Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
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Customer Review: Detailed Review: Top quality mouse, perfect for gamers, Linux users, and everyone else
Summary: 5 Stars
Simply put, this is by far the most impressive mouse I've ever seen. Some of its unique features suit me exceptionally well, so I will get into some specifics in this review.
The mouse looks and feels great. With two separate grips, a weight cartridge, the ability to control LED colour, and the ability to control mouse wheel style, it has an unprecedented number of hardware customization options. I found the wide grip very comfortable, with excellent choice in material. It's not nearly as large as a G5/G7, so some might not like that. Ultimately mouse comfort depends on your hand size and shape, and since this is very personal you should take all comments about comfort in reviews with a grain of salt. I like a heavy mouse; with the heaviest weights in the mouse has a very solid and smooth feel to it when its moving. As noted before, the mouse wheel can be free spinning or clicky. On most logitech mice you switch this by pushing in the wheel. Convenient, but you lose your middle click which is annoying. Here, there is a button on the bottom to switch mouse wheel styles. So, you keep the middle click in exchange for not being able to switch styles on the fly. For me this is far preferable, because I use middle click a lot, and I use the clicky style exclusively for games but flywheel otherwise so it works out. As to the actual DPI tracking of the mouse, its excellent. I'm used to the 2000 DPI G5; I found the 3200 here excessively high. However I am currently using it at 2600 and its quite amazingly precise and fun to use.
The software is incredible because... you don't need the software. To be specific, you only need the set point software to set up the mouse the way you want. After that, it works perfectly on its own. This is great if you use Linux like me because all your settings on DPI's and buttons work perfectly. You will need Windows to run the software once though, but even if you don't dual-boot getting one time access to Windows is pretty trivial in my mind. Further more, you can actually store 5 different profiles on the mouse, and switch on the fly. By choosing different LED colours for each one, you can see what mode your mouse is in at a glance. Each profile is completely independent in terms of DPI settings, buttons, everything. Another huge plus is that you can bind keystrokes to mouse buttons in each profile, and again its saved on board. Not only is this perfect for games, but it also means that you never have to deal with getting Linux to "see" a mouse button again. Just bind the button to some weird keystroke combination and you can use it as a shortcut anywhere, zero hassle.
This mouse is simply one of the most polished electronic products I've ever seen. If I had to make one negative comment, it is that I would like the mouse to be a bit bigger. However, mouse shape and size is one area where you can never please everyone so this can't be held against Logitech. However the hardware works perfectly, the software works perfectly, and they are both incredibly customizable. With the mail in rebate that was available until recently, I got this mouse at just 30 dollars. This has to be the biggest steal I've ever seen, but even at 50 dollars its an amazing purchase. Five stars, hands down.
Customer Review: Perfection!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have cycles where some months I'll play first-person shooters 5 hours a day. It's usually this 1 game and all I do in that game is snipe, usually battles against other snipers where we're both constantly strafing. This type of play demands quicker and more accurate aiming than anything else. My mouse of choice for such situations: the G9. I've tried the Razer DeathAdder and the Lachesis, and both are good, no doubt. But the G9 just can't be matched. The perfect fit in your hand, the perfect weight, the perfect button placement, and by perfect I mean perfect. I won't even buy the G10 if it comes out, because there's no way the G9 can be improved. I suppose there might be some people who would like to be able to make it a little heavier. Personally I think logitech got the weights right but maybe the G10 will have more weight options, and maybe it will have more mouse fits, to satisfy people on extreme ends of the spectrum. A lighter coord would be the only real improvement, but that would probably be very difficult to make considering how light the G9's coord already is. Its coord, made of some fiber unlike normal wires, is lighter than any other mouse' and resists your mouse pointer less than any other mouse. However, the tug is still there (give the mouse a small push in all 4 directions, most likely in at least 1 direction there will be a bouncing effect where the pointer comes back a little bit). But a Razer coord holder will fix that (it might take a some playing around but eventually you'll find the perfect arrangement where the bounce will be gone).
Besides the feel, the stats, and the ultralight coord, perhaps the best feature is the super-easy sensitivity adjustment. The Razer mice have this too but not as nice as the G9's. 5 different customizable levels, displayed by a light of customizable color, switch between them by a simple + or - click. This is very helpful during a game. When you're aiming from different distances, or zoomed in at different magnifications, it is a significant advantage to be able to adjust your sensitivities accordingly. G9 lets you do this with such ease that you can do it in the middle of a gunfight. I'm able to switch in between shots. Granted, if you're in a gunfight where you have no free moment to take your finger off the left-click (the location of the +/- buttons requires it), then you won't be able to switch. But the only time that would happen is in a close-combat gunfight, and that you wouldn't need to switch sensitivities anyway.
Bottom line: if you're a serious FPS player, this is the #1 most important thing you should get to improve your game.
Also if you're not a gamer but are looking for the best mouse anyway, this is still the one to get. My hand is spoiled--whenever I put my hand on another mouse, it's uncomfortable for the first few minutes until my hand gets used to it. Whereas, if I use another mouse for a long period of time, then use a G9, there's no need to get used to it because it's so natural and comfortable.
Therefore, 5 stars
Customer Review: Great Gaming Mouse, and Versatile Too
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned the G9 for a little under a year now, and boy am I impressed. I got it as a gaming mouse because I do tend to play PC games online, and my old mouse (a Razer gaming mouse) was not working properly. (My experience with Razer was great when it worked, but it broke down much faster than other mice I've used in the past.)
This mouse is sort of an adjustable size. I say this because its actual body is small, but it has "covers" which make the mouse feel larger in your hand, while still providing access to all the buttons on the mouse as well. I opt to use it with the smooth cover because it feels good in my hand, and is the right size for my large grip. Some may prefer the textured grip instead, but that's something you'd need to try for yourself to find out.
The mouse comes with adjustable weight as well, with a pack of weights that can be swapped in and out of the mouse if you prefer. Honestly, I'm the primary user of the mouse, so after the first day of trying out different weights and how they feel, I've never done it again. It's very nice to be able to fine-tune the weight of the mouse depending on what application you have for it.
I have two key features that made me absolutely FALL IN LOVE with this mouse. The first, which is one of the features I bought the mouse for, was that the G9 can switch profiles on the fly. And that doesn't mean "roll the sensitivity up or down and the Logitech software calibrates the settings". I was incredibly happy to see that this works on ANY computer. The multiple profiles are stored inside the mouse, so that I can plug it into any computer and switch between sensitivity profiles with the click of a button. This is fantastic for me because for gaming I need high speed, but in Photoshop and other applications, I need high levels of precision. Thankfully this mouse performs great with BOTH scenarios!
The second feature, which I took for granted at first, is the braided USB cable that links the mouse to the computer. I really could not be happier with this cable except if the mouse was cordless and the cable didn't exist! (But I wanted the cable due to gaming, latency, etc.) The braided wire feels extremely sturdy and resilient, more than any other USB cable I've used before. It feels like the type of connection that will mean my mouse never dies from cable issues. Additionally, I do use this mouse with a laptop, and even when traveling with it, I have NEVER had the cable tangle at all (except at the fault of other cables tangling around it) where other cables tangle quite easily due to excessive flexibility.
Overall I could not be happier with this mouse. The only thing that would be advantageous would be creating the same gaming experience in a wireless setting, but latency is a bit of an issue there, so until then, I HIGHLY recommend the Logitech G9.
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Customer Review: All-around excellent product
Summary: 5 Stars
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As primarily a MMORPG and RTS (Real Time Strategy) player, I was a little intimidated when reading the feature set of the the G9 because I wasn't sure if the features would be easy to understand and implement. When it arrived, I was somewhat concerned about the shape and feel of the mouse as well.
After about a week with the G9, however, I can say that it is a fantastic product. The ability to control the sensitivity levels on-the-fly (via a small +/- button just below the Left button) is perfect for RTS games ('Company of Heroes' and 'World In Conflict') where effective camera movement is essential for success. It's also helpful when playing different games of the same genre with their varying camera response times.
The grip of the mouse took a little time to get used to. I wouldn't mind if the mouse were slightly longer for larger hands, and if the right hand side of the mouse were slightly wider to rest my entire hand on. But having gotten used it it, I can't think of returning to a less capable mouse for gaming.
The small included weights for the mouse body were another option I was iffy about. But when combined with sensitivity selection, the weights add appreciable heft for shooters where you want more precision and no jittering crosshairs on the screen.
Finally, when using the G9 with a Web browser or application, three pre-programmed profiles change up the functionality of the two up/down buttons on the far left side. In one profile they serve as forward/back buttons; in another they adjust the size of the text. The scroll wheel is also selectable between the traditional ratcheted wheel and a perfectly weighted free moving wheel, so you can zip to the tops and bottoms of long posts or pages without any effort.
My only problem so far - which doesn't do anything to how much I've appreciated the mouse - is with the included Logitech software. SetPoint doesn't seem to work on my XP machine. In fact, when it this software is installed, I can't use the mouse at all, and SetPoint doesn't recognize that I have the G9 plugged in. (I have SetPoint Beta Build #127). Fortunately, the mouse runs fine without the software. When the G9 SetPoint software goes "live," I'll give it another try.
In sum, this is an excellent gaming mouse whose initially intimidating feature set has proven to be smoother and more effectively implemented than I thought it might be. Logitech has always made excellent controllers, in my opinion, and this continues that trend.
Highly recommend.
Customer Review: Best mouse I have ever used!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Logitech G9 mouse is without a doubt the best mouse I have ever used. I have used plenty of different gaming mice over the years. Most recently I was using the Logitech G5, which is also a good mouse but it can't hold a candle to the G9.
For those who have used the old G5 all of the best features of that mouse remain intact. Logitech managed to iron out all of the problems I had with the G5 with this mouse as well. First, I never understood why the G5 lacked the fifth mouse button, which is most commonly the "forward" button for web browsers. Logitech apparently updated the G5 later on to include that button but my version was lacking it.
The dial a DPI feature remains about the same but it's position has been moved to a more convenient location just below the left mouse button. For those who aren't familiar with the feature, it lets you adjust the sensitivity of the mouse on the fly without software. An LED indicator shows you which DPI slot is currently selected, you can change the DPI setting for each slot with the included software.
This mouse features a removable shell that allows you to swap between two different styles of grip. One shell is smooth and has a large area to rest your thumb, while the other is textured and has a slimmer profile. Switching between the two shells is a very simple process and takes all of 5 seconds to do. The removable weight cartridge is located under the removable shell. It is where your palm normally rests and is removed by giving it a light push. The cartridge will automatically pop out when you push it. The cartridge can hold up to four different weights.
On the underside of the mouse there are two special buttons. One allows you to switch between custom profiles you make with the included software. The other allows you to customize the mouse wheel. Some mice have what I call a "clicky wheel" that clicks into place as you turn it. Others have a smooth wheel that provides little resistance to your finger. The button on the underside of the G9 allows you to switch between these two wheel styles. The "smooth" style features and ultra fast mechanism that allows you to scroll at superhuman speeds. In smooth mode, a slight push of the wheel will send it spinning almost indefinitely. This is very useful in different types of games, and even for scrolling through long documents.
All in all, I have only one complaint with this mouse. When using the textured grip if you apply pressure on the shell with your thumb it will sometimes register it as a press of the fifth button. This can be very problematic in games but it could be an issue with my specific mouse and not all G9s. If you take the shell off and put it back on it sometimes fixes the problem.