Typical price: £50
What is it: Wired gaming mouse suited to first-person shooters
What we think: Well-suited to performance-driven games, but not necessarily the best choice if you like less reflex-based titles
What you need to know
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...
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