Logitech G just announced its most advanced gaming mouse yet, the G900 Chaos Spectrum. Logitech claims that this professional-grade mouse is not only the best wireless gaming mouse on the market, but it the best gaming mouse, period. It’s a bold claim, and it comes with a bold price tag too, at RM699 (inclusive of GST). Needless to say, this G900 Chaos Spectrum is Logitech’s new flagship mouse, as it’s almost double that of its previous flagship, G502 Proteus Spectrum (RM369). From mid-April 2016 onwards, which is just a couple of weeks away, Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum will go on sale in Malaysia from MCL Berhad.
The problem with a lot of gaming mice is that they’re not symmetrical and because of their right-handed design, these mice effectively alienate all left-handed gamers. Even Logitech G’s higher-tier gaming mice like G502 Proteus Spectrum/Core, G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse, G402 Hyperion Fury, are all right-handed. G302 Daedalus Prime is symmetrical, but, there are only two thumb buttons on the left side, but none on the right. The G900 is unlike any of them; it has an “ambidextrous” shape that’s designed in a way to work with any mouse grip style, including “claw”, “fingertip”, and “palm”. G900 has two side buttons on both sides that can be removed as needed.
There are a total of 11 programmable buttons that can be configured using Logitech Gaming Software (LGS). The same application can be used to program the two RGB lighting zones on the G900 with up to 16.8 million colors and various lighting effects. The lighting can also be synchronized with other Logitech G devices, especially those with the “Spectrum” moniker.
Perhaps one of the key selling points of G900 is that it can be both a wired mouse through USB 2.0, or a wireless one using a separate 2.4GHz wireless dongle connected to the computer. It claims to have a “professional-grade” performance with a 1ms response rate on both wired and wireless, meaning, there will be no sacrifice in performance even when using it untethered. The caveat of having such features is its 24–32-hour battery life, but then one could easily just plug it in to be used as a wired mouse while it’s charging. LGS has a Battery Assistant section to keep gamers informed about the charge level and battery life estimation.
We haven’t even talked about the single feature that makes this a professional gaming mouse. G900 comes with the PMW3366 optical sensor that is Logitech’s most powerful and accurate to date (the G502 uses it too). This sensor has is said to have zero smoothing, filtering, or acceleration across its entire DPI range (200–12,000 DPI), for added accuracy and responsiveness. Gamers can also use LGS to tune G900’s optical sensor for optimal tracking performance on any surface. The sensor comes with Logitech’s clock-tuning technology that is said to maximize tracking speed, while keeping battery consumption on the low.
The good ol’ left and right buttons of G900 are not neglected too. In fact, they’re mechanical; both buttons are built with a metal spring tensioning system and metal pivot hinges. The construction helps minimize pre-travel distance between buttons and switches, plus reducing required click force. These translate to predictable click force, crisp click feel, and faster click recovery.
The engineering to put RGB lighting into Proteus Spectrum is impressive, as its weight is identical to Proteus Spectrum (121 grams without the cord). But wait till you get a load of this — G900 has a 720mAh battery (at around 15 grams) and the mouse is only 107 grams in total. The idea behind this is to remove as much weight as possible to reduce inertia when mousing about. A significant amount of weight has also been removed from the scroll wheel, but it still retains the dual-mode hyper-fast scrolling feature from G502 Proteus Spectrum/Core.
Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum comes with a two-year limited hardware warranty. For more information about this device, visit: http://gaming.logitech.com/en-my/product/g900-chaos-spectrum-mouse.
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