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Logitech G5 or G7 which one. HELP
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Weazmeister
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I have a G7 and love it. I use a fUnc Archetype MBA and it's perfect combo. Smooth as butter. I play mostly CSS and BF2.
heatlesssun
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Yeah, I've got a G7 and it is a great mouse. The laser tacking is very sensitive and takes a little getting used to, but once you do, I think that you will find non-laser mice difficult to use. Even my Microsoft wireless laser 6000 is "slow" compared to the G7.
However, there are a couple of isses that you should be aware of. 1) The mouse seems to eat up a bit of processing power. I've noticed that for instance in F.E.A.R. in in game test seems to report lower performance than what I had before the G7. I've seen other people talk about the issue, but to be honest, I can't really notice any performance problems in F.E.A.R. and I'm still using the G7, so it's not a show stopper issue, just something to be aware of.
Also, some people don't like having to swap the batteries for the G7. The mouse is rated at eight hours of continuous use on a single battery, which for me ends up about swaping the battery around once a day, sometimes every other day. Not a big deal to me, takes about 10 secs to swap the batteries, as one is always in the charger and one always in the mouse. This has caused some people to perfer the G5, which is essentially the same tracking hardware as the G7, just wired. But I hate wired mice and will never use them again.
Also, there are issues with the mouse on certain surfaces and mice pads not tracking correctly. I don't care much for pads and just roll the mouse on my simulated wood grain table, and it tracks just fine.
The last potential issue that I can think of is that it only has one side thumb button, which a lot of people gripe about, but its not really an issue for me.
Overall, I think this is a great mouse. The tracking is excellent. It's far better than 99% of wired mice in the tracking department, and that's really the strong suit for this mouse.
I think you'll like it.
Good Luck!
However, there are a couple of isses that you should be aware of. 1) The mouse seems to eat up a bit of processing power. I've noticed that for instance in F.E.A.R. in in game test seems to report lower performance than what I had before the G7. I've seen other people talk about the issue, but to be honest, I can't really notice any performance problems in F.E.A.R. and I'm still using the G7, so it's not a show stopper issue, just something to be aware of.
Also, some people don't like having to swap the batteries for the G7. The mouse is rated at eight hours of continuous use on a single battery, which for me ends up about swaping the battery around once a day, sometimes every other day. Not a big deal to me, takes about 10 secs to swap the batteries, as one is always in the charger and one always in the mouse. This has caused some people to perfer the G5, which is essentially the same tracking hardware as the G7, just wired. But I hate wired mice and will never use them again.
Also, there are issues with the mouse on certain surfaces and mice pads not tracking correctly. I don't care much for pads and just roll the mouse on my simulated wood grain table, and it tracks just fine.
The last potential issue that I can think of is that it only has one side thumb button, which a lot of people gripe about, but its not really an issue for me.
Overall, I think this is a great mouse. The tracking is excellent. It's far better than 99% of wired mice in the tracking department, and that's really the strong suit for this mouse.
I think you'll like it.
Good Luck!
heatlesssun
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Kain said:G5. Setting the weight to how you much you're comfortable with is very nice. The rubberized grips on the sides are nice too.I say Icemat 2 for the pad.
Oh, that does remind me of one gripe of mine regaurding the G7. It's the same shape and size as the G5, but some some reason they left the sides smooth plastic on the G7. I've played with the G5, and the rubberized sides are nicer. Don't know why they changed this on the G7.
The custom weigthing is nice on the G5, but I think the G7 weight if perfect. It's light, but not too light IMO.
That's said though, the biggest issue I think is wired over wiresless. I simply CANNOT stand a wired mouse. I always "feel" the tail, no matter what, and the tail always ends up getting in the way, no matter what. If the wire isn't a problem, then go for the G5.