The Short and Sweet:
Superior battery life in an ultra lightweight but premium feeling durable wireless RGB mouse. A true "game changer" for wireless gaming mice. If it wasn't tied to Logitech's lackluster, aging, simplified gaming software this class of it's own mouse would have me writing to Amazon to allow a special "six star" review. If you get a chance to use one of these consider yourself one of the lucky ones.
On Amazon Prime:
This product was advertising as potentially having a wait time due to what I can only assume was the newness ( About a week old at the time of order ) and high end-ness of the product. Amazon had it to my door with the Prime free 2-day shipping in EXACTLY 2 days flat when other sites were telling me there was no availability, large delays due to limited units, unsettled sourcing contracts ( I assume ) where some sites just didn't have the unit at all.
Overall Summary: The performance of this mouse is superior to any other wired or wireless gaming product I've ever used. Phenomenal battery life and incredible charging speeds make the mandatory ho-hum Logitech gaming software tolerable. Super light weight with a good feel the RGB is nice and colorful, but more useful as the DPI toggle lights than it is in the palm-rest LED which feels more like marketing ploy than bling. The cord is thick and premium feeling with plenty of length if you like them to be long.(lol) The mandibles on either side of the charging cord really lock it into place incredibly securely during charging cycles to the degree that it feels like it's natural wiring. This is not the type of mouse you need to take a break from playing while charging for fear of the micro-usb connection rapidly degrading to failure. The mouse has a really nice feel for right handed, and I've heard it's equivalent for left handed. The side buttons are easy to add or remove physically and they're simple to set up in Logitech's gaming software and can then be set to the onboard memory so they're configured on boot separate of the software. Logitech has been really hammering out good products at rather high pricing, and they've typically offered a "gimme" with the products (a copy of "The Division" for example) to help mitigate the costs and reduce sticker shock. For the G900 this is not the case and when unboxing I felt like there "could be more" when it comes to in-box goodies outside of the standard load out, especially for the buck-fifty price tag. All-in-all if you can manage the high price tag, this is a super premium mouse unlike anything else currently on the market and I would highly recommend it.
Feature by Feature:
Price--
The price is really really high for this mouse. This is not mitigated by in-box or on-purchase freebies like some other recent RGB capable product releases from Logitech. Some people may not feel comfortable with paying a premium for industry leading technologies. I had an EXCELLENT experience with Logitech Customer Service over a pair of G930's that made me a customer for life (as long as their products justifying it) so while they're pumping out industry leading tech with smart, sleek designs I'm personally fine with paying more for their premium products.
Software--
The software is undoubtedly the WORST part of the Logitech Gaming ecosystem well beyond cost and it's the most disheartening aspect of this company's gaming commitment as a whole. I understand the business implications of designing and then maintaining "good software" but WOW if this is the best Logitech can do. If Logitech can only manage a single OS capable software for gaming and manages it this poorly there is a clear and obvious problem in their gaming software department that needs to be addressed if they want to be taken seriously in the gaming industry that is irregardless of their hardware quality. I can "mock" the settings of the ducky shine, and if I were software inclined I can download the SDK for the RGB products, but anyone who isn't will be stuck with the existing gaming software and occasionally software-bricking updates. I hope dearly that Logitech has something huge in the pipelines because their gaming software platform is an embarrassment when used with the incredible gaming hardware they've been pumping out.
Buttons--
The buttons have a mechanical "click" and feel great. Logitech boasts "reduced press timing" but I can't say that there is any noticeable difference in timing. They have a wonderfully "clicky" sound on press if you like the mechanical "clicky" sound. If you don't admire the mechanical keyboard click and loud peripherals you may not appreciate this, but it's a click you can hear if you don't have your headset on, and a click you can feel if you do and can't hear the click. There are 2 side-buttons on each side that can be replaced with the included blank plates for a more standard 2-button mouse. They come in a nicely padded, securely fitting, pocket sized holding container with the USB connection in it as well. The container is perfectly sized to keep in your pocket. This is perfect for quick travel and packing light, but it may be catastrophic if it slipped from your pocket during a dark LAN party as the USB stick and transceiver it comes with could be easily lost or become incredibly hard to find on a dark floor.
Performance--
WOW! Now I get to be entirely positive! The mouse performance is incredible, Incredible, INCREDIBLE! With ultra high DPI, my game of choice through all of it's bugs and recent downfalls has been "The division" and where my G700 would jump a bit on long shots with the breathing instability of the character, the G900 is flawlessly precise and perfectly responsive. Logitech's software could take a lesson or two from their hardware and engineering department! This thing is snappy, the battery level doesn't affect performance to the last drop of power, and the clicks are accurate, tactile, and effective with a good feel you can feel with your headphones on full blast, and hear with your headphones turned down or when using speakers. Side to side movement is quick, responsive, and precise and that persists across different movement types. I'll detail connectivity in full below but the mouse was much more connected and reliable to not falter than my G700 has ever been. NOTE: This mouse performs even better with a good quality mousepad!
Connectivity--
The connectivity is excellent and the mouse lasts forever and has an identical connection profile to the last drop of power where some mice begin to lose functionality as they reach the last few drops of power in the single digit percentages. I live in a signal dense area and where the G700 would get buggy here and there the G900 performs flawlessly throughout every single percentage point of it's battery life. I haven't really tested the range yet but I don't know who would be further from their machine besides big screen gamers on the couch.
Battery--
Battery life is equally amazing to what Logitech stated, it charges super fast and lasts super long. The LED puts a reasonable impact on the overall battery life duration and you have the option to turn the lights off to extend the battery life. I've only charged it three times since procuring it 7 days ago and that includes the out-of-box mandatory but unnecessary charging. The nice thing about the battery for this and all Logitech devices is when running the software alerts are posted to the screen at 10, 5, and LOW so you know in enough time to finish a round up and get your charger cord out.
Cords and Connections--
The cords are a nice braided fabric cord with thick plastic high quality usb plugs. The cords are fabric so they could fray if you're dragging them over metal or otherwise sharp edges continually. The USB connectors look sturdy but can be crowding and even impossible to plug in, in series. Some more thought could have been put into having many Logitech plug-ins on 1 grouping of USB plugs. I assume if I plugged a bunch in near each other they utilize the FULL and exact spacing between USB ports and look great altogether with a much more uniform look if they are the ONLY usb connector types plugged into any group of standard USB ports. There is a "mandable" side to this advertised in all the pictures and let me tell you, this is the MOST under sung feature in the history of peripherals. The mandibles lock into the mouse's body when charging making what would be a flimsy micro-usb connection something that feels secure and very likely to stand up to the test of time unlike all the other micro-usb connections out there, this is one of the game changer features on this mouse for sure!
Scroll Wheel--
The scroll wheel feels and looks great. It's a bit larger feeling than most other scroll wheels so slow methodical wheel clicks can be a bit cumbersome at times but overall, and with the Logitech free wheel click option on this mouse it's a fantastic gaming transition of an already perfect feature that Logitech keeps delivering because it's just done right and feels right time and time again. There are apparently scroll wheel gestures, but I have not as of yet used any or even had a need to use any.
Build--
The mouse feels by weight alone like it may shatter like an eggshell when you first pick it up because of how light it is. If you don't like lightweight mice and you prefer the solid heavy feel of a RAT this isn't the mouse for you. It doesn't come with any adjustment weights like the Proteus does which was confusing for a gaming mouse and for the price point. On the plus side the extremely high DPI makes even the finest movements register on screen and the light weight may make the mouse easier to nudge ever so slightly in this way. Separately the build quality does not suffer at all in parallel to the weight. I'm a heavy-handed palm resting gamer and the mouse feels remarkably durable and supportive regardless of weighing in at such a light weight. It's pretty amazing overall with the cords, mouse, tightly secure additional pieces, and the space-air-lock tight mandible usb-micro charging port connection. Everything in the build quality just "feels right" about this mouse.
Suggestions--
For the gamer, I'd highly recommend this mouse by itself if you don't mind skipping the gaming software and going with stock configurations. It's STILL an excellent EXCELLENT gaming mouse aside. If you're comfortable being all Logitech for your peripherals I'd say go for it for sure because you'll only take 1 gaming software suite's hit. If you don't have a lot of resources or you're gaming on a laptop with dual core and limited ram sharing to the GPU then I'd skip this mouse. I'd recommend highly if in the future Logitech did something to make their gaming software work better, expanded the customization features, and reduced the resource drain it incurs on systems. I'd also rethink the "G" placement if possible and place it somewhere that the lighting could be useful in-game if the engineering of the materials allows it in a useful and tastefully designed way.
| Standing screen display size | 5 Inches |
|---|---|
| Processor | 200 1_2GHz_Cortex_A8 |
| RAM | 200 MB DIMM |
| Hard Drive | 2 MB Hybrid Drive |
| Graphics Coprocessor | g900 |
| Chipset Brand | Apple |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Wireless Type | 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
