Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse, Hero 16K Sensor, 16,000 DPI, RGB, Adjustable Weights, 11 Programmable Buttons, Long Battery Life,…

*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.

I’m not that much of a “pro gamer” that I cared THAT much about input lag and other forms of latency with a wireless mouse but the idea of it still put me off, so I stuck with the wired G502. Decided to try out the G502 lightspeed this time and haven’t looked back, dedicated adapter removes the lag concerns, battery lasts forever (several days in my case) and all the features beyond that are pretty much the same as the wired version. It’s fantastic to be free of the wire.

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.

Best Mouse i’ve ever seen…

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.

 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.