One of the most important complaints typically levied at wi-fi gaming mice is that they’re just too sluggish and heavy in comparison with their wired rivals. Despite being freed from snagging cables that by some means handle to get in the best way of every thing always, that liberty typically comes at the price of latency and reliability, with the additional drawback that they’ve now bought to hold a battery spherical in addition to all their numerous bits of wi-fi gubbins.
Strides have been made to rectify these challenges, after all. Razer’s Mamba + Firefly Hyperflux combo managed to get around the latter downside with its featherlight 96g wi-fi mouse that magically charged itself simply by sitting on its mouse mat, but it surely additionally value an arm and a leg. The ambidextrous Logitech G Pro Wireless on take a look at right this moment, nevertheless, goes a number of steps additional – it not solely weighs an nearly impossibly gentle 80g, however Logitech’s Lightspeed Wireless tech claims it has a lag-free, 1ms report fee connection. And it’s fairly probably the best gaming mouse I’ve ever used.
Plenty of the Pro Wireless’ key substances aren’t really that new. The Lightspeed tech is similar stuff you’ll discover in Logitech’s G903 and G603 wi-fi gaming mice, each of which our Alec loved very a lot (minus the G603’s razor sharp finger spikes, that’s) in addition to the G305 and G703. The Pro Wireless additionally has the identical Hero 16Okay sensor as the wonderful G502 Hero, too, so it’s not such as you’re getting a mouse that’s any quicker or has a better sensitivity vary than Logitech’s £80 / $80 wired job. However, whenever you put these two issues inside a mouse that weighs simply 80g, it transforms the Pro Wireless into an absolute revelation.
It’s simply so gentle and splendidly agile, and I made a decision nearly instantly that I by no means needed to return to utilizing a wired mouse ever once more. It was so quick and simple to make use of, in truth, that I typically forgot I used to be utilizing a wi-fi mouse altogether. To me, it was prefer it had been wired into my PC all alongside, which isn’t one thing I can say for the Razer Mamba. Indeed, Logitech declare their 1ms click on response time is definitely quicker than what you get on a few of its wired opponents, however except you’ll be able to inform the distinction between 1ms and 5-10ms (which I definitely can’t), the precise quantity is neither right here nor there. The essential factor is how responsive it really feels, and from my expertise you’re basically getting wired-levels of pace and responsiveness with out the effort of all these pesky cables to cope with – which, in my books, is a particular plus.
However, simply because the Pro Wireless weighs virtually nothing doesn’t imply Logitech have skimped on construct high quality. Its skinny outer shell feels clean and strong to the contact and, extra importantly, doesn’t have a single hint of belonging to that rubbo college of so-called ‘gamer’ design. Logitech could be pushing it as an elite esportsing mouse, however fortunately they’ve saved all of it good and easy so the remainder of us needn’t be embarrassed about having one on our desks for normal PC duties.
Of course, you’ll in all probability have observed the distinct lack of a DPI / sensitivity button beneath the scroll wheel on the Pro Wireless (it’s, in truth, positioned beneath the mouse for some unusual purpose, making it just about subsequent to ineffective), however you do get a pair of buttons on both facet to make up for it. All had been inside straightforward attain of my numerous fingers – though you’d in all probability need to have the nimble dexterity of a live performance pianist to make use of those subsequent to your little finger with any diploma of regularity – however you’ll be able to all the time pry them off along with your nail and swap it for one in every of its bundled button caps as a substitute to forestall any undesirable clickage.
Whatever combo you resolve to go for, although, every button bar the unreachable DPI one (together with the scroll wheel and proper and left click on) will be configured to carry out all kinds of various capabilities utilizing Logitech’s versatile Gaming Software software. These vary from a large number of DPI choices that cycle up and down or shift to regardless of the lowest setting is for so long as you maintain the button down (helpful for those who like having extra management over your mouse when trailing enemies down the tip of a sniper sights, for instance), common mouse capabilities, media controls, customisable keyboard shortcuts and recordable multi-key macros.
For some purpose, Logitech took the weird resolution to place the DPI button beneath the mouse subsequent to the facility button. If you’re travelling, it’s also possible to come out the spherical G compartment and stick the USB receiver inside it for safe-keeping.
You may use Logitech’s Gaming Software to assign as much as 5 DPI speeds anyplace between 100 to 16000, in addition to configure 5 completely different profiles and regulate the Pro Wireless’ RGB lighting on its discreet G brand. Helpfully, Logitech’s Gaming Software additionally tells you exactly how a lot energy every lighting setting makes use of, providing you with a helpful overview of the way it will influence the mouse’s total battery life and the way a lot it can save you by choosing one thing else.
Speaking of battery life, the Pro Wireless is rated for as much as 60 hours with no lighting enabled, and as much as 48 hours on its default color biking profile. The latter doesn’t fairly match what’s attainable on Razer’s newest incarnation of the Mamba, which claims a 50 hour battery life when it’s not paired with one in every of its self-charging mats, but it surely’s nonetheless a heck of an enchancment on the 24-32 hours you’ll get from Logitech’s personal G903 and G703, in addition to the brand new Steelseries Rival 650 Wireless’ 10 hours.
Logitech’s G603 nonetheless has the sting on all of these, after all, with its 500 hour performance-based battery life and 18-month ‘endurance’ mode, however I reckon the Pro Wireless’ battery life remains to be fairly respectable so far as most of its predominant competitors goes. At most, you’re in all probability charging it as soon as every week for those who’re utilizing it eight hours a day for normal work duties, however much less frequent gaming spells will in all probability put that determine nearer to as soon as a fortnight and even as soon as a month. You must plug it in through its bundled USB cable in an effort to cost it, however I reckon that’s a small worth to pay for such a beautiful, responsive-feeling mouse.
The Pro Wireless has a fairly respectable battery life, however you’ll have to plug it in through USB in an effort to recharge it.
I’m additionally happy to see that Logitech have gone for a correct scroll wheel this time, and never the endlessly spinning monstrosity that they had on the G502 Hero. Not solely does this one’s scroll movement really feel good and taut, but it surely’s additionally nearly silent, which is an absolute godsend after the Hero’s CLICK CLICK CLICK stopper doodad.
Sadly, such perfection doesn’t precisely come low-cost, because the Logitech G Pro Wireless will set you again a princely sum of £130 / $150. Still, as costly because the Pro Wireless is, I’d say it’s completely price it on this case, significantly for those who’re uninterested in tripping over wires and need your PC setup was a bit easier. It’s palms down the most effective gaming mouse I’ve ever used, wi-fi or in any other case, and its clean, cozy, gamer-free design makes it completely suited to each gaming and desktop obligation alike. Its battery life can be proper up there with the perfect, and whereas it might not have the magic charging capabilities of Logitech’s G903, you’ll really feel lots much less foolish having one in every of these in your desk than its pointy-angled sibling. It’s my new wi-fi gaming mouse champion.
