Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Rich Brown

Reviewed on: 8 October 2009

Tags: Logitech, Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse

We like:

Has all of the same features we love on the older G5 Laser Mouse; dual-mode scroll wheel; on-board memory stores custom profiles; sensor has ludicrously high maximum dpi

We don't like:

Microsoft's similarly priced SideWinder X8 offers a different set of compelling features

CNET UK judgement:

There's much to like about Logitech's G500 Gaming Mouse, but, with Microsoft's SideWinder X8 offering a different set of compelling features, gamers have some choices to make. The G500 will appeal to performance-driven shooter fans. The choice is less clear for other kinds of PC gamers

Full review:

Logitech might have a firm grasp on luxury mice, but the gaming-mouse market is much more competitive. We like Logitech's £50 G500 Gaming Mouse, but we can't say that it's a better product than its chief competitor at this price, Microsoft's SideWinder X8 Mouse. Each mouse has different strengths. Thanks primarily to a more powerful polling rate, the G500 will appeal to the more performance-orientated shooter fan. For role-playing and strategy gamers who lean toward less twitchy styles of play, the choice is less obvious. Continue Reading...