External Observations

Included in the package with the mouse was simply an instruction manual and a few inserts. We had to visit the Logitech website to retrieve the most updated version of SetPoint specifically for the G3. It states this on the G3 product page and you can check out the SetPoint page here.

The mouse looks like a gaming mouse not something you'd have in the office—which for Logitech G-Series of products is the point. The G-Series is directed at gamers thus the "G". Inherent with gaming is the battle with lag or latency. The longer the delay time, the more lag you have. Usually measured in milliseconds (ms) lag can decide who gets turned into gib when two players click the mouse at the same time in the real world. The lag of their connection to the server is sometimes the deciding factor to differentiate the fragger from the fragged. Lets assume that they have the same exact ping but one of them is using a wireless keyboard and mouse, the other is using the G3 and a wired keyboard. Wireless devices today take a few ms longer to complete a data transfer versus the wired counterpart. This is why the majority (if not all) of professional gamers currently use wired devices.

The mouse isn't monstrous by any means but certainly caters to everyone by being ambidextrous. It isn't molded specifically for either hand. The issue we did have with this design is that it makes the outside button a pain to use. Even though the pressure needed to push the outside button with your pinky finger is very little it's placement is still hard to reach. The inner thumb button works fine but if you're planning on using the outside button good luck.