Logitech G - G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tunable Gaming Mouse
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"I even washed them accidentally and still worked perfectly fine afterwards."
"Been using them for about four years working out in my gym, and cycling daily (45+ minutes on a bicycle outdoors)."
"They last absolutely forever (I know 1980s models still in daily use)"
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"G502 because it has a button to let the scroll wheel free wheel. That's saying enough"
"The infinite scroll. For long pages, coding, and using so many apps (even 3D modelling, game engines etc). It makes life so much easier. Once you're past the learning curve, you can't go back. It's like scrolling on a phone screen."
"truly the infinite scroll feature is my favorite part"
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"I couldn't go back to the G502 now I use all 12 buttons!"
"With the Naga I map the center button on the bottom row to shift. ... And with that I can roll my thumb up, left, or right and get another three keybinds. ... And just having shift there also lets me press that for shift, instead of my left pinky. One less thing for my left hand to do. Makes Shift+4 while moving and jumping easier. ... This gives me ready, instant access to the entire hotbar. And with shift, an entire second hotbar (excepting shift+7 and shift+9)."
"Only the Naga let's me assign shift to one of the middle row buttons, then easily roll my thumb left and right to get shift4 or shift6 from just my thumb."
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"its form happens to fit my hand better than the others ... no feelings of fatigue in my hand after a long gaming session"
"can ’t seem to find another that fit as good"
"razer deathadder does it for me. others just feel small and hurt my hand."
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"The keys start double pressing after a couple months of moderate use. ... it's basically useless once that starts. ... It just stops functioning as a useful keyboard when the keys start double clicking. ... I've had 4 of the keys go so far."
"After 7-ish, double clicking Nagas"
"I returned the G Pro to Amazon myself after the left button started acting up after three weeks. ... Also I remember a few years ago, Canada Computers had 15-20 open boxes of the G Pro Wired in every store due to mass returns. ... The ghost clicks have been a common issue with all Logitech mice for the past 5-6 years. ... My conclusion is that there is something wrong with the design of the Logitech mice themselves that causes the switches to wear out very quickly."
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"zero drop did not work for my body."
"zero drop did not work for my body."
"its def not the shape or weight lol ... its really the g502 by a mile and its despite its shape and weight definitely not because of it."
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"except for some software issues :p"
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"I use a g502 with all weights attached 💀💀 ... I switch between a g502 and a g pro super light and the difference is like running and waddling through water"
"Thing is a brick ... After using light weight mice it's hard to go back to that weight."
"the weight is way too much even for work."
42SpanishInquisition 1.0I use a 144hz screen, I have a G502 and an MX3s. Honestly yeah the G502 is more responsive, but the MX3s is way more comfortable. I just switch between them depending on what I need to do.
Mine is the G502 Proteus Spectrum from 2018
AlucardSensei 1.0Yep, got 3 of them and none of them have had any issues so far, going strong for 5+ years on all of them. After a terrible experience with SteelSeries mice, this one was a revelation.
AspiriNice 1.0It’s kinda random compared to his remaining collection - that’s what I meant. Personally I’m still on my Proteus Spectrum after almost 10 years, stock except skates, never had issue with clicks or buttons. Never had problems with GHub as well and love its features.
Chad-GPTea 1.0I got a new Logitech mouse and keyboard in 2018/2019 and both were dead by the 2nd year. The keyboard was a replacement for my other G910 that also had the double type issue after 1 year. Replaced it with 2 other brands (Razer mouse/Corsair keyboard) and now it's been great since then. The G502 proteus was great, but the Hero variant is terrible. Replaced it with the Basilisk V3 which works flawlessly and it's not even close. Maybe they got better again with the G502X, but i'll practice some social distancing with that brand for now and Razer seems like a good alternative for the mouse so far. Edit: corrected years
Copernican 1.0I have a g502 Proteus. Been planning on upgrading to wireless when the mouse breaks, but that hasn't happened. Were the pre HERO g502s more durable?
Dimii96 1.0My G502 Proteus Spectrum died the other day after 8 years. Had the G400 for a few years before that. Now upgrading to the G502 X Plus Wireless, hoping quality is still as durable 😅
Dissentinel 1.0Check out the Logitech g502. The older models from like 9 years ago are more comfortable for small hands so I try to get those instead of new
Yeah mostly those are new ones. I think mine is called the Proteus Spectrum. It's an old model they don't make anymore but I prefer it to all the newer ones.
Fallout_NewCheese 1.0Oh yeah? Well, your 5yr old g502 is shitty compared to my 10 year old g502. 
FoHo21 1.0Been using the G502 Proteus Spectrum on my desktop for years. Haven't found anything I like better. I also have a G502 Hero Lightspeed for my laptop.
FzNdr 1.0Your problem with the proteus is easily manageable. Just use box cutter and VERY CAREFULLY cut the cord's sleeve and strip the cable. Just make sure to not cut too deep and only use the cutter to cut the sleeve and not the actual cable.
Even better, you can just cut the frailing part of the sleeve and then use a lighter to slightly melt the cables back together so that they dont frail anymore
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