Logitech G500 Wired Programmable Gaming Laser Mouse $40 + Free Shipping

Quote from 5thElement : DONT buy this mouse. The wheel spins freely and you never know when the next step is, SOOOO annoying.

there's a button on the mouse right below the wheel that you can click to change it from free-spinning to non-free-spinning.

Quote from 5thElement : DONT buy this mouse. The wheel spins freely and you never know when the next step is, SOOOO annoying.

There is a button right below the scroll wheel that changes the scroll mode. If you press it in, it becomes a click wheel, and when it's out it's a free scrolling wheel. You have to be in click-wheel mode for any kind of game or else it will scroll through the weapons automatically, etc.

I know they call the free scrolling mode "Document mode", but honestly I'm not sure why anyone would really want to use that.

Quote from TenKOhms : for every 19 happy customers theres 1 that posts an issue online. after a few people have the same probably all of a sudden theres a bunch of angry people who want a product recall.

The problem might actually be more prevalent, but most people won't notice it since it only really occurs when you are holding a button down for an extended period of time. A good test is to click-drag a box on the background of your desktop and move the mouse around in circles, and see if the start point for the box changes at all while dragging.

I noticed it when I was playing Skyrim and I couldn't cast spells because the mouse button was releasing for a split second when I was trying to charge the spell. Really annoying when a guy with a giant ax is chasing your armor-less mage around a cave.

Would this make a good ergonomic regular use mouse.

I'm looking for a wired ergo mouse for daily use/office work. Dont care much about gaming.

Would this be a good fit?

Quote from moldytow : There is a button right below the scroll wheel that changes the scroll mode. If you press it in, it becomes a click wheel, and when it's out it's a free scrolling wheel. You have to be in click-wheel mode for any kind of game or else it will scroll through the weapons automatically, etc. I know they call the free scrolling mode "Document mode", but honestly I'm not sure why anyone would really want to use that.

A guy at work ad the same complaint about the mice wheel moving freely. If you pay attention people, you might notice that one button under the wheel.

When I told him to press that button, he was in speechless.

Quote from chiruanna : Would this make a good ergonomic regular use mouse. I'm looking for a wired ergo mouse for daily use/office work. Dont care much about gaming. Would this be a good fit?

Its really ergonomic, especially for big hands.

I have one at home and one in the office. I love it.

Quote from moldytow : I know they call the free scrolling mode "Document mode", but honestly I'm not sure why anyone would really want to use that.

I have a different Logitech mouse that I leave in the free-scroll mode 100% of the time. Then again, I'm on a Mac where free-scrolling is the norm. Does it not work the same on Windows? If you move the scroll wheel and it still scrolls your window in 3-line steps or whatever, I can see where that would be infinitely annoying.

very good mouse with one of the best sensors out there at the moment.

Quote from moldytow : There is a button right below the scroll wheel that changes the scroll mode. If you press it in, it becomes a click wheel, and when it's out it's a free scrolling wheel. You have to be in click-wheel mode for any kind of game or else it will scroll through the weapons automatically, etc. I know they call the free scrolling mode "Document mode", but honestly I'm not sure why anyone would really want to use that.

I find "hyper scroll" quite useful when dealing with large (usually text) files and web pages on my Logitech mice. Though I don't use it constantly, I do use it on a daily basis for brief periods (i.e. turn on, scroll to where I want, and turn off).

I've gone through two of these mice in the past 5 years, both failing with the dreaded "double click" failure on the left main button (you cant drag objects, cant click -drag-select. cant make a steady-line in a paint application without micro-breaks... its like the switch can't hold itself closed without being mashed). Logitech has replaced both without question; awesome support...love Logitech for that reason.


As for the mouse, its a rock star and despite the early switch failure on two units, I'll keep on buying this model until they retire it.


OH - and the splatter paint looks sort of greyish brown under areas where your hand touches it...but that's purely cosmetic.

Quote from chuckywang : I prefer to support the original deal maker. Amazon is just a copycat nowadays..

Retailers being competitive? Say it ain't so!

Had a $20 amazon promo credit, so I'll give this a shot for $19.99.

Just had to retire my Razer Diamondback for mouse clicking problems. In for one at just the right time. Thanks.

Great mouse, nice features and a good feel in my hand. Admittedly, I did have one break - scroll wheel push click stopped clicking, but still registered the command. However, Logitech support is top notch and sent a new one in the mail w/o even requesting the old one back.

TU, nice find OP

never had an issue with the mouse maybe i just got lucky