The Good, Bad, & Ugly: 2 Years with Logitech G502 Hero

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Hey! In today's video I review the specifications and my own personal experience of using the Logitech G502 Hero for the last 2 years, all the good, bad and ugly! I go over every part of the mouse, like the buttons, mouse wheel and its modes, the sound and cable. Hope you enjoy the video, and if you have any more questions, be sure to let me know in the comments below!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Buying Decision
1:17 Cable
1:48 G-Hub Software
2:21 Scrolling Wheel
3:18 Weight
4:28 Hero Sensor
4:57 Click Noises
5:28 Wear & Tear
6:02 Outro

[MarioDuch]

What other videos would you like to see from me?

Let me know and I will for sure make them!

[cracked]

I've had the non hero version of the g502 for almost 2 years now and it has been really good for me. It hasn't started to double click at all and overall it's stupidly durable for the price. The only complaint I would have is the cable getting in the way, and some parts of the cable twisting (though that could be due to the cable having stress put on it). 10/10 would buy again. Nice Video

[oliver]

I've just purchased the G-502 Hero.. I also ordered a decent mouse mat with it.. I chose it for gaming & I can see why its rated so highly... I'm also using all of the weights that came with it... I don't find the weight a problem. Re-playing through Bioshock & with the .38 getting a lot of head shots in there.... best mouse I've ever owned.

[TheMaDNiaC]

I've used G305 for about 3 years now. It is usually alright. My hands were getting crumped up and had a lot of wrist pain, which was alleviated largely by getting a better keyboard instead of the flat small keyboard I had (Logitech K380). So I wanted something bigger and heftier, thumb rest and whatnot, G502 seemed interesting. Also many people consider it to be the best mouse so I wanted to check it out. It's funny how we had the stories reversed.

I got the G502 Lightspeed and I'm using it with all the weights put in, in wireless mode. It's been a several days and feels good to use. When you pick up G502 and G305 back to back, you feel the weight difference but during regular usage, G502 glides easily and I don't have issues controlling it. I like the weight to it, it's not day and night but it feels firm. I still use G305 for my day to day work, and usually spare G502 for gaming only to not wear it down as fast.

Haven't gotten fully used to it yet but liking it so far. The sniper button is useless to me, and it was removable in G502X versions but I didn't want that because I think scroll wheel of the previous versions are better. Also I don't have a use for DPI change buttons, who has use for all these buttons in their default configuration?.. I don't know how to use the programming software and even then, what would I assign to them. Maybe one day the buttons will be useful to me. Maybe for programming related shortcuts will see.

[quarkie]

oki why dose this guy only have 30 subs well 31 now like he's so helpful thank you man keep up the good work

[ShapdCrusadr]

Something else you might want to look at is getting one of those hard surface type mouse pads. They are awesome very simple to clean and will last a very long time.
I used one of those extra thick cloth type mouse pads with Stitched Edges that was washable. I paid $20 dollars for it and ended up washing it every 3 months to keep it up to par it lasted 3 years.
Since then I bought the Corsair MM1000 which is a hard surface type mouse pad for $40 dollars. I owned the Corsair MM1000 mouse pad for 3 years now and the thing still looks like brand spanking new.
I don't think I'll have to buy another mouse pad for many more years.

[severinevans]

I use a the G502 hero myself with all the weight in the mouse. People ask me why the reason for that is that I use higher sensitivity so I don't have to move the mouse as far and it gives me a good weight to anchor it with. The sniper button also helps in that regard too. So it's exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it.

[VinnyWebMaster]

Hello! I'm in doubt that maybe others are, too. How to adjust the sensitivity of the scroll? Other brands have to adjust the speed that the scroll responds to by the software, in logitech there is no such setting.

[drunkbillygoat]

I got the g502 hero release day. Still working as new. It'll probably last me another 5 years or more. I have 2 more new in box just in case.

[flexibilityosu]

How long did it take before it started having bad clicking? I just bought it today but havent used it and wont until friday, Becauze i'm not sure if its gonna have clicking issues. My friends all have this mouse for 1y+ and have no issues but all the videos i see worry me

[talesong]

Love this review! Was looking for whether to save and get the 502 Hero (which is on sale right now), or get the newer and lighter wired 502 X Gaming. (My current mouse, a "normal" mouse, developed the same left click issue. I've bypassed it for now by setting left click to the right key on the computer, but thought it was time to get a better mouse )

After watching this, I think I will get used to the weight and save 😄Edit - pending one inconsistency I need to check on the website

[kyngrussel]

I love mine. I just started gaming on keyboard and mouse. I have the hero. I love the weight on it.

[nukedathlonman]

Been 8 years for me, the slides are falling off mine, the cable looks like it's seen better days, and the button that switches between tactical feedback and free scrolling mode quit working... Mine is pre-hero sesnor. But like all my prior Logitech mice, it's still going strong. I am replacing it with a hero when it arrives - easier then restoring it. But it's going to get wallounted.

[paulpaul]

With what DPI did you use and what game sensiviti?

[armilucie]

i switched to the normal looking logitech g mouse instead of hero since i also experienced those broken dragging lines after fewmonths of used

[lafazan]

If you drop the mouse, does the sensor getting worse?

[onins]

Is G502 better than Razer Basilisk V3?

[Cosmicmorales]

It's such an underrated mouse for fps shooting (least for people like me who don't got baby hands).

[tetsuyamurakami]

I still have my g502 proteus core, still good after 8 years, just change the feet

[a.]

Why did i get this recommendation? Idk but i watched the whole video and dropped a like.