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this video Pebble host offers dedicated servers starting from $39.99 a month with a range of systems for all use cases use code Linus to get 30% off your first month which is valid for the first 100 people who use it gaming mice have been around for over two decades at this point starting with the Razer booms slang all the way back in 1999 razor all the way it was available with either 1,000 or 2,000 DPI or dots per inch sensitivity with the 1K version costing $70 and the 2K model costing a crisp Benjamin but in spite of the outrageous price it was so successful that it launched Razer into the publicly traded Behemoth that it is today though that's not really that surprising I mean Gamers have always been hungry for any way to get an edge over their opponents and seeing razer's success more companies obviously were going to follow suit logitech's first attempt also came in 1999 the wingman but in retrospect its weird shape and lack of a scroll wheel are probably why Logitech acts like it never existed logitech's G Series though released in 2005 was their first serious power move they featured much better ergonomics extras like side buttons or adjustable weights and perhaps most importantly no balls the G Series also marked logitech's first Salvo in what would be a NeverEnding marketing War to create the highest sensitivity gaming mouse over the next 9 years Logitech and their competitors used a combination of optical and Laser sensors with Logitech even building one mouse with an accelerometer in it to go from a practical 2,000 DPI all the way to 12,000 DPI in the g502 Proteus core the distant ancestor of the world's most popular Mouse today now that 2014 model wasn't identical but it features many of the key elements that we still love about the current iteration including a braided cable 11 remappable buttons buttons extra weights and a Logitech signature toggleable free spinning scroll wheel but the engineers weren't done our cursors must move faster so four years later using the allnew hero sensor the g502 hero was born it was basically the same as before except it could reach a staggering 16,000 DPI or that is to say at least it used to reach 16,000 DPI thanks to a recent firmware update it can actually be pushed even further to 25,00 ,600 DPI that is a lot of dots per inch now we love Logitech mice around here you'll find more than a few MX Masters kicking around at our workstations and most of us I think are using their gaming mice at home so it wasn't a huge surprise when we saw their name in the number one spot but with at least 10 different designs featuring that same hero sensor why is this ancient body the king let's start with a look through some of the 26,000 ratings for this mouse on Amazon 82% of users give it five stars for an average of 4.7 with most reviewers pointing to the comfort of the design the ease of access to all the programmable buttons the sensor and surprisingly the customizable weights now this has been a feature for years starting with the G5 in 2005 and in an age where going lighter and lighter is typically preferred we were surprised to see so many current reviewers mentioning the weights I mean personally Al I'm on to the G Pro super light at this point so I can hardly imagine loading up the already chunky g502 to its 139 G capacity but then again I also don't really lift so another positive is most people seem to feel like the software is pretty okay and I guess I feel the same from changing the RGB to programming the buttons to creating DPI profiles setting up and using ghub is pretty solid and especially with a Wired Mouse like this one where you basically just plug it in and it works and it is comfortable with petite Gamers like me able to switch between a palm or a claw grip and more generously endowed Gamers probably preferring a straight claw grip with that being said many of the complaints about the mouse from the fourstar or lower reviews are valid it is a little on the small side some of the buttons can be a touch too easy to press looking at ug's 4 5 7 and 8 and while the thumb support Wing feels good to some it feels absolutely awful to others the scroll wheel can also end up feeling too stiff when it's locked and Too free when it's unlocked which is really hard to properly convey without letting you actually try scrolling with it yourself but trust me they've got a point something that surprised us was the handful of complaints about it being too much but I guess that's kind of fair enough I mean not everyone needs so many bells and whistles or 25,600 DPI for that matter for lws by the way we did Crank It Up all all the way to the limit to try it out and instantly backed off to somewhere in the 1200 to 3,000 range it should be noted though that just because we're not using that extra sensitivity on the slider that doesn't mean it's necessarily going to waste because it can contribute to additional accuracy but whether those improvements are meaningful at this point is another conversation the weight was another factor with most unsatisfied buyers complaining about how heavy it is fun fact though we did find one outlier who thought the mouse was too light okay then suit yourself and while you're at it you can suit yourself up with our new indoor hoodie from LTT Store.com the most crucial issue that stuck out for most if not all of the one and two star reviews though was switch failure primarily double clicking and click and dragging conveniently enough we just so happened to have a torn down g502 that our creator Warehouse Engineers were analyzing to find out what's so good and bad about it and as it turns out Logitech is using switches in this thing that aren't really meant for modern Mouse designs the rron D2 fc- f-7 switches used to work fine in older models that ran at higher voltage and current but Japanese rron d2f d01 FS would work better for the mice of today thanks to their more robust build quality now you can replace the stock switches entirely and there are a few tutorial videos on YouTube to help you but the reality is the average user isn't going to bother they're going to log a complaint ask for a refund and probably buy a different Mouse so with that damage to their brand on the line why is Logitech trying to save a buck on one of their most popular products ah well that brings us to the price a decent new gaming mouse used to set you back between about 80 to $120 more if you wanted something Wireless or with Niche features the g502 hero it's 50 bucks on logitech's website just $40 on Amazon and we even found the SE variant which appears to be just a different color for $35 on Best Buy I mean even at the official price of $80 which you can still pay if you really want the KDA skin version for some reason it's reasonably competitive so getting it for less than half of that feels like a heck of a bargain I can understand why Logitech might have wanted to cost it down to hit that price point and besides when something is Affordable people tend to be a lot more forgiving of minor grievances like having to RMA it perhaps or the lack of a finger channel on the right click or a bit of extra heft I mean within logitech's own product stack there are really only two wired competitors both of them priced a little higher the pro and the g600 the g600 is labeled as the MMO Mouse and it's pretty clear why it's got 20 programmable buttons for basically every macro you could ever need while still being comfortable and as for the pro well many of you might be attracted to its symmetrical shape hero sensor six programmable buttons onboard memory profiles and extra RGB if you if you like the look and feel of the pro but you want to save a bit of money and you don't need 25,000 DPI then the cheaper G23 Prodigy might be the mouse for you as for if you want something Wireless well the price does jump substantially of course you don't have to stick with Logitech to hit this price point a quick look reveals plenty of other options in the $30 to $50 range many from reputable Brands you can get a razor Death Adder essential for $24 at the time of filming but even at regular price it's down to 50 bucks and the Viper Mini ultral light is just $40 28 on sale right now the red dragon m801 is 50 evga's X15 MMO Mouse is also 50 and the steel series rival 3 is 30 we're going to have all of these listed in our affiliate links down below I mean sure most of these don't have quite the same robust feature set often supporting fewer programmable buttons or lower maximum dpis but like we mentioned before many of you don't actually need let alone want something so extra if you want to spend even less money there are some interesting products from Brands we've never heard of now I certainly can't vouch for them but hey competition is good right $16 for a mouse with seven programmable buttons a high pulling rate up to 7200 DPI and RGB it's not a lot to lose if you feel like taking a chance and that one is downright expensive compared to this bad boy but coming back to the g502 hero at this price we can honestly say that we do recommend it it's got unparalleled tracking good good software and it's backed by logitech's legendary support but it also might be worth expanding your horizons a little guys we don't have to all buy the same Mouse the Razer vasilisk X hypers speed Wireless was only $35 at the time of filming and Corsair's nights sword RGB while a little more expensive at $60 on sale is a great choice if you're looking for something similar to the 502 but you prefer the corer ecosystem whatever route you go with though it's still probably better than the Amazon Basics PC Pro programmable gaming mouse $65 for this thing looks like Amazon didn't get the memo gaming mice are really affordable now you know what else is Affordable our sponsor thanks to Zoho CRM for sponsoring this video Zoho CRM is a 360° solution for managing your business's sales marketing and 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