Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse

Pros: I have been playing computer games since the mid '80s and in my wasted life i cannot recommend another mouse. In a perfect world Logitech would listen to what their clients say, and refuse to end production of a formula that works. refuse to cheapen it or change it in any way. this was the perfect mouse. this mouse has had the cord shortened 4 times by myself, gingerly resoldering the wires. i have worn the feet nearly completely off. i know i will have to retire it, and i know i will never find another.

Cons: making me fall in love with a transient object is unkind. denying me an equivalent replacement unforgivable.

Overall Review: None

Pros: Very accurrate with my Thunder8 mousepad. No problems turning off the two side buttons which are in the way as I'm left handed and inadvertantly hit them from time to time. Customized weight system may be a gimmick to some, but I like the option.

Cons: This is the second G5 I've owned; the first was one with just one side button. I had to replace it because it kept 'disconnecting' in winXP. Now this one is doing the same thing only not as often (yet), but after only 5 months ownership, the first one started this behaviour after a year or so. It's the mouse, not the ports, else this would have happened sooner (i.e. as soon as I replaced the original, but it didn't, this second one worked perfectly for five months). Also all my other usb devices are not experiencing any problems whatsoever. And the original mouse has been tested on the other three computers in the house, does the same on all. It's totally random, it can work fine for hours, other days, it'll disconnect every few minutes. I won't say I won't buy another Logitech mouse, but I won't be buying another G5.

Overall Review: This problem might be due to 'overuse' as the computer it's connected to sees between 10-80 hours a week of gaming (3 gamers in the family). But this is the ONLY mouse that I've owned that's experienced this 'disconnect' issue and I've been a gamer since before Doom.

I wish Logitech still made the MX1000, that lasted me three YEARS before the buttons finally died (I'm a hardcore FPS player and I was really surprised it lasted that long)