If there is one company the manufactures computer mice that has stood the test of time, it is Logitech. I can not honestly say that I don’t remember a time when my family has not had at Logitech G300 gaming mouseleast one piece of Logitech hardware hooked up to our computer. Whether it was a keyboard, trackball, ball mouse, microphone, or even my beloved first laser mouse, Logitech was always there for me. Not only do they make products of incredibly quality, but when something goes wrong they have been there with even better customer support.
Needless to say, when the box showed up containing the Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse, I was excited. I immediately unpacked this mouse, unplugged my currently installed G500 and put the G300 through every test imaginable. Once again, Logitech has delivered another winner.
Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse Design and Size
This mouse may not be the best for gamers with large hands or palm grip style.
the G300 is proof positive that good things come in small packages. Ambidextrous by design, the G300 may seem to be on the small side of what gamers are becoming accustomed to seeing.
Being a person with large hands, one might wonder how exactly they are supposed to grasp it.
The G300 is quite comfortable for anyone who plays with a finger tip style grip. Claw grip can be achieved, but requires a little hand maneuvering to find that comfortable sweet spot. Sadly, those who play with a palm grip style will have trouble finding enough mouse on which to rest their hand.
Overall, this mouse is solid. It feels remarkably sturdy and durable. All of the buttons have a life of over 10 million clicks, so you know that the G300 was built to last. To top it all off, the rubberized thumb and pinkie grips provide a superior no-slip grip that will keep even the sweatiest of hands firmly clasped to it.
Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse Features and Specs
Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse Technical Points
Equipped with a gaming grade optical sensor and a 1 millisecond report rate, the G300 provides precision accuracy and cuts out all but the shortest lift distance movements. Whileooohhh shiny! much lower than most laser mice on the market, apart from trying to turn a tank on Battlefield Bad Company 2, one rarely needs more than 2500 dpi that this mouse can detect. You can make 4 dpi presets for each of mouse mode.
Because of both the small size and ambidextrous design, Logitech did not put thumb buttons on the G300. Instead they opted for an additional 6 conveniently placed finger buttons. The design and placement of the extra buttons is phenomenal. Using them seems to become second nature and you soon come to forget your desire to use your thumb. This brings the total to 9 fully programmable buttons (if you include left click, right click, and middle mouse button). Yes, you can program the left, middle, and right mouse buttons with anything; including extensive macros. But this mouse is designed for gamers, so let’s get real and admit that you are never going to change those. This still leaves you with 5 buttons to change at your whimsy and 6 if you decide to change modes in the software instead of having a button dedicated to “mode swap.”
Logitech has given this mouse enough onboard memory, to incorporate 3 modes. Each mode will allow total customization of the buttons and their functions, and even the color of the LEDs on both sides of the mouse. With 7 selectable colors (8 if you include “off” as a color) it is no problem to find a color that feels right for each application. For myself, blue is for office work and contains lazy macros for copy and paste, yellow is for gaming and includes a button to temporarily shift the dpi to a low setting for sniping, and my wife’s desired functions are tied to the pink mode.
Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse Software
Instead of a driver CD, the mouse comes with 3 pre-programmed modes on the onboard memory tied to the red, blue, and green LEDs. These will get you started and even allow you to adjust the DPI to a comfortable setting. But if you want to make full use of the G300’s features, then you will need to download the software/drivers from Logitech’s website.
Previous users of Logitech mice may be expecting the same old SetPoint software. Setpoint allowed you to do practically anything with the mouse, but was never know for it’s look or user friendliness. Gamers Daily News is pleased to report that Logitech has upgraded the software and made it 100 times more user friendly. Instead of list and dropdowns that appear to the side of a picture of the mouse, you are shown a picture of the mouse and can customize each button by simply clicking it. Clicking will let you choose from several preset actions and keystrokes or allow you to create your own.
The first screen that the software takes you to will allow you to choose to edit the profiles stored in the onboard memory, or opt to have the software detect what programs/games are running and apply program specific profiles to the mouse. Choosing the auto detect feature greatly increases the mouse’s versatility.
If you opt to use the computer to store your settings as opposed to your mouse, then you will be floored by the sheer volume of customization that you can have. Instead of 4 dpi settings, you are able to increase the number to five. Instead of only 3 modes that you can cycle through, you can create multiple profiles each with their own unique 3 modes. If you enable program detection and allow your PC to apply a profile based on whatever program/game is running, then you can make each program have its own 3 modes and customized buttons. This is especially helpful for games that require a lot of keystrokes. On Magicka, I was able to have almost every spell attached to a button and could summon “Lightning” or “Crash to Desktop” with the simple push of a button.
So with 5 dpi setting per mode plus 6 extra programmable buttons times 3 modes per profile times multiple auto-detected profiles equals a virtually limitless amount of customization.
Overall
Purchasing a G300 is a sure fire way to make most gamers happy. Reasonably priced at just under $40 MSRP, you can’t help but to wonder if Logitech feels that you are cheating them on the deal. In the world of gaming mice, features typically come at a price. Though the G300 lacks some luxurious extras like adjustable weights and dpi detection in excess of 2500, what you do get is amazing versatility and a high quality mouse that is ready for any application that you can throw at it. I know that personally, the G300 is going into my laptop bag so that I can use it for office work and gaming on the go.
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