I have no idea what y'all are talking about with the G700, I've had mine on wireless for 2 days, in Gaming profile and at 2500DPI with a good 15 hours of use at least, and it's still fine.
The side buttons are perfectly placed for me, hell all of 'em are. Love this mouse, though where did OP get it for $40 from? I paid $80 tax in on sale at Best Buy last week, well worth it but wouldn't mind paying less![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The side buttons are perfectly placed for me, hell all of 'em are. Love this mouse, though where did OP get it for $40 from? I paid $80 tax in on sale at Best Buy last week, well worth it but wouldn't mind paying less