when locked, locks the wheel into a single line of scroll; muuuuuch better. The next thing that annoyed me was where your thumb sits, by default, there is a DPI adjustment button. It’s very easy to accidentally click this button which will make your mouse over-sensitive. The button also has a delay – so if you click it, it takes a few seconds for the DPI to change. Further frustrating was there were popups at the bottom-right of my screen that would CONSTANTLY alert me to DPI changes via the mouse button.
Soooo, this loops into my final point. Logitech G Hub software. This software will interface with most modern Logitech hardware; not only allowing you to make programming changes to every facet of the mouse (LED on/off, LED color/rotation, button programming, DPI presets for the mouse button, etc) -but it also keeps the firmware up to date as Logitech releases new. Ahh – so an upside here! Via the Logitech G Hub, I was able to not only disable that annoying pop-up window at the bottom right of my screen, but I was able to preset the DPI I wanted to use permanently *and* disable the button on the mouse that my thumb constantly accidentally clicks! Wow… a massive win here, Logitech!
I never get cramps while using this mouse either. It slides across my desk but also my ergonomic mouse pad with ease. The cable is a smooth rubber, so it won’t get cause on your wooden desk or anything else you have that could potentially snag on other mouses.
L. Webb –
*IMPORTANT* This mouse is made for ergonomic right-handed use!
While it is technically true there are 11 programmable buttons, half of them makes no sense to change almost ever.
1. Normal left click
2. Normal right click.
3. Middle scroll button.
4. Scroll up (Yes they count this as a button)
5. Scroll down
There are also buttons you can press with your thumb.
6. Changes mouse DPI to the next saved value.
7. Go forwards
8. Go backwards
There are two buttons you press with the index finger that rests on your left click.
9. Raises DPI
10. Lowers DPI
And there are 2 buttons below your mouse scroll.
11. The button directly below your mouse scroll is not programmable. Pressing it changes your mouse from normal scroll mode to infinite scroll mode. It’s actually really satisfying to spin the wheel in infinite scroll mode, but I haven’t had a good reason to use it yet. I’m sure one exists though, and I can’t deny it’s fun to use.
12. Change profiles (You can create a custom profile so each programmable button does different things!)
It takes some time to get used to using the mouse. I originally thought the mouse would be quite bulky for some reason. It most certainly is not and holds comfortably. One thing I dislike is that I press the buttons on the edge of the left mouse click button quite frequently by accident, and it can get frustrating. It’s been a couple weeks now, and I still press it on occasion.
The mouse also comes with weights that you can insert into it to weigh it down if you want to. It seems kind of gimmicky to me since I never pick my mouse up while using it, but I guess some people would be sensitive to it.
You need to download Logitech G HUB to program the buttons and change the lighting effects on the mouse. Yes, you can create and set a macro to any programmable button. If you wanted to, you can also save those settings onto the mouse’s on-board memory (which I recommend), and then you don’t need to have the app active anymore. In fact, you could even delete it off your computer if you wanted to.
Jimmy –
+ Good for smaller hands but still not perfect (Small hands + finger grip)
+ light weight
+ Wireless
+ Decent battery life (i use mine 10+ hours a day and after a week, it’s down to 45% battery). The Logitech MX Master 3 battery lasts far longer, however.
+ Logitech software has useful features and isn’t too difficult to use.
I made the mistake of trying other brands when my original Logitech mouse finally died many years ago. I tried Roccat Kone and Corsair Scimitar with an assumption that all mice were of good build and BOTH of those mice had their scroll wheels fail (e.g., scrolls up instead of down) within 2-3 years – extremely disappointing as they were not cheap products.
I have gone back to Logitech in the hopes I can finally get a mouse that does what it does, does it well, and won’t require constant replacement. I’m looking for value for money, willing to pay more if it gives me more in return.
I now do the waiting game to see if this one will fail like all the other brands before it. Fingers crossed that Logitech won’t let me down.
Matter –
If you talk about this mouse, you really need to talk about the Logitech software, There are 3 different downloads at the Logitech website to change your 5 profile settings if you don’t like the default settings on the G502. The one they will suggest first is G HUB and it is by far the worst and most convoluted to learn to setup and use. The second which they are phasing out is Logitech Gaming Software. (If you install both G HUB and Logitech Gaming Software, and you try to use Logitech Gaming Software, it will not allow you to use it, and it will tell you to use G HUB instead even though many FAQ’s at the Logitech website still refer to Logitech Gaming Software.) However, the third, and the one you should download and use, is called Onboard Memory Manager. It is very simple and easy to figure out, does almost everything you want it to, and it doesn’t also install a lot of other crap on your system.
NOTE: If you do wind up installing G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software, the setting DPI LIGHTING for “ALWAYS ON” is unchecked by default and is not in Onboard Memory Manager. (By default, when you change profiles, the side DPI lights on the G502 briefly go on and then go off to indicate what profile you are on.) I suspect this setting is unchecked by default for a reason, because I could not get it to work properly when set to “ALWAYS ON”. When this option is checked the side DPI lights would not stay on the proper profile indicator to indicate the current profile setting, and they would randomly change (such as when I used the scroll wheel.) What I did was to keep this setting in G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software unchecked. Then in Onboard Memory Manager I would select a fixed color for each profile so I would always know what profile I was currently on. (BTW, this is similar to what is on the wireless G305 mouse but they are only small dots of color, you can’t change the default colors, and they only select up to 5 different DPI settings on only one available onboard profile as opposed to the 5 profiles each with 5 DPI settings on the G502.)
Unless you have a desire to be frustrated, do yourself a favor and just download Onboard Memory Manager. On the G502, the only reason I can see for using G HUB or Logitech Gaming Software is if you want to change settings for mouse click one or two, which Onboard Memory Manager won’t allow, or if you want to setup profiles for individual games and software on your computer, in which case I would lean in favor of Logitech Gaming Software which is much more intuitive and easy to use.
All that being said, once you get past setting the G502 up, the mouse performance is outstanding. I didn’t add the weights since the mouse felt fine to me. And even though the highest default DPI setting is at 6400, you can set it all the way up to 25,600 if you wish. Also, I have small hands, and even though some of the buttons I will never be able to push without really reaching, it’s very comfortable using for long periods of time, and for the current price you can’t beat it.
Aadarsh –
Wire is not corded so care should be taken with it but otherwise the mouse is customizable with weights and programmable buttons.