Logitech G5 ready for purchase!!!!

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Dear brandon Cloud:

Good news! You registered to stay updated about the availability of our new Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse. It is now available for purchase. Please go to http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?p...tid=10715&countryid=19&languageid=1&ad=notify to order your Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse now!

If you would be interested in receiving ongoing news, special offers and support information about this and other Logitech products, please register at http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?p...oductid=10715&opt=1&countryid=19&languageid=1.



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The Logitech Team
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Personally, I went with the Amazon deal for the G5 and G15 for under $60 each...but at least it's out there for anyone interested.
 
yeah...got the email.

still can't decide if i want the copperhead instead, though...i like both designs
 
wait, wait....where's the amazon deal? I'm not seeing it ;(

probably some deal i missed out on...oh well ;)
 
Intital reviews say the copperhead comes out on top for accuracy and less bloatware in drivers. Personally I just love the razer shape and can't get enough of it's big ol' beehind on my hand.
 
neubspeed said:
Intital reviews say the copperhead comes out on top for accuracy and less bloatware in drivers. Personally I just love the razer shape and can't get enough of it's big ol' beehind on my hand.
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Personally, I like the way my Logitech mouse fits my hand almost like a glove and gives me no hints of carpel tunnel even after nearly a whole day of gaming when every other mouse I've tried leaves my hand sore like you wouldn't believe. But, hey, that's just me. One thing though. If you don't like the drivers, don't install them. All you loose is the application switch button. It's nice, but, no big loss. You don't loose any precision or anything by not using the logitech drivers, just the ability to remap buttons.

Anyway, I personally don't have the money to get a G5 right now and am pretty happy with my old MX510 anyway, but, hopefully they'll come down a good deal. Espeicially since people are so obsessive that everything must be wireless (even if it still has to sit on the same desk and all in the end) that it will be the G7 that does the real selling probably. Hopefully that will mean the G5 goes way down later.
 
I found the G5 at buy.com for about 56 + shipping...better than the 70 msrp
 
I've been using a MX518 while waiting for the G7 to come out, and I'm reminded how much I hate cords.

Still waiting on the G7 I guess.
 
I've ordered mine. I should be getting it sometime next week.
 
man.. I was hoping to get this.. but noticed there was only 1 button on the left side. I map everything in bf2 on my current 518. There is no way I can go back.
 
magnetik said:
man.. I was hoping to get this.. but noticed there was only 1 button on the left side. I map everything in bf2 on my current 518. There is no way I can go back.
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i had a blue mx510 love the 2 thumbclicks.......dam them for getting rid of them, now i cant decide
mx518 that doesnt use all the usb bandwith, or g5 that does :( :( :(

soulsaver
 
magnetik said:
man.. I was hoping to get this.. but noticed there was only 1 button on the left side. I map everything in bf2 on my current 518. There is no way I can go back.
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No! You're kidding, right? They can't get rid of the two buttons... It's just not right.. )-:

Guess I'll never be buying a G5 after all. I LIKE the two button thing. I decided, once I got used to it, that it was much better. I could never use the second button in gaming on the right, it just never quite worked out right, and now they want us to go back to that? )-: Maybe someday I'll get a MX518, but, sounds like I don't want a G5 after all.
 
I know I'm probably in the minority, but, for the most part, I'm glad they went back to only one side button.
 
You can map functions to the scroll wheel's left and right click. Missing one button shouldn't stop you from buying such a drastically improved mouse.
 
I don't like using the scroller myself. Maybe that's fine for some, but, I personally consider the loss of the extra button on the left to be troublesome. Also, I don't consider the G5 "drastically improved" by a long shot. It's better, but, just because they toss huge raw numbers of DPI and such at us doesn't make the mouse automatically better. Unless you're using the mouse by hanging out an open door of your car and using the mouse on the road, impossibly fast tracking means little, and, unless you have the arm of that robot which can hold an egg safely, the extra precision also means little. It's not nearly as drastic of an improvement as you think.
 
yhamez said:
I know I'm probably in the minority, but, for the most part, I'm glad they went back to only one side button.
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I actually wish they had more thumb buttons. preferably something like 4. Imagine being able to go through all your main weapons / gear in bf2 by just using your thumb!
 
ogewo said:
You can map functions to the scroll wheel's left and right click. Missing one button shouldn't stop you from buying such a drastically improved mouse.
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you dont own a MX510 do you? :p

soulsaver
 
I own an MSIE 3.0 and rarely use the second thumb button, but if i did I'd gladly trade it for TWO more programable functions in the scroll wheel's left and right clicks.
 
soulsaver_8229 said:
you dont own a MX510 do you? :p

soulsaver
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I own a MX500 an MX510 and a MX518. As well as a MX 1000 and I like the idea of going back to one button. Or it could have two. I really don't care. Improved accuracy, and the better sensitivty adjustments (on the fly) as well as the weight system are mainly what I am after.
 
magnetik said:
I actually wish they had more thumb buttons. preferably something like 4. Imagine being able to go through all your main weapons / gear in bf2 by just using your thumb!
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I have the mx1000, and have not been able to assign anything to the thumb buttons in BF2, and I have tried every setting I can think of in the mouseware prog. :(
 
Logitech mice cannot match a Razer.....

they are big, clunky & slow...

got a box of Logitech mice here from yrs past.....including MX500 & MX510 & MX518.

Once u go Razer theres no looking back.
:)
 
ZigZagZeppelin said:
Logitech mice cannot match a Razer.....

they are big, clunky & slow...

got a box of Logitech mice here from yrs past.....including MX500 & MX510 & MX518.

Once u go Razer theres no looking back.
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If only they didnt have such horrible aesthetics and feel to them. ;) </right handed mice foreva!>
 
WildWilly said:
I have the mx1000, and have not been able to assign anything to the thumb buttons in BF2, and I have tried every setting I can think of in the mouseware prog. :(
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Really? I have the "right" thumb button set for parachute and "left" thumb button set for VOIP. Works great. I use the SetPoint software from Logitech.
 
Attean said:
If only they didnt have such horrible aesthetics and feel to them. ;) </right handed mice foreva!>
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Razer Boomslang wasn't comfortable, thats for sure....but thats old tech


Diamondback & Copperhead are smaller & very comfy, responsive as hell.
 
ZigZagZeppelin said:
Razer Boomslang wasn't comfortable, thats for sure....but thats old tech


Diamondback & Copperhead are smaller & very comfy, responsive as hell.
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<<big hands
 
ZigZagZeppelin said:
they are big, clunky & slow...
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Big and clunky? You said you've had some, but, how much have you actually tried them? Or did you only try the wireless?

Anyway, I DON'T have big hands, but I've found that, versus my old smaller mice I've had in the past, the extra size is NOT a disadvantage because the extra size is only due to the mouse being shaped to fit in one's hands better. And I don't have big hands I might add, so it's not just better for people who do. And while I can accept the claim they are bigger, it's physically impossible for me to accept "clunky" in reference to such a smooth fitting mouse... I can maybe imagine calling the wireless mice "clunky" as they have all that extra mass making them a little harder to work with, but, it's impossible to describe the MX51x mice like this. Since I've never actually BOUGHT a razor mouse, only tried them out in stores, I can't directly compare their responsiveness, but, I find that my mere old MX510, which is lower in responsiveness and resolution than the MX518, much less the G5 is MORE than enough for me to run around sniping with a flick of the wrist when I'm having a good day (when I'm having a bad day, the best mouse in the world isn't good enough.) d-: BTW, try the MX1000 some time if you absolutely can't accept the size of the MX510/518. They made that one smaller. Too much smaller IMO. The 510 is perfectly shaped with long-term gaming in mind (and I have tested on one seriously painful game to verify I might add. All other mice leave my hands sore and weak like you wouldn't believe in that game, but, not my current mouse.)



Attean said:
Anyone know when the g15 is coming out?
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Marduk said:
Personally, I went with the Amazon deal for the G5 and G15 for under $60 each...but at least it's out there for anyone interested.
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Guess it must already be out.
 
if I had big hands I'd go MS or Logitech...

average sized prolly here.

MX518 is the best Logitech mouse I've used, never tried wireless.
 
I too have average, if not maybe slightly smaller hands. I couldn't call my MX510 "big and clunky" if you paid me. How long did you use the 518 for? Maybe for 5 minutes at a time the razor will be better, but, have you tried testing both over a period of several days to see which actually worked out better in the long run?
 
They lost a customer here too. Mouse looks great, but one thumb button is a no sale for me.
 
Nazo said:
I too have average, if not maybe slightly smaller hands. I couldn't call my MX510 "big and clunky" if you paid me. How long did you use the 518 for? Maybe for 5 minutes at a time the razor will be better, but, have you tried testing both over a period of several days to see which actually worked out better in the long run?
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I used the MX518 for maybe 10 days, my better half now uses it.

Logitechs mice have the raised surface higher & the mouse is wider.

One bad thing about Razer Diamondback is the side buttons are stiff....so stiff in fact I rarely use'm... Logitech has better side buttons, easier to push.

Design flaw in the Razer, IMO.
 
Marduk said:
Personally, I went with the Amazon deal for the G5 and G15 for under $60 each...but at least it's out there for anyone interested.
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Amazon is still listing it as out of stock. Can you link to this deal? I see them for $70 and $80 respecitively..I may be a little late I guess.
 
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