I am a mouse whore.
There, I’ve admitted my problem. I should be well on the road to recovery soon. I really am a mouse whore, though: I can’t resist buying a new mouse, even if the old one works perfectly fine. Indeed, I’ve never had a Logitech mouse fail on me (wish I could say the same for Microsoft ones). So when Logitech announces a new mouse, my brain starts producing butt-loads of endorphins, forcing me to find out when where and how I can get said mouse.
The Logitech G5 Laser Mouse is the best mouse I’ve ever used. Recently, at least. It hits all the major things a mouse should really do, while adding a variety of extremely cool new features that I’ll probably never use.
First off, the mouse is extremely light. I’ve been using one of Logitech’s cordless mice (the MX900) and find it to be way to heavy for daily use. I shouldn’t have to try and push my mouse around. The G5, in contrast, glides alone as if nearly weightless (part of that, of course, is that the G5 is a corded mouse). In fact, this mouse is so light, Logitech ships it with a set of weights for you to put into a clip that slides into the mouse, making the weight quite adjustable. It’s such a weird feature, but it works perfectly: want a heavier mouse, you adjust it.
Since this is a gaming mouse, another set of adjustments you can make on the fly is the sensitivity of the mouse’s laser sensor: you can dial the sensitivity up or down. Need fine control in an action game? Want the pointer to fly across the screen? You can fine tune the sensitivity, store it, then recall those settings with the press of a button.
The bad news? Well, I’m not fond of the form factor: it uses the same form factor as some of the other Logitech mice (the 500 series, for example). I wish it used the superior MX1000 form factor: it’s much more comfortable for my hand. The thumb button on the G5 is badly placed: when I hold a mouse, my thumb is near to the bottom of the mouse, yet the thumb button is higher up and uncomfortable to reach. I prefer the old placement of the thumb button on mice from a few years back. The scroll wheel is stiff to use: click it for use as a button takes a lot more effort than it should. It’s got the wheel that allows scrolling right and left as well: cool, but I really haven’t found a good use for that yet (though it should be nice in Photoshop).
Even with those shortcomings, though, I totally recommend this mouse. It’s clearly the best mouse that you can buy, currently. At least until the G7 starts shipping.
I’m also whoring for Amazon.com now: Buy a Logitech G5 Laser Mouse at Amazon.com. You know you want it!
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