the original g502 proteus core from 2014
was rgbified in 2016 and then got an
upgrade to logitech's hero sensor in 2018
but through all that time and certainly since the debut of the g903 lightspeed
in 2017 g502 fans have been wondering
when logitech would finally cut the cord
on their favorite mouse
and now that it's here there's really only one question
has logitech left us any reason not to go wireless
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traditionally there have been three main reasons not to get a wireless mouse so
let's start with the big one latency
does the new wireless g502 introduce any
extra delay between moving the mouse and
seeing the response on the screen that is beyond what you'd get with the
wired version because even a wire does have some latency
now answering this question is a little tough for us because we don't have a
warehouse full of the necessary scientific equipment to quantitatively
measure mouse latency to the degree that we'd like
what we can test however is whether or not the average gamer will be able to
tell the difference so we unleashed our fiercest keyboard
warriors on a high performance gaming rig outfitted with one wired g502 hero
and one wireless g502 light speed that
had been mocked up to appear wired
both of our mice were configured to the same dpi and our subjects were
instructed to focus on just one variable latency
god that was embarrassing blame the mouse the mouse is the mouse okay so we
have it here on a light speed well they're all hero oh this one for sure no
i i wouldn't be able to tell the difference if you told me they were the same mouse
i would believe you and i'm pretty sure even if we had like a 240hz display i
would not be able to tell the difference all right just for some reason just
something about it just feels nicer to me if you had to guess which one's which
would you would it just be your guess like flipping a coin
yeah i would have it would have been pure guess i don't i wouldn't have been able to
tell the difference if i was going to make a call i guess it would have to be
this one so that's the wireless map oh that's a wireless mouse and this is the wired one
okay yeah thanks go you're wrong
so then considering these test results the tournament-winning pro gamers who
use logitech wireless mice and the more quantitative demos that we've seen from
logitech themselves in the past we're convinced that there is in fact
merit to logitech's claims that lightspeed's end-to-end optimized 2.4
gigahertz connection is indistinguishable from a wired
connection so let's move on because latency isn't
everything another demerit against most wireless mice is
weight a wireless mouse is required to carry an
on-board battery making it heavier than its wired counterpart it's sort of
by definition so if the g502 hero a mouse with the
same shape size buttons and sensor tips
the scales at 121 grams already
then how much would we expect the light speed version to
now you might think that that's a trick question and you're expecting me to tell
you haha it's the same weight but no logitech has actually done us one
better managing to make the wireless version seven grams lighter than its
wired predecessors and this is while still managing up to 60 hours of
gameplay on a single charge of its quick charging lithium ion battery
furthermore it's power play compatible so if you get the wireless charging
mouse pad you'll never have to think about charging at all
so then how did they do that
turns out with great difficulty see keeping the exact same exterior while
redesigning all of the internals is likely the main reason that fans had to
wait this long for this mouse because despite their near identical look
apparently the only component that wasn't altered in some way was actually
the slippy skates on the bottom of the mouse
so while a typical mouse gets its structural integrity from the outer
shell this one's walls had to be cut down to
just 1.2 millimeters thick
so then to maintain its rigidity logitech used a lightweight internal
endoskeleton this is a similar design to what they use on the g-pro wireless
then again borrowing from the g-pro wireless they added very subtle
but appreciated mechanical spring button tensioning to the left and right clicks
removing pre-travel and helping the button recover from a click faster and
with more precision and even like this is crazy even the
scroll wheel was altered it's lighter
but it still manages to feel the same
is there like yeah there's a there's a gap there's a gap in the middle
so all right wait and latency are not issues but what
about the third and final wireless woe
price well unfortunately this is the g502
light speeds gotcha moment because like the g903 and
the g pro wireless this puppy is
150 us dollars nearly double the price
of its wired cousin which raises an important question
if you're going to spend that much then is this the mouse that you want
and that really depends because the thing is for many gamers even the new
g502 with its 7 grams of weight shed is
still way too heavy popular gaming mice from
competitors like final mouse are much lighter along with being much cheaper
and logitech themselves has the gpro wireless which is the same price but
only 80 grams with that said if you love the shape of
the g502 you need 11 programmable
buttons and you can't live without a
hyper fast scroll wheel then this could be the last mouse that
you ever buy and who knows maybe you can recoup some
of the cost by selling the wired version that you're probably already using
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