Wireless Gaming Mouse G700

Only two wireless gaming mice were featured in our 12 mouse round-upwardly a few months ago and unfortunately Logitech's G700 wasn't out it time for that review. The Wireless Gaming Mouse G700 is the latest pointer in the G-series line-up and the first wireless model since the G7 was released over 5 years ago.

The G700 is a sleek looking solid black mouse with plenty buttons to brand any MMORPG/FPS role player smile from ear to ear. At that place are four programmable buttons on the left side of the device inside reach of your thumb. All 4 buttons are tapered centrally with the top row extending out further than the bottom row. Having dissimilar sized buttons helps y'all select the proper ane without having to await down at the mouse each time.

Only in forepart of these four buttons are 3 small-scale LEDs used to indicate bombardment, DPI and contour status. This LED placement is interesting equally other Logitech mice have usually positioned them on the upper surface between the thumb and index fingers.

On top of the mouse you have the standard left and correct click buttons, a Hyperfast scroll bike with tilt and click capabilities, a gear shift button and another programmable push just behind information technology. The Hyperfast curlicue wheel works but like the ane on the Performance MX mouse featured in our contempo round-upward. Click the gear push button to undo the scroll wheel'southward click mechanism which allows the wheel to spin unimpeded. Push the gear button over again to reengage the bike, returning information technology back to standard whorl wheel functioning.

On the height left, where we usually would go the LED indicators, at that place are three additional programmable buttons. These buttons are contoured to feel natural under your alphabetize finger. All of the programmable buttons (sans the scroll cycle) are labeled as a numbered Yard key (Ex: G1, G2, G3, etc.). While I appreciate the labeling effort, the push button labels are somewhat hard to read.

The upper surface of the mouse - the part that rests primarily nether your palm - consists of a smooth plastic while the right and left sides have a more textured feel. The bottom of the G700 has four large Teflon-style anxiety, a battery compartment and an on/off switch. The user guide states that the anxiety are replaceable and there are indeed indentions where it appears you lot could pry the feet off.

Inside the bombardment compartment is a Sanyo brand NiMH battery and a tiny storage surface area for the USB wireless receiver. The Logitech Gaming Laser is good for up to five,700 DPI – more than plenty for virtually every gamer. The USB charging cable connects to the front end of the mouse, essentially turning information technology into a wired mouse when in apply. When using the charging cable, the wireless USB dongle is not necessary.

Software Features

Much like the G510 keyboard, the G700 is plug and play just you will demand to install Logitech's SetPoint software for full feature access. The SetPoint GUI looks a fleck dated merely the full general layout makes sense and is easy to navigate.

In the Overview menu, you tin can select or create a new contour every bit well every bit go a look at all of your button configurations and mouse settings in a unmarried window. The Buttons menu lets the user select the function of each push button from an extensive drib-downwardly menu of presets. Yous can besides specify macros and keystroke assignments to any of the M-keys.

The Pointer bill of fare lets you select the number of DPI levels and the speed of each level. Options range from 200 to 5700 DPI in 100 DPI increments. Yous can also adjust arrow speed and acceleration besides as the polling rate, from 125 upward to 1000 MHz.

The Bombardment menu displays the current charge left in the mouse's bombardment and lets you select power modes for the mouse. Unlike previous wireless Logitech mice, the G700 won't display the battery status each time you "wake" the mouse. Instead, you must either visit this carte in the software or set a 1000-key to display "bombardment level".

Go along reading my general usage impressions of both devices on the next page.