Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse, 12,000 DPI On-The-Fly DPI Shifting, Personalized Weight and Balance Tuning with (5) 3.6g Weights, 11 Programmable Buttons

First of all, I’m not a gamer, so this review may not be as useful for the Proteus’ intended market. I got the Proteus because my Gigabyte M6900 crapped out after a year-and-a-half, which I got because my Logitech G400 crapped out after 2+ years, which I got because my beloved Logitech M518 eventually died after more than 6 years of dedicated service. It’s been problematic finding a replacement for the M518 because mice aren’t built to the same standards anymore. I’m hoping the Proteus is it, because I need a high-end mouse for detailed work in art packages and 3D modeling.This mouse is fairly large but sleek, with definite ergonomics. I use a palm grip with stubby fingers and it still fits me well (I’m right-handed). The ability to change the color of the light is irrelevant to me, but a nice touch. The metal scroll wheel gets a lot of flak from other reviewers, and while I don’t share their opinions, I understand why. I’d prefer a silicon sheath around it, but I don’t have any problems with the metal at all. It scrolls just fine, though it is a touch noisy when I speed-scroll on the click setting. As for the left- and right-click buttons, they have a standard clicking action and I don’t notice them much, but I can tell my fingers would work a little less if they reached farther forward. The click is a slight bit louder (crisper) than the others I’m used to, but not so much that I actually care, and that’s from someone who’s overly sensitive to noises in general.I disabled all the thumb-able buttons when I first got it, but it turns out I didn’t need to. I don’t find myself accidentally hitting any of them at all, so I consider them well-placed. I do appreciate the ledge for the thumb to rest on. It feels extremely natural. I don’t consciously notice the pinkie placement, but it would be nice to have a more indented spot for it to rest on, just because I’m used to that from the Gigabyte. Both thumb and pinkie grips are rubberized, which I like. The other finger placements are ‘satin’ plastic, which is also perfectly fine.The mouse comes with optional weights, but I like the feel of the unweighted mouse, so I can’t speak to this feature.The skids are bonded plastic instead of tape, and I expect them to last the life of the mouse. I’ve read reviews of people having problems with the sheathed cord, but I haven’t experienced any of that. Mine is unkinked and fine.I’ve had this mouse now for about a month as of Feb 2018 and it’s doing well. The one thing I’ve noticed system-wise is that now my computer warns about a program running in the background when I shut down. This is presumably the Proteus software and it takes care of itself without my intervention, but the fact that it’s doing it at all strikes me as odd. I never had this with Logitech or Gigabyte, but it also doesn’t bug me enough to bother with it. Here’s hoping my new mouse lasts longer than the brief lifespan of the Gigabyte. So far, I would recommend the Proteus to anyone looking to replace an upscale mouse that hasn’t stood the test of time. It’s a shame nothing these days equals the 6+ years of my M518. That was a golden age.Update: This is a follow-up to my initial review. I’ve been using the Proteus daily for 6 months now and it’s going strong. The scroll wheel has no issues and there’s no extra clicks from the left or right mouse buttons. No components have given me any trouble and I haven’t noticed any drop-off in performance. I can recommend this mouse.

Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse, FPS MouseFirst used Razer Naga Hex which i really hated for its weird shape and the senor that makes the cursor move around on screen when you play music on high volume.. then i got Razer Deathadder Chroma which was my current when i got the G502The deathadder chroma is good but i didnt like that the keys are easy to press down and also the scroll wheel feel low quality and it feels that at some point i will click it and it will just break, the sensor was good and very responsive with no tracking issues.Now with the G502 Proteus Spectrum, i thought to get it for the cons i posted above about the Deathadder Chroma, but damn i am grateful i did buy it their are a lot of other good things in it that i only noticed after i started using it.Pros:-- The sensor is really good better tracking than my Deathadder Chroma, lil bit more accurate although it feels a lil bit slower, like i used my DA Chroma mostly at 1800 DPI which is the default, the G502 default is 2400 DPI which is lil bit faster than my DA 1800 DPI but when i tried to use 1800 DPI on my new G502 it felt slower than what i used to, so i left it at 2400 and it seems tiny faster than how i am used to but nothing you cant get used to, still tracking freaking good and i loved how accurate the aiming is with this mouse while playing The Division- The weights:: i never used mouse with weights before my Naga and my DA didnt have that and usually when i used a heavy mouse at my friend's i didnt like how heavy its or that what i thought, but when i got the G502 i thought okay for a change i will try to put all weights and try it for couple days. After playing with it for couple hours actually i like how heavy its, first it makes you dont feel the pulling weight for the cable like with my DA the cable used to drag the mouse for a tad after i remove my hands off it, but with the G502 heaviness it just doesnt move at all after i stop it also in very fast action in The Division i loved that the weight makes the left distance shorter because its not lite like the DA its heavy so when i left it up to move it to the center on my SteelSeries QCK+ its still so near to the mousemate- the first thing i did was to only select one profile since i am not really a fan of switching between profiles, but i left the DPI keys as the default, it seems about right for me, i am always at the second stage which is 2400 DPI sometimes increase it to stage 3 but not that much. all keys feel really good and very responsive- The wheel: oh god!! that wheel is a freaking bless specially with the free scroll key, you just press it and turn the wheel and that thing just keep on scrolling down till you stop it it wont stop by itself that easy, the only thing here free scrolling up seems a lot slower than free scrolling down but its no a big thing, the wheel feels nice also and you can feel how good quality its with the metalic feelCons:-- The software is a lil bit confusing and i hate the idea that till now i couldnt find anyway to restore "on mouse memory" to defaults, lighting, Profiles, and DPI, there is no way to switch them to defaults, again i am talkign to mouse memory profiles, if there is away Plzz let me know.- When you scroll normally whith the scroll wheel, talking about very short scrolls like one tick, it feels to move distance more than it should because the tick must finish you cant stop it mid way, not a big deal alsoOverall i will still give the mouse 5 stars, best mouse i ever used.