Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Logitech G5 Laser Mouse

What is this?
The G5 Laser Mouse is Logitech's first corded laser pointer, and thanks to a Full Speed USB interface, this hyper gaming mouse is capable of 2000 dpi and 500 USB reports per second. It features a unique adjustable cartridge weighing system, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) gaming feet, in-game sensitivity adjustment, tilt wheel plus zoom and bunch of programmable buttons.

Pros: Laser precision; excellent grip; tilt wheel; weight tuning; on-the-fly sensitivity switching up to 2000DPI; DPI indicator; slick pads; application profiling.
Cons: Only one thumb button; hard to middle click; right-handed only.
Verdict: All things said and done, Logitech's G5 is an instrument of victory. Between the slick pads, laser precision, excellent grip, tilt wheel, profile switching, and DPI indicator, there is no doubt in my mind that the G5 will deliver performance to those who need it.

With the amazing performance delivered by the MX518, it was quite interesting to ponder where Logitech would take their new Gaming Grade line of mice with the next generation of input peripherals. Well, the laser was easy to guess thanks to the success of the MX1000. After all, how can you expect to take dominate the Internet without mice with friggin' laser beams attached to their bases?! But Logitech went beyond just upgrading to the laser engine to deliver a mouse with much more potential.

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