Logitech G5 ready for purchase!!!!

ZigZagZeppelin said:
Logitechs mice have the raised surface higher & the mouse is wider.
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Well, like I said, that's because it's designed to conform to your hand as much as possible. Anyway, if you absolutely can't stand the width, try the MX1000 sometime I suppose.

Well, anyway, if you honestly like the razor better, though I can't understand why, at least you gave the logitech a fair chance and enough time to get used to it before judging. For myself, I find it to be such a perfect shape that I'm still upset over the MX1000 and was worried about the G5 before I found out about the loss of the other convenient button (well, not literal loss, but, in gaming it may as well be, I just can't use them on the right no matter what the shape of the mouse is.)
 
I bought the MX1000 last month and it wasnt good as I thought it would be. Dont get me wrong, its windows friendly but as for games, it was a problem for me. Since I just got the diamondback LE I might pick up (at local stores) the G5 for the hell of it.
 
Man, that diamondback is an excellent performer but it was just too uncomfortable for me. I really dig the shape of the MX5XX series though, it feels "natural". But sadly I too am disappointed in the G -series lack of a 2nd thumb button. :(
 
Xerodeluxe said:
I bought the MX1000 last month and it wasnt good as I thought it would be. Dont get me wrong, its windows friendly but as for games, it was a problem for me.
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I agree. It's horrible if you ask me. I couldn't even use it seriously for windows even. I'm too used to my MX510 to use such a tiny uncomfortable thing. Still, if someone actually somehow finds the MX510 to be too bulky, maybe a MX1000 would be suitable to them.
 
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 love one button on each side. So much more logical for back and forward on the web. I'm still using my first optical mouse ever, a Microsoft Explorer 4.0 (I think, might be the 3.0.). I love the buttons.
 
I originally had an intellimouse before this MX510. I too thought it was silly and made more sense. I got used to the two buttons on one side faster than I got used to the shape of the mouse though -- just a matter of minutes before it felt like second nature. Now I find it easier because I don't have to weaken my grip on the mouse to click the back/forth buttons. I'm not going back.
 
Nazo said:
I originally had an intellimouse before this MX510. I too thought it was silly and made more sense. I got used to the two buttons on one side faster than I got used to the shape of the mouse though -- just a matter of minutes before it felt like second nature. Now I find it easier because I don't have to weaken my grip on the mouse to click the back/forth buttons. I'm not going back.
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me neither.. I will wait until the next upgrade.. I am sure they will bring it back.. Logitech can't put everything into the G5.. otherwise there wouldn't be anything to make money on later! :eek: Plus.. I really don't think I would notice a difference between 1600 and 2000 dpi. I don't even use the mouse at 1600dpi anyways.. I always leave it about in the middle.. and map the resolution buttons to something else... like my knife, pistol, or parachute. Tilt would be nice.. but I remember trying to get the tilt working on the microsoft one.. and never could get it working in games... but it would work great in excel. The Microsoft one was awful for gaming tho.. since there wasn't a tactile click when you rolled the mouse wheel
 
magnetik said:
me neither.. I will wait until the next upgrade.. I am sure they will bring it back.. Logitech can't put everything into the G5.. otherwise there wouldn't be anything to make money on later! :eek: Plus.. I really don't think I would notice a difference between 1600 and 2000 dpi. I don't even use the mouse at 1600dpi anyways.. I always leave it about in the middle.. and map the resolution buttons to something else... like my knife, pistol, or parachute. Tilt would be nice.. but I remember trying to get the tilt working on the microsoft one.. and never could get it working in games... but it would work great in excel. The Microsoft one was awful for gaming tho.. since there wasn't a tactile click when you rolled the mouse wheel
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mine clicks. And the logitech's I have seen don't.
 
My old intellimouse didn't click that well on the wheel, but, I imagine they've fixed that by now. Maybe the one you tried was a bit older?

And Russ, I can safely say that most logitechs, if not all, click thoroughly on the wheel. Unfortunately, they do this through the use of a peice that someone like myself can loose very easily when opening up the mouse. *sigh* I thought it might have gathered dust on the inside from this room where dust seems to accumulate in the blink of an eye (I swear I'm single-handedly propping up the compressed air business.) d-: Anyway, before that it clicked VERY thoroughly and was great for use in games. Not anymore, but, that's my fault, not logitech's.
 
Yeah I ordered one. I've been using an Intellimouse Explorer 1.0a for the last 3+ years now. I love the ability to program the left and right side buttons and it really bugged me that Logitech didn't put 2 programmable buttons on this one. However, since I just got an 2nd gen Icemat and the Intellimouse explorer hates that thing to an extreme(jittery, jumpy, and just plain annoying) I decided I might as well go for a new mouse, I love the look of it and if it works well, then I'll just adapt to the loss of the extra side button and deal with it. I ordered it from Techonweb while they still said they had it in stock(58.38 + tax & shipping) so hopefully it gets here soon, I can't wait.
 
I am constantly intrigued by Logitech's new mice, But I find it too hard to get past the Logitech software.
Microsoft Intellipoint works like a charm, and has worked wonderfully for the past several years. I still use my Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 b/c it's such a fantastic mouse in size, shape, button layout, customizability, etc.
When I heard they were being discontinued, I bought several to make sure I'd have them for a long time to come.

I've tried to like the Logitechs, I've forced myself to use the MX700, the MX900, etc. but the Mousewhere just sucked.
Intellipoint has allowed the buttons to have different functions depending on the program for years already. In regular computer usage, I have the large button set to open Windows Explorer, since I use it so frequently, but in games, it becomes the shock rifle, rocket launcher, etc.

If I had the confidence that Logitech's mouse software was as smooth and clean as MS Intellipoint, I'd contemplate going to something like the G5 or such. But as it is, the Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 is still a heck of a mouse after all these years.

The logitechs do look cool though.

BTW, I agree with many others: One thumb button = bad!
 
meh i will stick with my logitech mx518. besides i like the two thumb buttons on the side.
 
The_Terminator said:
I am constantly intrigued by Logitech's new mice, But I find it too hard to get past the Logitech software
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Then don't use it. All you loose is the application switch button.
 
No, you also lose all the button customization.
Button customization is what makes or breaks day to day mouse usage.

A five button mouse is a waste if you can't get the buttons to do what you want.
Intellipoint makes it easey shmeezy.
Logitech (at least in the past) does not.

I have not tested the latest iteration of the Logitech software though.
 
The_Terminator said:
No, you also lose all the button customization.
Button customization is what makes or breaks day to day mouse usage.
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Why do you so desperately require button remapping? The defaults should be fine. The back/forward buttons were meant to mean back/forward, the middle button was meant to be smart scrolling or whatever the crap they call it these days, left click was meant to be left, right was meant to be right, etc. The way these buttons act are based essentially on their nature to be fitting controls. I for one have been happy with these intended purposes on all the buttons since they first started adding something beyond the basic original two button mouse (though the original third button tended to just double click, which was convenient, but, not really that useful overall.)

Well, anyway, if you absolutely require customization but can't tolerate the software, that's up to you I suppose. You're in trouble though. Microsoft has clearly shown they have quite a tendency to create bloatware themselves. I don't know how long you have, but, you may want to go ahead and resign yourself to the fact you'll have to put up with that sooner or later and that it's the actual mouse that matters more than software you'll actually access once in a blue moon.
 
You have many good points there.

Everyone uses their equipment a little differently I suppose, which is why button customization is pretty critical for me.

The standard mapping for the two thumb buttons is Forward & Backward.
I don't know about you, but I use computers for 10-15 hours a day and I can count on one hand the number of times I needed to go "Forward". But Back is something many people use all of the time.

So a forward button is kind of a waste for me. (notice how I said for me. ;) )
On the other hand, I access Windows Explorer many times a day. I'm a network admin, and I'm consistently helping an office full of people locate the files they can't find.

(Oh, you created a new folder called, "New Folder" and you're looking for Book1.xls. Hmmmm.....)

So mapping the large thumb button to Explorer and the small thumb button to Back has made my pitiful life infinitely more betterer. However.....
When I fire up Unreal Tournament, I don't want to open Windows Explorer in the middle of the game. So I can custom map the thumb buttons to the shock rifle and the rocket launcher. (Yes, UT original is still better than all of its sequels).
when I'm done with UT, my buttons return to their previous config. No muss, no fuss.
Plus, I can custom map them in Excel and Autocad as well. Mouseware alwas had trouble with this.

This is one of the reasons that I'm sad that the second thumb button is gone. I use both buttons to the max in day to day computing.

Plus, the options for the scroll wheel are configurable to whatever you want, but in Logitech the choice always was "scroll 1 line, 6 lines, or one screen at a time". none of these choices worked for me. I also found, that with all the logitech mice that I have ever used, that the mouse wheel doesn't care what it's set to. it'll still scroll however many lines it wants, many times reverting back to one line at a time. When this first happened, I scoured the web and found many Logitech users with the same complaint.

Maybe all of this has been fixed in the latest Logitech software, but It was hard to swallow that logitech could have such crummy mouse software for 3 years longer than they should have.
MS had this all worked out 3-4 years ago or longer.

I'm hoping that someone can use one of these new logitechs and comment on the software. I've read the reviews, but they don't cover the nitty gritty of the software. They mostly comment on the DPI settings in the software.

Perhaps I'll dig out the MX900 which is sitting idly in my drawer, and test it with the latest logitech software. But I hope I've helped you inderstand why button customization is very critical to me. Thanks for the comments and discussion. It's great to talk to people who are passionate about their mouse! :D
 
robberbaron said:
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.
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i wouldnt.......dont use any software from Logitech (and no im not a flamebot) i actualy have owned a mx510, and not LX700 combo

the setpoint has a keystroke spyware program.......logitech says its "to gain info on future products"

/shrug, i wouldnt touch Logitech software for anything now i know about the keystroke program.......

and man i cant decide.......a leet mouse with one thumb button or mx518 :(

soulsaver
 
Xerodeluxe said:
when is this mouse going to be on the store shelves?
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Very soon. The Comp USA I work at part time is currently putting out a new Logitech display. So I would imagine within the next week or so.

BTW I just received my Logitech G5 in the mail last night. Very sweet mouse. I dig the weight system. As well as the DPI gauge the mouse has on it. My only complaint, is that there are no Win XP Pro x64 Edition drivers.

The cord is weird too, it feels like its been braided.
 
Where did you order the G5 from?


and no x64 drivers? Why the hell not!? Those bastards...at this rate the G15 won't have x64 drivers either. For a new product to have have x64 drivers, that is completely unacceptable.
 
Sir-Fragalot said:
Very soon. The Comp USA I work at part time is currently putting out a new Logitech display. So I would imagine within the next week or so.

BTW I just received my Logitech G5 in the mail last night. Very sweet mouse. I dig the weight system. As well as the DPI gauge the mouse has on it. My only complaint, is that there are no Win XP Pro x64 Edition drivers.

The cord is weird too, it feels like its been braided.
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Do you know if you guys are having a special when they come out? WIll it retail $69.99
 
I got mine for 30 dollars .......WOW its amazing.......at circuit city we dont cary them yet but im shure we will soon...i purchased mine through logitech and got it at merchants price :) its worth $70 dollars...just wish it came in other colors.....the orange doesnt match my theme....Ehh but ill live
 
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