Logitech G900
Big price, big performance
PRICE $ 269.95 gaming.logitech.com
The last two true innovations in the mouse’s 40+ year history were the mouse wheel and the optical sensor. Everything else is just... unnecessary.
But that doesn’t mean it’s not cool or doesn’t work. As part of an ongoing trend, Logitech justifies a $270 price tag (find it the street for $199) by packing the G900 with tonnes of extra features.
All of these are geared toward gaming performance - ultra-low latency sensor, mechanical buttons, something called “clock tuning technology” which maximises battery life, and 11 programmable buttons. You can even pull the two left thumb buttons off and stick them on the right side of the mouse instead, for lefties.
Thing is though, this mouse suffers from the same problem as pretty much every other “pro gaming” mouse. The real e-Sports types still prefer the Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 1.1. They say its sensor, the MLT 04, despite being “slower”, better handles the very tiny movements that competition level FPS requires. Is this true? Who knows? Maybe it’s psychosomatic. Maybe it’s techno-snobbery. Maybe it’s because the Intellimouse costs less than $100.
So as usual the pro-gaming credentials aren’t what sell the G900. It has to fall back on its hand-feel (which is excellent), its wireless mode (which works well and is hot-swappable with the cord unlike some other mice), and even I guess the way you can program the logo to light up in different colours.
It’s a very snazzy object to have on your desk, but all the DPI in the world will never justify spending over $250 on a mouse.
VERDICT:
Full-featured, powerful, ambidextrous and probably way more mouse than you need