Review on Logitech G502 HERO: High Performance Wired Gaming Mouse with 25K Sensor, RGB, and 11 Programmable Buttons by Victor Rodriguez

I really wanted to fall in love with this mouse. This kind of form factor with a little edge to rest your thumb on isn't popular enough with mouse OEMs. I'm also against still liking heavier mice despite the recent trend towards ultra-light mice, and this thing feels nice and solid with the extra weight. Finally, I really liked that the mouse is WIRED. After reviewing a number of wireless mice, I've found that regardless of claims, they're always prone to connection errors, and even if they work fine for a while, PITAs should always remember to charge them. The new main sensor is also great. Because of these desirable qualities, I lived in denial of the mouse's many egregious shortcomings for several months. Unfortunately, I've stopped denying and am desperate. . It just sucks. The mouse recognizes that the scroll wheel is being pressed fairly easily, leading to many strange behaviors. And then it's hard to know when you've successfully pushed the scroll wheel down because it requires so much actuation force and yet has so little travel. The scroll wheel's free spin mode is pleasant enough, with a satisfyingly long spin, but it's almost impossible not to press the button from time to time, which puts it back into gradual scroll mode. That's a big deal, because the scroll mode is incredibly awful and you'll never use it voluntarily as a result. The tactile feel is completely wrong - both too hard/tactile and not sticky enough for something that rough/tactile. At the same time, due to the force of the footsteps, the scroll wheel does actually rattle, but only about half the time. The combination of these features evokes an overall sense of unpredictability and chaos, along with an uncomfortable sound. A less critical, but still painful, downside is the location of the buttons. The idea behind the little protrusion is you use your palm and stick your thumb in there, right? You might think. However, this renders one of the other two main side buttons completely inaccessible. You've bent your thumb back far enough to reach the backspace key, which basically means only the claw grip is really comfortable - in this case, the thumb protrusion goes unused. All in all, I think Logitech should get back to drawing. board and create this style of mouse with a different button layout and a much better tuned scroll wheel.