this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2024
63 points (94.4% liked)
PC Master Race
18419 readers
16 users here now
A community for PC Master Race.
Rules:
- No bigotry: Including racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No NSFW content.
- No Ads / Spamming.
- Be thoughtful and helpful: even with ‘stupid’ questions. The world won’t be made better or worse by snarky comments schooling naive newcomers on Lemmy.
Notes:
- PCMR Community Name - Our Response and the Survey
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
The Logitech G502 is the best mouse I've ever owned, both for gaming and work. Comfortable, plenty of buttons, trivial to disassemble for cleaning with a PH0 screwdriver and a prying tool, and even the Windows software is bearable (you can use Piper on Linux with 99% of the functionality). I have the wired Hero version, but I've heard good things about the wireless Lightspeed too. (I've just checked - the battery is internal lithium, and it supports PowerPlay wireless charging)
The only issue I've had is heavy corrosion on the metal scroll wheel, but you can swap it for an aftermarket plastic wheel. I've used one heavily for ~5 years and it only recently started showing wear in the thumb micro-switches. Great value for a reasonable price, and my #1 recommendation.
If you want to treat yo'self, consider the Logitech MX Master 3S. Very pricey, but a great work mouse. Wireless, can use the included USB dongle or bluetooth. The battery is built-in. I charged it once when I bought it about two weeks ago and it's still at ~60% charge.
I also have a G502 (mine is a Hero). I've had it for about 2 years and I'm pretty happy with it.
Upsides: I really like the little "sled" on the left for your thumb to ride on. I've never had this on any other mouse. Variable weight.
Only downside is that I sometimes bump the higher left side button on my kb when I'm not careful. This changes the DPI and screws me up pretty bad, esp. in games. Easy to undo with another button, but placement of that button is not ideal with my kb. More desk space could solve this.
Glad to hear its durable. Maybe I should buy another...
When I was on Windows, I had a profile for Final Fantasy XIV where the DPI-up and down buttons were bound to macros. DPI-up did a quick about-face and backstep, which is a common maneuver for dragoons. I also used to bump it against my keyboard, often yeeting myself straight into death, but decided against changing it because that's just part of a dragoon's life.