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Logitech G9 Laser MouseSource

The G9 is a serious gamer’s mouse. This thing is all about customization. Most prominently, it has that feature now common on high-end mice, on-the-fly dpi setting indicated by an LED display on the mouse (the color of which you can also change, a nice touch). The old MX700 had nothing like this and you used to leave it to the game’s options to adjust mouse sensitivity. With the Setpoint software, you can adjust how many settings there are to switch through, and what precise dpi value is used for each one. So you can cluster them around a common setting or spread them all over the board, though it gets pretty ridiculous at the extremes. As for the tracking itself, it goes without saying that it’s excellent; the improvement is obvious and there’s no problems with wobbly cursors, confused or delayed inputs, or anything like that.

The mouse itself is compact, attractive and well built. It comes with two different shells; the default one to be perfect; the textured finish is smooth but grippy, and has a thumb rest as well.

All in all, it is quite impressive. However, I think I’d like it better with wireless. The price point, I should say, seems a little high, but I think you can expect a lot from this device.

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