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this video was brought to you by NCI ex great technology selections and service hello everyone this is Dmitry with hardware conducts and today we're taking a look at an interesting product from Logitech known for their wide range of consumer and gaming related peripherals this is the g502 proteus core tunable gaming mouse priced competitively at $79 the build quality feels solid with rubberized sides to help with a secure grip and this interesting and angular form that really suits the gaming appeal logitech is going ahead with a more narrow design with g5 a2 for larger hands that say a claw type grip is more suiting while a palm type for smaller hands would be appropriate due to the curvature of the top and a slight slant to the right to be honest i'm not a fan of this narrow style design as there is no support for your ring and pinky fingers on the right lengthwise the mouse feels great but a slightly wider form would have been more appropriate for larger hands I think the smaller form complements the weight perfectly at 120 grams that can be adjusted thanks to this customizable weight system this can be done by removing the magnetic bottom plate that exposes the area where you can add or remove the weights at your preference around the sensor allowing users to really fine-tune the weight balance and consequently how the mouse feels during tracking also the individual weights are stored inside this very convenient little housing so you don't lose them and one thing I'd like to mention and I hope Lodge that grows out with a solution quickly are the mouse feet many have expressed issues with peeling corners that really disturbs smooth tracking and even on our sample the adhesive started to wear down so an additional set of feet should definitely be included the g5 a2 has 11 programmable buttons that can be assigned through the software three of which are easily accessible by your thumb and I'm very impressed with the way these feel I would tactile feedback and consistent presses between all three buttons the DPI shift button for your point finger also feels great with the dpi indicator on the side with five steps the primary left and right click aren't too heavy and travel time before each registration is quite short that is preferable for quick presses during gameplay the metal scroll wheel can either be used as I click to click type or the hyper fast mode that is useful when scrolling through long documents and especially giant excel sheets this is enabled by the button sitting behind the scroll wheel the scroll steps are really defined which is good and it also features the side-to-side clicks that do not activate any scroll steps nor the actual middle press that does require quite a bit of pressure so this implementation is pleasing there's also the chef's profile button located behind the scroll wheel with LED indicators for the three profiles so that's always useful the cable is braided with a proper name tag attached for simple differentiation between everything that is plugged in behind your computer and I always appreciate that the only lighting Zone on this mouse is the blue logo sitting on the rear left side that is still visible when using the mouse which is pretty cool the logo is not multicolored and in this price especially within the gaming category it would have been nice to color match to your other peripherals the optical sensor on this mouse is tunable which means it can adapt different surfaces for optimal tracking and precision and I haven't experienced any issues with tracking unless you applied the wrong preset in the software nor did i notice any hardware acceleration with a g502 since this is an optical sensor it cannot track on white surfaces nor on glass so that's something to keep in mind sensitivity can't be cranked up all the way up to 12,000 dpi that is totally overkill unless you're gaming on multiple 4k monitors now the g502 driver software is simple and pretty clean too the user is greeted with the option to store the settings either on the mouse itself or on the computer with three different profiles and five stops for dpi adjustment the 3d interface of the mouse helps a bit when it comes to adjusting all the 11 programmable buttons the sensor tuning option can be applied accordingly depending on the type of surface you're using as well as you can add surfaces to tune the sensor on the mouse manually there's also a bunch of pre-loaded gaming profiles that can be applied to save yourself some time on button mapping and throughout my gaming experience g502 served really well at my usual 800 dpi with precise tracking and once you get used to the more narrow form I was able to go on some pretty crazy kill streaks and to conclude the g502 proteus has hit the market with a lot of advantages like excellent build quality and great tunable sensor that can adapt itself into different surface environments as well as customizable weight system that can be adjusted accordingly to the user's preference overall button placement is right on for tactile response and consistency throughout busts intuitive drive software is always helpful however a few gripes exist like it's narrow form isn't as ergonomically pleasing for palm grip and the lack of customizable led option is a bit disappointing plus the issues with the mouse feet are concerning and we hope logitech addresses them quickly the G 502 is still toe a great choice for those wanting a well balanced and an excellent optical performer he's just so shy of a damn girl word because of those peeling mouse feet the issue is still apparent today however Logitech does send out replacement feet but it's just a hassle for needing to go through the process and so that concludes our review of the g502 proteus core tunable optical gaming mouse thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one