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Old Jul 13, 2007, 05:40 PM   #1
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Thumbs Up! I finaly got my Logitch G5 gaming mouse wahooo
It's my lucky day woot! who beleave that bad luck crap on the 13th lol Now I have wait for my 15.2inchs wireless ant for my za router since it came with small ones lol Oh ya I'm in half life 2 deathmatch under robertmc8 lol I only kill 16 people so far But now with my new gamming mouse watch out
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i got my g5 a week ago, love the 2 thumb buttons.
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Congratulations, Robert! Is it all it's cooked up to be?
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Congratulations, Robert! Is it all it's cooked up to be?
Once you get things balanced weight wise.. yes. While I like the G7, and the MX1000, the G5 just 'feels' better, and it's more responsive (thanks to it being a wired mouse).

One thing I've noticed is that I've actually lightened the G5 since I got it a few months back. I originally had (and still have somewhere) the MX700, which is a wireless mouse, and I got used to the weight of it. So when I got the G5 I pretty much loaded it up to about the same weight. But lately the weight has been bothering me, and I've since lightened it up a bit.
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i've used the G7 previously, but it has been giving me problems, which was why i switched the the G5 instead...

and since i'm pretty used to the weight of the G7, my weights is at 24.8g
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hehe reason why I got that g5 mouse becuase my mx1000 laser mouse came with no batter to change lol I have stick into the charger and recharge it ever day almost that how bad lithem batters where getting thats why I went with usb this time I still haven't go to used the wieghts yet I have all 4 fill up each conner with 4.5g and 4 1.7g in the middle Least I won't have worry about batters anymore lol I mean to charge them.
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Did you get the newer blue version 2 or the older copper version 1?
I really want that second thumb button. If Newegg would ever get the version 2 I will be getting it.
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Did you get the newer blue version 2 or the older copper version 1?
I really want that second thumb button. If Newegg would ever get the version 2 I will be getting it.
Actually, there were 3 version 1s, but I'm being picky here.

Robert, I found that, at least for me, the best layout was to have 1 x 4.7g in each corner, and 2 x 1.7g in the center-middle (leaving the 2 side-middle holes empty). That would give you 22.6g total. At least, that's what I originally had. As I mentioned I've backed off of the weights to having 1 x 1.7g in each corner, so it's now 6.8g total. It's just enough weight to keep it from flying all over the place, but heavy enough to realize it's there.
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Meanwhile i like a heavy mouse.... mines loaded as heavy as possible.
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Nice. I didn't realize Hyperglide made specific replacement pads.

And that's a nice glass mouse pad too. Speaking of which, that's one thing I need to find: a smooth pad.
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The Corpad is technically not a smooth pad. There is a raised tight knit honeycomb design on the main surface and the back is completely smooth as glass. It doesn't eat mouse feet like sandpaper compared to most other textured pads and after almost two years of more than average use is still like new. It sits on a thin rubber unattached mat that keeps it tight to the desk and can easily be flipped for a perfectly smooth surface. Personally I do not like it that smooth but it works good if you turn the pointer speed way down and are just navigating programs and the net so that the gaming surface is preserved.
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Well I have one with one button thats ok lol I have ms engonmic keyboard 4000 that has left and right button on lol. So I really don't need that second forward button on the mouse beside it's all I can afford since I'm very broke right now lol Ya I like this mouse alot it's nice and copper red I think. I don't have that bule one just the red one.
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It is not about having an extra forward button for me. It is about having another mappable thumb button for gaming.
I really like this mouse, it is by far the best I have ever owned. You can get the v2 G5's retail but who wants to spend 70.00 on a mouse. Once Newegg gets rid of there v1's then the v2's should be about the same price as there current stock.
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Old and New G5 on Steelpad 5L .... best combo mouse/pad I have ever used.
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i've got the blue one, performs like a charm, even on my table surface... i think i still have my exactmat somewhere...
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I have to say, the blue G5 looks... gay.
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i using the blue one, i'm not sure if the previous g5 versions have a smooth or rough top surface, but i rather the rough surface of the blue one as i have got sweaty palms, wreck havoc with my G7 as some of the paint layer got "eaten" away by my perspiration...
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It had a smooth top.
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Newegg finally got the version 2 blue g5's in and I received mine yesterday. I love these mice. Now I have a version 1 on my server and this one.
I do have the standard sensitivity bug that the version one used to have and now this has it with the 4.0.121 drivers. Adjustment of the sensitivity within the desktop works fine but once a game is detected then the drivers revert to the default DPI settings or just act screwy depending on the game. If I turn off game detection then sensitivity works but unless I have uberoptions installed then I can't map the extra buttons.
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Logitech sucks dude, razer ftw, higher quality mice, better drivers, better ergonomics and a cooler website ;p
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The correct way to voice your opinion would be to say something like " I THINK Logitech sucks ". That way you don't have people wanting to reach into the monitor and strangle every last bit of oxygen out of your limp corpse.

If you have hands the size of a ten year old little girl then ya, a Razor might be a better fit for ya.
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Razer mice are more comfortable imo anyway, i don't like the battle tanks logitech make <_<
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Razer mice are more comfortable imo anyway, i don't like the battle tanks logitech make <_<
different people, different preferences, i prefer mice where i can actually have a grip and feel that the mouse is actually there, under my hand, and i also like the contours that it fits perfectly. razer mice are too flat and unergonomic, i try using my friend's diamondback for gaming, and i hate the way it feels.
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