Logitech G502 SE Hero High Performance RGB Gaming Mouse with 11 Programmable Buttons

I have absolutely loved this mouse. Im 3 years almost to the date I believe of having this particular mouse. I had never had a weighted mouse before but I cant imagine not having weights in mice after working with this one so long. Mine came with weights to allow for the perfect wight for your preference. The button amount is perfect for my gaming and general web surfing needs. Perfect size for my hand. Build quality has been amazing, and long lasting. I dont imagine it will break anytime soon unless its a software/hardware issue. Would for sure buy again.

UPDATE 2024/03/26: For maybe the past few months I've been experiencing degraded performance of the left-click button. Specifically, when I try to highlight text (click and drag) the selection often changes like I quickly released and re-clicked even though I have the button depressed the whole time. I am a pretty casual mouse user, I don't do left-click-intensive activities at all, so this is kind of disappointing. Maybe I can open it up and clean it to fix the problem myself. I really like the mouse, so I'd be disappointed if it became usable for this reason. UPDATE 2021/03/18: I actually downloaded the G hub software and did a bit of customization. I disabled the left scroll wheel button, since I accidentally hit it so often when trying to middle click. I also increased DPI a bit (max is >25000 now?!) and set the DPI shift button so I can easily switch to a less sensitive DPI for accurately drawing pixel art or adjusting volume. Very nice features. This mouse hasn't had any paint wear/peeling issues like my last (cheap) one. Despite the scroll wheel not being rubber, I think it feels just fine. I haven't used any weights, and I don't really know why I would. I use a palm-ish grip, and I have a medium size hand. Since getting this mouse, I've switched from a "normal" DPI to max, and it is so nice being able to navigate my computer with fine movements. I can move my cursor across all three of my monitors by rotating my hand ~1.5 inches. My only complaint is that the left button seems to be a bit sensitive. Maybe it's the way I hold the mouse, but in a 2D scrolling environment, it's easy to accidentally hit the left scroll button when holding down the wheel. I have to make a concerted effort to ensure that I am pressing the wheel straight down. It would also be nice if the DPI button was harder to press just so I don't hit it by accident, but that is very rare anyways. When I bought this, it was on sale for $37. For that value, this mouse is 5 stars (so far). If I had spent ~$55 or more, this would be 4 stars. Overall a great mouse.

Currently cheaper than the other models of G502 that I was waiting for a discount on. Two different software to customize the mouse how you like. Personally, I just go with the legacy software, LCore. You can change a lot of settings with this mouse including the buttons, dpi, color of lighting or just turn off the light like I do. This has multiple buttons and layouts you can set which is great for that certain game or program. I have settings that allow me to quickly switch to the browser tab on the left and right and refresh the page which is extremely helpful and one of the top reasons I bought this. The scroll wheel is kind of hit or miss. I don't like it when I depend on an accurate scroll in a game or on a website but when I get the right place it sometimes goes back up a notch and I miss. Seems to happen pretty frequently too. You get used to it eventually. Free-scrolling is fun to use on long webpages. I don't really feel a difference with the weights in my opinion, but I just put it all on to keep it heavy. A good mouse for the price. If you need a new mouse maybe choose this one. Pros Pretty cheap price Good Quality and feel Customizable buttons that can be saved on hardware so you don't need to open up their software for a different layout Lighting Free-scroll is fast and fun strong cable SE is arguably cooler than the regular version and cheaper Cons Scroll wheel might not be accurate

So I still have the original Logitech G502 Proteus Core. I paid $70 for that mouse and it's still working! The only issue I had was I had some dust get stuck down in the mouse wheel sensor that I inadvertently put thereby trying to clean it with a compressor. Anyway, I managed to fix it without having to dismantle it, using the same process but I digress. This one is the Logitech G502 SE Hero and it was on sale for $35 and it's normally, well I don't know because I can't find any other price. When I look at another competing site which I won't mention, it too has the same price. I have found that the Hero has replaced the G502 Proteus Spectrum which goes for $50 and the only difference is the SE Hero has a new "Hero 16K Sensor" which boasts...well 16,000 DPI vs the measily G502 Proteus Spectrum has ONLY 12,000 DPI (as if anyone even needs that amount of sensitivity) but seriously I LOVE the edition of the RGB lighting. OK, so for the review. I don't have much to say honestly amazing so far. It's exactly the same as my old Proteus Core, but I just had to play with the SE Hero because of the sweet white black and white version. It's so very responsive and the toggle button that lets you lower the DPI with the flick of a switch and you're sniping like a pro. I love the weighted system they brought back. Why mess with perfection. The ONLY thing I don't like is the cord, which of course can be remedied by buying the G502 Lightspeed. If I had the money I'd buy it. Look, if you're looking for a good gaming mouse or simply just a good mouse, you'd be crazy not to pick one up at the current price point if you have the money! There is an all-black version just like the G502 Proteus Spectrum but it is identical in every way to the SE Hero save the look of it. I don't have any cons to this in all honesty. Actually I have one small complaint. So if you need a mouse, look no further. Great mouse, the best out there.

This review is for the Logitech G502 Hero. Back in 2010 I had purchased the Logitech G500 and LOVED it! Very comfortable, solid build, lots of customization options, and worked forever. After 10 years my cat chewed through the cord and so I had to get a new mouse. It was an easy choice to try the Logitech G502 since I thought it was the next iteration of the mouse I loved so much. HOWEVER, after opening it I could see the there was a downgrade in build quality. The mouse felt harder yet more fragile than my previous one. Still, for the price it didn't seem too bad. However, after about a year and a half of medium duty use, the primary left click button began to stop working, requiring either a lot of pressure or hard tapping to get it to work. Very frustrating since I've bought Logitech products for over twenty years and been very happy with them previously. I will say that perhaps my mouse is the exception. The price of the mouse was pretty reasonable, and if I hadn't had such a great experience with the G500 I probably would not have been as disappointed. I really like the being able to switch between a smooth and clicky scroll wheel, a must for gaming. Would easily be a five star mouse if not for the intermittent left click button.

As an avid gamer, your peripherals are just as important as your PC and games. Its the peanut butter to the jelly. I bought my first G502 Proteus about 3 years ago, and I fell in love with it. You will read a lot of negative reviews about the GHub software, and while there is a small learning curve, I firmly believe the people that have issues with it are just not learning how to use it properly. It is simple. The mouse itself it wonderful, the three thumb buttons are so easy to hit separately, and the rest of them are simple with your pointer finger. You can program them to execute Windows tasks, and even run macros, or something as simple as returning to your desktop. Which is my favorite because sometimes Ill be in the middle of a full-screen game, and instead of doing the good ol' control alt delete, task manager, desktop, you can hit one button on your mouse, and youre at the desktop without actually closing your application. It makes switching button assignments easy, even mid game. Because of this I was able to even win a game because I wanted to switch a key, so I did that in under 10 seconds and I was back to my fullscreen game. This mouse is not for people with large hands, or palm-grippers. It is a hybrid claw/palm, after long periods of time your pinky and ring finger will feel a little sore/tense. Slap some Bengay on and have your mom heat up a hot pocket and youre good to go. Lets not forget the price, $35 for this mouse that has the Hero sensor? I paid $80 for my G502 three years ago. Buy. This. Mouse.

Overall I really like this product and think it is built nicely with quality plastics. It is a comfortable size and has a nice feel to it when holding it. My old mouse was much slimmer and annoying to hold unlike the g502 which when playing games or just in general doing work for prologned amounts of time definitely is a more comfortable hold. The thumb rest is really nice, i was worried because most of the review videos i watched were people with bigger hands so I thought maybe it wasn't going to sit right with me but it ended up being very nice and i really like it. The program (Logitech G Hub) is very nice and runs smoothly. The lighting is very easy to change and you can basically custom make any color you want for the logo and primary lighting. It also has a bunch of preset affects for the lighting aswell. The dpi is very easy to set depending on what you want to set it as and also what other dpi's you want to set without having to open the program instead just clicking a button on the mouse right next to the primary clicker. The programable buttons themselves are very nice and easy to set. I don't really set all of them only 2 the rest are set to the default. All in all I recommend this mouse to everyone and anyone who wants to upgrade from their current mouse.

The logitech G502 is my new all time favorite mouse. I'm coming from a corsair m65 elite as my last mouse and the feel is similar being an asymmetrical mouse but the G502 is a bit narrower and more friendly to smaller hands. All buttons feel quality. The right side where the ends of my ring and pinky finger go has a very slightly inward profile that makes it much more comfortable to have a hard grip on for a long time like when playing fast paced first person shooters and makes lift up to recenter very easy. The distance to lift off is very small and is great for reaction time for fast paced gaming as well. The speed scroll wheel is my favorite feature. It can be switched to a regular detent-ed roller for normal rolling but after using this I think the speed scroll wheel is how all mice should be. When scrolling through a long menu you can just flick it and let it spin. About 30 seconds of playing around with it is all you need to learn how hard to flick it to alter the speed that your scrolling up or down and its great if you need to get all the way to the top or bottom of any window just one quick flick and this bad boy will keep rolling for several seconds. The wheel is light enough that a light finger tap on top of the spinning wheel will immediately stop the scrolling for precise control. I would say this is one of the best gaming mice and my all time favorite plus it has the best scroll wheel of all time.