Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse

After looking around for a good mouse to play games like CS:GO and Dota 2 with, I stumbled upon this beauty. The problem with a lot of gamers looking to buy a mouse, is that they want something that looks ultra cool with tons of flashy lights, and something that fits their $20 budgets. They also want something that will feel and play good, better than their choppy Walmart wireless mouse. I'm sorry to say, but that really cool looking $20 mouse that you found here on amazon that has more lights than a house decorated for Christmas, is NOT going to preform well or last long at all. So then, what can I buy for a decent price that looks cool, AND preforms well enough to make a difference? That is exactly what this mouse is, affordable, accurate and swag-driven. There are a ton of pros to cover here. TL;DR, it is the best you can get for it's price. The overall feel of this mouse is wonderful. Unlike that cheep mouse you are probably using now, it has a heavier weight to it, and it fits perfectly in my hand. I have a medium sized hand, and it fits wonderfully. If I were complain about anything, I would simply tell you that you are going to have to get used to it once you start getting used to it. I find that when people use my mouse that aren't used to it, they accidentally click the sensitivity buttons (DPI adjusters) right next to the left-click button. It takes very little time to get used to avoiding these buttons, and having smaller fingers might also help. As far as the weight goes, you can open the bottom (Held on magnetically and sturdily) and add and remove small weights that come with mouse. The weights come with a little case to contain them when not in use, a nice little bonus. I personally like the heavier feel, so I leave all of them in the mouse. As for changing them out, you probably won't even touch the weights again once you get used to a particular weight. Taking just one or two out won't make much a of a difference, so you will most likely put all of them in and never bother with the weights again. All of the buttons feel smooth and crisp, the left-click and right-click buttons aren't too loud, aren't too stiff and feel just right. They also cover a good area of the mouse and the click buttons feel consistent all over, even close to the back where you'd expect them to be stiff. There are 5 extra buttons, all of them feel pretty good in reach, and don't feel awkward like some mice tend to. The scroll wheel feels amazing, each little click is buttery smooth, and the size is just perfect. It's not hard to depress the scroll wheel either, it feels perfect in almost every aspect. The wheel has a feature where you can completely loosen it, allowing you to give it one good scroll and it will continue on it's axis for a real long time. Like I said, it's so smooth, that each little click you get from the wheel just feels incredible. The software is anything but cheep. You can tell the second you open it that it wasn't just an afterthought. Each button can be totally customized, I currently have my two side buttons set to change the volume on my computer. The DPI setting in the software is very acute and specific, but totally easy to work. You can change between 5 different DPI levels without having to even enter the software, and you can change the DPI for each one of those levels. Only need 2 different levels? No problem, you can change the amount to any number ranging from 1 to 5. The software allows up to 3 different profiles, each with different settings (which you can customize, of course), and you can change between these profiles with a click of the middle G9 button. The only button I don't use is the DPI shift button, which allows you to enter a lower (or higher) DPI setting as long as the button is held down by the thumb. It's intended use is for sniping and aiming in FPS games, but I hardly bother with it in that sense. Looks are fairly subjective, but I personally thought that this mouse was sleek and very futuristic. LEDs are always a bonus when it comes to gaming mice (to match the cool LEDs on your gaming laptop), and this mouse has some nice LED features. In the software, you can edit the brightness of the "G" symbol of the mouse, and you can even give it a "breathing" effect. You can tell the mouse to leave the side LEDs on, or to turn them off based on a set amount of time. The 3 lights on the side of the mouse signify your current DPI setting, and the lights will turn dark blue when you are changing your profile. It's not too hard to understand how it works, and it's really neat looking all at the same time. The grips on each side have a cool triangular texture, and are made out of a quality rubber/silicone. It's smooth looking for sure, and it's just as easily recognized as a gaming mouse as that super cool looking cheepo mouse you were just about to buy. The wire on this mouse is really nice, and it's covered by a nice woven fiber material. I've owned mine for a while (about a year), and it starts to eventually become just a little bit coarse, but nothing that effects the quality of the mouse or the wire, or even the look. The USB plug is very nice and smooth, with indentions where the thumb goes when plugging in and taking the USB plug out. The wire shows little to no wear, and I can't see how it would break any time in the next year or so. It's sturdy, and the plug where the wire inters the mouse is nicely reinforced, so it won't short out upon regular everyday use. It's fallen off of the table a few times, and no damage was done to it whatsoever. None of the weights fell out, even though the magnetic cover fell off, and there were no scratches or mares on the mouse after two or three drops. Certainly durable, I feel like my laptop would stop working before my mouse would. The price is perfect. Yes, there are probably nicer mice out there, but none are going to scratch the incredible price of $60/70 of this mouse. No lasers shooting out of the bottom, it's an optical sensor that's been super accurate and responsive, so much that I can actually tell a difference when using cheep wireless mice. The software even has a fine tuning option that will allow you to fine tune your mouse to different mouse pads, allowing you to calibrate your mouse to any surface. The software alone feels like it could be $20, but it comes free and you can just download it from the website, no hassle. I don't think you are going to get a whole lot more performance out of more expensive mice, maybe a few more buttons and cooler looks, but this mouse has what you need for you to improve your game play and overall experience with your computer. Please, I beg of you, save your money and don't buy the cool looking mouse. Rather, buy this mouse and be happy with the performance, the looks and the software. I would buy this mouse again the second it breaks (tough I doubt that will be anytime soon). I prefer this over some more expensive mice I have tried out, including some Razer mice, and they can't beat the price. 10/10, I can't say that I could be happier with it.

Scroll Wheel: I had heard bad things about the scroll wheel. I love this mouse's scroll wheel. I just want to clear this up first: this ain't your grandma's scroll wheel. There are two modes, "clicky mode" and "inertial mode" both do what they sound like. The wheel itself has some nice heft to it for excellent sustained rotational inertia, meaning this thing spins satisfyingly well. It can spin so much it's completely impractical. The clicky mode has satisfying strong clicks, likely to compensate for the weight of the wheel, but it has extra utility when playing games in which you need to use the scroll wheel to switch between things, (e.g. Arma, VALVe titles). The actual click is not exceptional, but it doesn't feel too cheap. It can also scroll side to side, but I personally don't like how it's utilized in Windows so i don't use it, which has nothing to do with the mouse itself. Maybe Windows 10 will give me a reason to want to scroll left and right. I don't find myself accidentally scrolling side to side like some other reviewers are pointing out, but I will report that the right side scroll is indeed harder than the left. The weights: I have never owned a mouse with adjustable weighting. These weights are very insignificant in my opinion, 5x 3.6 gram weights. The difference between extremes is noticeable, but honestly I would think that the tracking surface that you use would have a larger impact on the feel and resistance of the mouse. The weights add additional inertia which I might understand is good for some gamers, but I don't feel like it gives me a "technical advantage." But my plan is to play with the weights in and when the game counts, I'll take the weights out and my power level will go up Dragonball Z style. The materials: The feet are surprisingly numerous. Two large bevelled plastic feet on the top and bottom, one large one under the thumb, and a little one on the right side, and two tiny ones flanking the sensor. I personally have a Razer Manticor mouse pad, which is aluminum and this thing flies over it, its even smoother that the Razer Taipan which felt like it was scraping the aluminum sometimes as one of the feet would stick out a little too much. The actually grip is fantastic. The rubber on the thumb sides is not that soft, but it has a decent texture to it and feels like it will last for many years. The plastic on the buttons and main body is smooth, and feels nice. The material design is a great all around combination in my book. The sensor: Shiver me timbers, 12000 DPI sure is a lot. I have used 8200 DPI mice in the past and coming from that, 12000 feels unusable in most cases. As for accuracy, it does't feel like the mouse struggles to reach this sensitivity. In contrast, my old Razer Taipan at its max of 8200 felt a little like the measurements suffered from a small amount of noise. The G502 felt nice and smooth, even at 12000, but this is of course rather subjective. The Buttons: My hand is likely smaller than average hand size, and the G502 did feel a tad big, but the ergonomics of the mouse still shined. Coming from the ambidextrous Taipan, the G502 was the perfect mix of ergonomic enough to feel relaxed, but not alien. The placement of the buttons makes plenty of sense to me, and I found that I click erroneously less now that I don't have to rest my right most two fingers on the right side buttons Razer thought were necessary. The "Sniper button" is farther up than i thought, so having small hands i have to reach my thumb up to press it. It works though, and its not out of reach.primary buttons are great too, and side buttons are in convenient locations given the design logitech had in mind when designing them. M4 and M5 are above the thumb in pretty typical places, and they are pressed upward, convenient for thumb placement. Two additional buttons were placed left of the primary click intended for DPI switching, and for this, they are excellent. Button use is customizable of course. I personally don't really touch the profile switcher, no real need for more than one for me. Design: You can evaluate this one for yourself by looking at the pictures. I don't like the look that most gaming peripherals have, and I think this is true of a lot of modern gamers out there. This is where Logitech fumbles the most for me, just look at there newest G910 keyboard and the keycaps on those. This mouse is toned down a little from that, but I'd personally like to see a more minimalistic and comfy-looking design rather than the angled look they have going that draws your attention. Marks off here for me. love the cord though, it's actually nicer and smoother than the one on my Razer Taipan and that's saying something. Software: The Logitech gaming software has come a long way since I first got my G35 headset many years ago. It's fairly polished and I like the presentation of everything, simple and clutter free, yet still there are lots of options. You can have three profiles, each of which can have different button and DPI layouts. These profiles can be toggled using the profile switcher button in the middle of the mouse, simple. Heatmaps, and light customization is available too. The software tries to start up with windows, but since all settings are stored within the device, thats not necessary, so I'd recommend disabling the startup with windows. TL;DR Conclusion: The G502 is better than my old Razer Taipan in pretty much every way possible, except the look. It's not ugly, but I'm not a fan of the gamer aesthetic. It fits my hand well, even though the mouse is just a tad big for my small hands and I am satisfied with all buttons and software. This is hands down (pun intended) the best mouse I've ever used.

I just ordered this today. although i already have one. i'm strange like that and want to keep brand new backups in the closet so when something breaks I've got replacements. this is BY FAR the best mouse I've ever owned. Now, I'm not a gamer anymore, I was competitively back in the day, but now days i just do graphics, video etc. but these things do require a precise mouse. One thing that blew me away was the lift off distance. to explain, in gaming this would be important for things like sniping. let's say you are moving your mouse to aim, but reach the edge of your mouse pad. you have to lift the mouse off the pad, move then put it down again. Well you want that mouse to stop tracking IMMEDIATELY because if it doesn't it's going to move a lot from your placement before you get it down again. the lift off distance (that's surely not the right term) is very small with this mouse, so almost the instant it comes off contact it stops tracking. this is very nice. Along with that, and I assume this would be great in today's gaming too, is the shift button. I use two sensitivity spots (only two options for speed changes in the pointer but you can use up to 5 if you want i believe). one is very low. previously, to switch between the two with my old g700s I had to switch to the other sensitivity. but now, I can just press the shift button and as long as I am holding the button, the mouse stays at that over level. think of it as fine tuning. so while I'm working with points on a 3d anchor point, I can use my normal very high sensitivity for general use (i have very high settings, my monitor is 2560x1600 to move from one side to the other only requires about 2 inches of real movement) then when I want to fine tune a point I shift it, and the movement slows down about 300% (you can change all of these and have many options). so i instantly have very granular control. this is probably my favorite feature. This, for me, the end all, be all mouse. PROS: * Weights for custom balancing and weighting * Shift sensitivity button for instant fine tuning movement * More narrow than previous mice (surprised how nice this is, i use finger tip holds. i don't rest my palm on the mouse, it rests on the desktop, which is why i have such high sensitivity. I can move from one side to the other without lifting my hand * Cord - Strange thing to be a pro, but hey, this is the nicest cable I've ever used. since it's not a wireless mouse, you can't put a custom cable on. this has a nylon type material braided around the cable, and it's very thin. it's not thick and cluttered like most Logitech cables. CONS: Only one i can think of and its really not a con. i wish it had replaceable glides as that's what usually wears out for me first. but these have a very long life TLDR; this is the most incredible mouse I've ever owned. Logitech, you've been the best peripheral maker for 20 years. How you keep raising the bar I don't know, but you manage to do it somehow.

After my Razer Death Adder's left button wore out I chose this as a replacement based on the numerous reviews across the web. I received it today and have been playing around with it for a few hours now. Here are my initial impressions. Visual: This mouse looks really good except for the gray triangle where the DPI lights are. That should have just been black like the rest of the mouse or at least the shade of blue used on the thumb rest. The overall design reminds me a bit of the Delta Flyer from Star Trek Voyager which I think is pretty cool. 9/10 Ergonomics: My hands are larger than average and based on the reviews of others I was concerned about this until I actually put my hand on it. It is definitely the best feeling mouse I've ever had. All the buttons are easily accessible from both a palm and claw grip and I can much more easily switch between the two than I could with my Death Adder. 10/10 Buttons: The placement of the scroll type toggle sucks. I will never use the free scroll wheel so I would greatly prefer for an assignable button to be placed here instead. The three side buttons are placed well and are easy to press on purpose but not accidentally. Although I did have some issues accidentally hitting the dpi shift at first a few times its not longer an issue. The DPI up and down (or lefter clicks as I like to call them) were almost maddening at first but like the DPI shift I got used to them being there and no longer hit them accidentally. All of the buttons have a great tactile feel. 8/10 Scroll Wheel: The scroll wheel is my least favorite part of this mouse and has numerous problems. The feel of scrolling is far inferior to any other mouse I have had although it works fine. The wheel itself is slick and if your finger has too much or not enough sweat on it it will slide off of it while trying to scroll. The free scrolling mode is a joke. I dont know why anyone would ever use it. The tactile feel of pressing down the wheel sucks and is more difficult than it should be, however the scroll wheel makes up for this with the left and right tilting action which feel great and are easy to use. 5/10 Tracking: Amazing. I did a side by side comparison with my death adder and the G502 clearly out performs it on various DPI settings on my Steel Series mouse pad. This is why I chose this mouse and I was not disappointed. 10/10 The Weights: Silliest thing ever. Obviously just a gimmick. The weight and balance of the mouse is fine without them and I dont notice any difference at all with different weight configurations. Well except having them all in. Then the mouse is too heavy to slide smoothly. 0/0 Software: Pretty standard gaming mouse software... Pretty much identical to every other mouse I've had except the profiles are stored on the mouse itself which is great. 10/10 Conclusion: A great looking mouse that provides excellent performance albeit with an unfortunately sub-par scroll wheel and some useless features. Now comes the durability test. Will it last longer than my 2 year old Death Adder? If not will Logitech honor my RMA in a timely manner? Will the feet wear off like so many others have claimed in their reviews? Only time will tell. Initial Impression Rating: 8/10 Additional Thoughts: A pinky rest on the other side would be nice.

1 Day shipping was fantastic. Significantly superior to the (Sure/Smart)post 2 day delivery, in which packages get swapped to the Postal Service, increasing delivery times and likelyhood of it getting lost, or just not delivered because the Postal Service does not deliver everywhere. Just received my G502. Retired my MX518 for this mouse. MX518 had begun to separate the mouse from the cord after 4.5 years of service. The cord breaking is frequently the case for the MX518, lifespan ranges from 3-7 years. All weights are referred to without the cable. MX518 was 107 grams, much fewer buttons (LClick, RC, MC, , 1 scroll setting. A good, basic mouse. DPI was low though, like sub 2000. The G502 at 120 grams is significantly heavier by default than the MX518 (which was extremely light). Comes with 5 weights, 3.6 grams each, to customize the mouse, via the bottom of the mouse (blue tab by the thumb opens it.) This gives you the weight options of 120g, (+1)123.6g, (+2)127.2g, (+3)130.8g, (+4)134.4g, (+5)138g. There are 12 locations to place the 5 weights, with a maximum of 5 being able to be occupied at a time. The furthest to the front a weight can be placed is before the shift-thumb button (front most). The default configuration seems to be heavier on the fingertips. The location closest to the wrist is a tight squeeze in. There are 6 locations around the sensor to place weights, only 3 may be occupied at a time. Wristside, there are 6 locations for weights (mid, bottom, thumbside out, thumbside in, pinkyside out, pinkyside in), only 2 locations may be occupied at a time. I setup 2 weights, thumbside in, and pinkyside in, to account for the perceived weight difference front-to-rear, while accounting for the left right difference of the weights, which were not likely to be perfectly centered, for the mid and bottom weights. The mouse's scroll wheel is typically a sorespot for reviews. The button beneath the wheel is a locking mechanism. Unlocked, it's a free rolling wheel, and very nicely design. Locked, it's tight. The wheel takes a bit to get used to, so use it outside of games for a bit to get used to it. Left-Right tilt clicks from the scroll wheel has a gap. This isn't an issue, so much as to be aware of it. You may notice it shift left and right when the mouse moves hard (or you shake it). The button beneath the scroll wheel, and the scroll lock, is a profile toggle switch (programmable). The mouse tilts to the right moreso than the MX518. I noticed early on a pinky drag, despite having smaller hands, and a tiny pinky, for a man. Resting your left and middle knuckles and palm against the mouse will have the drag, it seems that they designed the mouse not to have a full palm grip. Thumb does not drag, as it has the tab to rest your thumb. Thumb has 3 buttons. Thumb shift cordside allows for a quick switch between sensitivities, for sniping. Front thumb and rear thumb nicely placed, right where you can knucle the rear, and tip the front. The sensitivity buttons are left of the left click, was curious about this placement, as with the MX518, they stradle front and back of the mousewheel. G502's location is more convenient for gaming. Cable is braided, good length, has a velcro strap the moves up and down to keep things tidy. I used it to keep the keyboard and mouse cable together, and prevent any slack in the cord from dropping behind my desk, and hopefully preventing my mouse from falling off the front of my desk. Cable has a rubber piece at the connection to (hopefully) prevent the separation issue that occurred with the MX518. Software allows you to customize the buttons. Each are numbered (G9, G5 etc). Allows you to set how many sensitivities you have, and create profiles so that you can have them set up for different kinds of gaming. The Logitech site has the mouse under "Gaming Mice", instead of corded mice, etc. You can download the software there. Takes a couple minutes to install. Sensitivity lets you set it between 200 and 12,000 DPI. MX518 only went up to 1800. You can assign a default sensitivity, for when you startup windows, and set which setting will be activated for your thumb-shift. Polling rates (reports per second) are either 125, 250, 500, or 1000. Defaults to 1000. 5 sensitivities saved. Mine are set to 1350, 2800, 4600 (Default), 6950, 8500. I could adjust my windows settings if I wanted a larger range, I suppose. The G does in fact glow on the mouse. The thumb and pinky sides have grips. The scroll wheel, in unlocked mode, spun for roughly 13 seconds with my pointer finger giving it a spin, hand resting on the mouse as if I was using it, to give you an idea of how nice the bearing is.

nice gaming mouse still use it until today, u can even exercise ur wrist muscles with this.

Some background first: I have a Logitech G9x that I've been trying to replace for about a year now. Prior to that I used a MX518. I bought a G700 first. Initially I enjoyed having the extra buttons and the awesome scroll wheel, but I just couldn't get used to the size and weight, both corded and cordless. Then, I got a Roccat Savu which gave me the control I was looking for, but I got hand pains after a couple hours of use because of the weird thumb cavity. I use a fingertip grip. Medium hand size. RTS/FPS player. Things I like: - Patterned side grips. I control the mouse with my fingertips only. Having the extra friction on the sides is very helpful. The mouse has yet to slip - Extra buttons. The only thing that made me keep the G700 around was having the extra buttons. The G502's buttons aren't quite on the G700 level, but they're good enough that I don't miss the G700 anymore. - Scroll wheel. Some people don't like the metallic finish. I think it's great. Having the freescroll button on top and not underneath like the G9x is also a plus. - Sensor. Best sensor on the planet. I only use it at 800 dpi, but so far it's been tracking true and smooth on a Razer Goliathus Speed mousepad. - Form. I do miss the low profile of the G9x, but the G502 makes a good compromise for the palm grippers out there. I do prefer smaller, flatter mice, but the G502's profile does not bother me at all. The thumb rest is also a nice addition. - Left/Right click. The OMRON switches in the primary buttons are very responsive. The rest of the buttons, unfortunately, are not. I'll get to those in a bit. Things I didn't like: - Software. Logitech software is mediocre. I admit it does work better with the G502 than it did with the G700, which was a total disaster. Still, it can be much improved. For example, creating multiple DPI levels is a chore, since it immediately switches to the new DPI as soon as you select it. Giving us an "apply" button would make it much easier. - Non-primary button switches. Logitech chose not to use OMRON switches in their extra buttons. Normally this isn't an issue, but the G502's side buttons feel mushy to me, especially compared to the Savu or G700 buttons. - General design. This is subjective, of course, but I'm not a fan of the Tron-esque design. I prefer a simpler, more subdued look, but hey, this is a GAMER mouse right? That being said, I do like the blue color and the triangular textural patterns. - Lights. Both the G9x and Savu could display multiple colors which was helpful in determining which profile was active at a quick glance. The G502 only has blue as far as I can tell. It's not a huge deal, but I thought it's worth pointing out. Also, the big "G" logo is insanely bright, so I turned it off immediately. Weight: Some users have mentioned that the mouse is too heavy. It is definitely heavier than any corded mouse I've ever used, but I've gotten used to the weight. I do not use any added weights. I would have preferred a lighter mouse initially and then use some of the additional weights, but would a lighter mouse have been made out of cheaper materials? Possibly, but I don't know. Overall I think the G502 is a superb mouse. The pros far outweigh any cons I could nitpick, and I will likely keep using the G502 for several years like I did with the MX518 and G9x.

It's a great mouse, I have been using it for a week now, and my old mouse was the Logitech g5. my favourite feature with the mouse is that is has weights on it, because personally, I love heavy mice. Playing games with it in my opinion is a dream, The quality screams out Logitech (because Logitech never fails to make great products for the consumer. The software, is ok, but I tried to download it on my windows 7 laptop, but it says it doesn't work, but it runs just fine on my gaming pc. The dpi settings range from 200 to I think it's 12,800 dpi, I personally think that's a bit excessive, because the farthest I have ever gone is 10,050 dpi, but everyone can enjoy the dpi range, because I love my mouse settings at super high settings. The cable feels great, but eventually everyone's cable will get wear and tear. The scroll wheel, is the best scroll wheel I have ever used, the scroll wheel itself makes me wish there was a 6/5 option, it has a free scroll option and a non-free scroll option, I love this, because I get sick and tired of scrolling and scrolling all day just to get a little down the page, and the metal frame of the scroll wheel feels industrious and it will impress any critic. The clicking on the mouse feels great, compared to other mice I have used, and I love that it's more quiet, because clicky mouse keys annoy me greatly. There are 11 programmable buttons on the mouse, which is a bit over the top in my opinion, but that means you can do almost anything with the mouse, as all the buttons on the mouse are fully programmable. There is also a sniper button, where you can program it to lower the dpi or heighten the dpi whenever you click it, it's for people who use sniper rifles in video games, of course, hence the name. I love to use this mouse as a casual and gaming mouse, in both departments it dominates. I recommend anyone who loves a good mouse, I would be surprised if anyone wouldn't like it

Todo perfecto, hubo problemas con el envío pero el proveedor supo solucionarlos eficientemente, sin duda es de confianza la tienda.

ゲーム用に未使用品を購入。 説明の通り、使用された形跡も無く、外箱も比較的いい状態で満足していたのですが.... 使ってみるとセンサーの調子が悪いらしく結構頻繫にポインタが飛んだり止まったりして使いづらいです。 少し残念な買い物でした。

Fits my larger hand just fine. The build quality far exceeds those old $8 mouses I used to use for CS:GO. Im glad all buttons have defined click feelings to them. As for the weights, I found that 3 in the center was perfect for my grip on my mousepad. The software was easy to install and provides the user with just enough customization to give you the control you want over the mouse but not too much to the point it bothers you. If only the price would drop down, Im sure a lot more people would get this mouse. No doubt it's worth the $93 CAD i paid for it, and heres hopes that I wont need to replace it for at least 2 years, but in reality, that's probably the most I ever spent on a mouse simply out of frustration that previous mice I used for gaming would wear out after 5-6months of use. I still strongly recommend this, there are enough buttons to be used for many games. The free scrolling wheel has not yet come in practical use in any game so far but it really makes browsing long game wiki's feel great. If there was anything I wish could be improved on a newer revision of the G502, It would be an addition for multiple light colours seeing as my laptop's backlit keyboard is red, my headset is red, but the mouse is blue. I've seen mods done online to change this but after spending $93 on a fricken mouse, I wont be opening it up to mess with any internals anytime soon. 10/10, would purchase another as a replacement if this broke. Also would hope the price drastically droped to like $50 or less.

Time Taken for Delivery : 5 Days [Chennai, India] Cost while i bought : 4900 Rs ------------------------------------------------ ■ In the box: ------------------------------------------------ 1. Logitech Proteus Core Mouse 2. Additional weight blocks (3.6 grams X 5 = 18 grams) ------------------------------------------------ ✔ Pros: ------------------------------------------------ 1. Has 6 Usable additional buttons on mouse. a. DPI Shift button (reduces dpi while holding with thumb - used for sniping or doing precise work) b. G4 & G5 buttons (can be clicked with thumb - used for Back/Forward in webpages or in music tracks) c. G7 & G8 buttons (can be clicked with index finger - can rotate the dpi from predefined 5 levels [200-12000], G7 to reduce dpi and G8 to increase dpi) Also this 5 dpi setting from low to high can be seen with 3 blue led light on mouse to see which level it's presently locked. d. G9 button (can be clicked with index finger - i use it for Mute/Unmute) 2. And the most useful feature of this mouse is, flywheel, press the button below scroll wheel to lock unlock flywheel, when its locked, it'll click and rotate wheel like normal mouse, when its unlocked, the scroll wheel will rotate infinitely for long time, this is extremely used to scroll long documents or web pages!!! 3. Also the scroll wheel has one more additional feature, you can bend/lean the scroll wheel left/right, to scroll horizontally left/right in image/webpage/documents/excel etc ! 4. Left/Right click is clicky and very nice and also rated for 20 million (2 Crore) clicks, which is exceptionally durable and generally last for 5+ years without any problem to the most used button in the mouse 5. Feature for loading additional weights to the mouse is a good feature (3.6g x 5 = 18g) 6. Big thanks to logitech for designing colorless/invisible laser below, so that it's less annoying while playing in night/dark, and also consumes less energy (though it's wired and not uses energy from battery, in future wireless mouse would benefit a lot from this technology) 7. The logitech gaming software is really great, which bring all the logitech products into one single app from mouse, keyboard, headset to speakers which is really great and has lots of customizations !! ------------------------------------------------ ✖ Cons: ------------------------------------------------ 1. The most important problem i need to highlight is the Scroll wheel click, which feels very heavy/tight, you need to give a lot of pressure to click the scroll wheel button (which is frequently used for closing/opening new tabs from browsers) 2. The left side of the mouse has many buttons, but the right side is fully empty, logitech could had loaded at least 4 buttons to the right side of the mouse, which would be very useful for the gamers and power users 3. The braided wires are very heavy and stiff, when gaming the wire is heavy and pulls the mouse below, so i run through a loop which makes the mouse wire go straight without bending with support for some distance to neutralize the effect I hope Logitech will make the wire very light in future to avoid this problem 4. Though the default weight of the mouse is 168g without additional weights, i still prefer even lighter mouse and lots of additional weights, so that people will have wider range to adjust the weight of the mouse from ultra feather light to very heavy mouse 5. Though cycling through 5 dpi modes (Set in Logitech Gaming Software) is more than enough for normal users, power users will need at least 10 dpi modes to shift dynamically with buttons while working on different applications to gaming Logitech really needs to look into this feature in future! 6. Instead of just glowing the 3 led lights and G logo, in future logitech might glow the led lines on mouse for better perfecting looks ------------------------------------------------ ፨ Additional Information: ------------------------------------------------ 1. The weight of the mouse is 168 grams, and as i used wired cheap mouse before (very weight less at around 100 grams), this already feels very slightly heavy, so i am not using any additional weights which came with the mouse Generally only the people who used wireless mouse with AA battery (200+ grams - extremely heavy), used to load the additional weights to the mouse Heavy mouse is literally useless and tough to play FPS or any shooting games which needs very quick movement and reflex of mouse, so i suggest not to load any weights to the mouse 2. Though the laser below the mouse is invisible, it's only invisible to human eye, but the light waves still emits, so don't look into the back of that laser closely as it might damage your eyes in long term. I seriously think, logitech should notify this to user in bright red font at the back of the mouse as warning 3. I use this mouse with Steelseries QCK Mass to avoid CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) which causes pain on wrist after using mouse for long time (which needs surgery to correct, if you keep on causing pain for your palm in long term), as this mouse pad i am using is about 1 cm thick, i feel relaxed while using mouse for long time SteelSeries 63010 Qck Mass Mousepad- Black ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chandraprakash [சந்த்ரப்பிரகாஷ்] Please give a Thumbs up [YES BUTTON] below if you got any info from my review.

The Logitech G502 Proteus Core is the best mouse I've had the pleasure of using. I've held off on posting a review for a few weeks so I have enough time to really put this mouse through its works, and by golly, it's taken everything I threw at it (office work, casual browsing, intense gaming sessions that utilize all of its buttons) and was fantastic for every use case. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone (unless, perhaps, you have really really huge hands.... but even then, I think this mouse would be worth a shot anyway). -- Buttons -- All of the buttons on this mouse feel SO nice. This mouse features fully mechancial microswitches for each mousebutton, and you can really feel the difference. Each click, each button press feels so crisp and responsive. The buttons require little effort to press, but have enough initial resistance so that you won't press or click by accident. ... I'm somewhat obsessed with mechanical keyboards, so it makes a huge difference to me that my mouse also has mechanical switches! Seriously, though, these buttons feel wonderful (even coming from a Razer Mamba, which I previously thought was the best in terms of mouse click feel-goods). Button placement is great. Each button is within reach. This aspect really depends on the size of your hand and how you hold a mouse, so your mileage may vary. -- Scroll Wheel -- I was really skeptical of the mouse wheel at first. Like many other Logitech mice, the G502 Proteus Core features two different kinds of scrolling - a stepped scroll that is much like other scroll wheels, where you can turn the wheel at measured intervals, and a 'free-wheel' with little friction - one flick and it can keep spinning for ~35 seconds. In my experience with other Logitech mice, the stepped scrolling didn't feel as precise or 'tight' as I would have liked, but I considered it a tradeoff for the handy 'free-wheel' feature. However, I found that there is NO such tradeoff with this mouse. I think stepped scrolling is perfect. It feels just as precise as any other mouse. The 'free-wheel' is just as awesome and spinny as other Logitech models. It's apparent that the guys at Logitech put a lot of effort in to perfecting the dual-mode scroll wheel, and it really shows. I can't imagine a scroll wheel getting any better than this. Right and left tilt on the scroll wheel is also very well implemented - precise and tight. There's no way you will accidentally tilt the scroll wheel when you mean to middle click and vice versa. The scroll wheel is made of metal and feels super solid. I was concerned that it's not rubberized like most other scroll wheels, but I've never had an issue with the scroll wheel feeling slippery at all, thanks to the textured grooves on the scroll wheel. -- Tracking -- I have had 0 issues with the tracking on this mouse. The sensor can be calibrated and customized for the surface you're mousing on to ensure that this mouse will track amazingly well no matter what you're mousing on. More on this below in the Software section. The tracking quality of a mouse isn't something you notice until it's gone. My previous (3) mice, the Razer Mamba, was great but had intermittent issues with tracking that rendered it unreliable (and therefore, completely useless as a gaming mouse). No issues with the G502 Proteus Core. It tracks very well on all the mouse pads I've tried it on (including: Razer Destructor 2, Razer Kabuto, Artisan Shiden, Artisan Hien, Artisan Hayate...) -- Comfort -- This mouse fits my hand like a glove. I love its shape, especially the slightly extended lip that supports the thumb. The textured, hardened rubber on the right and left sides feel great to the touch, and seem to resist getting sweaty gunk on them (which was an annoying issue with Razer mice - crusty nasty stuff accumulated so quickly on those things). -- Weights -- I LOVE the way the adjustable weights are implemented on this mouse. The lid to get to the weights is magnetized, so they are easy to get to (unlike the Roccat Kone XTD mouse, with which it's a battle every time you want to adjust the weights...). You can arrange the weights in a variety of formations so you can really customize the mouse to make it YOURS. After some experimentation, I decided that I prefer my mouse with a bit of heft, but with the weight towards the butt of the mouse so that my palm takes care of the heavier pushing. Other weight formations felt alright, too, but this was ultimately what I decided felt the best to me. In my experience, mice with adjustable weights can feel awkward when only some of the weights are on, which is disappointing -- the Roccat Kone XTD mouse, in particular, was only useable with the weights either all in or all out, so I appreciate the level of customizeablity the G502 offers. -- Software -- The Logitech gaming software is the best I've used. It is extremely fast; writing profiles to a mouse is instant, and it has never crashed on me once yet. This is a vast improvement over the Roccat and Razer peripheral softwares -- the Roccat Software crashed on me multiple times, and writing new settings to the mouse takes like 30 seconds. The Razer software, in my experience is buggy, crashes frequently, and also has a delay when writing settings to a mouse. Logitech's software is flawless, and I really appreciate the level of polish on their software. -- G-Shift -- The Logitech software sports a features called G-Shift. It allows you to set a mouse button to act as a 'shift key' for the mouse; when that button is held down, the other buttons have a different function, and the DPI or sensitivity of the mouse can be temporarily shifted as well (think - sniper mode). This feature is very easy to set up and a joy to use. I have it set so that when my G-Shift button is held down, the middle click play/pauses music, and the left and right scroll buttons seek tracks back and forward. There are a lot of creative ways to use this feature, and I'm excited that Logitech implemented this system in an elegant manner. -- Surface Tuning -- The Logitech software features surface tuning - it allows you to calibrate your mouse to work best with the mousing surface you use. It is easy to use - you turn on the software, hold down a mousebutton, and move your mouse in a figure 8 for a short while, and the software does the rest. I initially thought this was a marketing gimmick, but it REALLY does make a difference. I calibrated on a cloth mousemat (the Razer Kabuto) that usually doesn't track too well; after tuning the G502 with this mousepad, it tracked flawlessly, much better than the Razer Mamba that is in the same brand of peripherals! However, when I used this tuned setting on another mouse pad, the tracking was weird and super jumpy. This confirms that this feature does do something. The tuning didn't make as significant of a difference on a hard gaming mouse pad. -- Lighting -- Lighting for this mouse is very simple, which is how I prefer it -- the G logo on the mouse is the only thing that lights up. This can be customized to be made dimmer or brighter and have a breathing effect. Simple. -- Cord -- This mouse has the best cord I've seen on a mouse - it is braided and feels very durable, but is still flexible. It comes packaged in a loose circle, so there are no kinks in the wires out of the box. It also comes with a handy velcro fastener that can be used to keep the cable together - a nice touch that I appreciate. -- Looks -- This is the only aspect of the mouse I have any *minor* complaints about... it looks kind of uglyish and something out of the future. And that's the best I can do to fault this fantastic mouse. -- OVERALL -- Best mouse at any price. I think it's a steal at less than <Rs 5000, which is much less than I paid for my Razer Mamba that I found to be inferior in many ways. I highly recommend you give the Logitech G502 Proteus Core a shot - it could be everything you'll ever need from a mouse.