G502 review

[YoshiCaps]

So I bought a g502 proteus core 2 months back, I decided to review it. So here is my gaming mouse spectrum. 7 years ago I got my first g9x. I went through 1 a year 4 6 years, here's why. And I was gentle on them.

1. Wouldn't click

2. Scroll wheel got stuck

3. LCD screen cracked and broke.

4. Sensor wore out.

5. Macros wouldn't work.

6. 1-5

7.wouldn't take power.

So then I bought a g502. I had heard good things about it so I got it.

SHAPE

While I was worried about the shape, it ended up being ergonomic. The  way the right button is shaped and the curved thumb wrest, god it's perfect.

SHAPE: 10/10

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Xtra features:

All included, from profiles, to dpi, to hyperscroll to rgb.

RATING: 10/10

WOuld buy again. Never buying a g9x again.

[ArchDill]

I have had one for about a year now and really enjoy t. Recently bought a logitech track ball mouse for work trips. Still do not love it as much as my G502 and G500

[Dr_Alphabet]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

[ygor]

g900 master race. 

[daerid]

The G900 is actually a bit more solid than I expected (tried it out at Best Buy yesterday). Although the G602 has ruined me for wireless mice, I was actually tempted to pick up the g900

[ygor]

Dude, the wireless capabilities of the g900 are insane. It has the option to be wired if you prefer, but there's really no difference in response. The charge lasts three days for me, but I'd imagine it'd be a lot longer if I ever went outside.

There's nothing bad I can say about the g900 and I'm a picky bastard. Well, it's expensive.

[ArchDill]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

I used the macros LIKE CRAZY at first. Don't really anymore. I played H1Z1 quite a bit last year and used them for it. My favorite part is the thumb wrest. LOVE IT

[ygor]

You can use the macros on the g502 to bunnyhop easily in CS:GO... Not that I ever did that...

[Tom_Kazansky]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

the 2 extra buttons for pointer finger (on the left primary button) are brilliant, bind them as Page Up/Page Down and you will see their greatness. I also have Home/End bound to scroll tilt left/right.
the "sniper" button... well, I didn't use it that much.

the "surface tuning" feature of the G502 is a real deal, if your G502 is having tracking trouble, just tune it!
I'm having trouble after changing to 1mm feet, but it works perfectly after tuning.

downside of G502 is its weight, I have to use a hard pad (G440) with it. Still, after a long session of gaming, my hand is tired.

[ygor]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

the 2 extra buttons for pointer finger (on the left primary button) are brilliant, bind them as Page Up/Page Down and you will see their greatness. I also have Home/End bound to scroll tilt left/right.
the "sniper" button... well, I didn't use it that much.

the "surface tuning" feature of the G502 is a real deal, if your G502 is having tracking trouble, just tune it!
I'm having trouble after changing to 1mm feet, but it works perfectly after tuning.

downside of G502 is its weight, I have to use a hard pad (G440) with it. Still, after a long session of gaming, my hand is tired.

The g502 actually has a known bug where if you use the tuning feature it'll freak out in game and spin in circles... Mine started doing this and it's why I switched mice.

The fix for it is to actually not use any tuning whatsoever. When I switched it to the factory default, the problem went away. Just a heads up fix if anybody has this issue.

[Tom_Kazansky]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

the 2 extra buttons for pointer finger (on the left primary button) are brilliant, bind them as Page Up/Page Down and you will see their greatness. I also have Home/End bound to scroll tilt left/right.
the "sniper" button... well, I didn't use it that much.

the "surface tuning" feature of the G502 is a real deal, if your G502 is having tracking trouble, just tune it!
I'm having trouble after changing to 1mm feet, but it works perfectly after tuning.

downside of G502 is its weight, I have to use a hard pad (G440) with it. Still, after a long session of gaming, my hand is tired.

The g502 actually has a known bug where if you use the tuning feature it'll freak out in game and spin in circles... Mine started doing this and it's why I switched mice.

The fix for it is to actually not use any tuning whatsoever. When I switched it to the factory default, the problem went away. Just a heads up fix if anybody has this issue.

strange, is this an uncommon bug? I haven't encounterd it yet  (used mine for more than 1 year. I didn't play FPS game that much though)

[Dr_Alphabet]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

the 2 extra buttons for pointer finger (on the left primary button) are brilliant, bind them as Page Up/Page Down and you will see their greatness. I also have Home/End bound to scroll tilt left/right.
the "sniper" button... well, I didn't use it that much.

the "surface tuning" feature of the G502 is a real deal, if your G502 is having tracking trouble, just tune it!
I'm having trouble after changing to 1mm feet, but it works perfectly after tuning.

downside of G502 is its weight, I have to use a hard pad (G440) with it. Still, after a long session of gaming, my hand is tired.

I mean a lot of people like it so I must just be missing something... I just don't like the way it feels which is the most important thing to me when deciding a mouse.

[ygor]

i've never owned a g502 but i've tried it a couple times and it always felt cheap to me. too many buttons in weird places, the scroll wheel was light, the materials felt very plastic and cheap... idk it just seems like a very gimmicky mouse. why do you need dedicated macros on a mouse? like, how many macros can people use on a daily basis? i'm using a mionix 8200 right now and it's ****ing grand. though honestly, I miss having my razer deathadder (which has the dumbest name for any thing I can think of) because I have sort of longish fingers and that mouse just fits longer hands. mionix is pretty good though as it has a place to rest my ring and pinky fingers. I kind of have to grip it further down than I'd like, cuz of the long finger thing i have going on (..ladies ), so I think I would benefit from a wrist rest. a ramble, i know, but the point is I really don't think the g502 is worth the hype people give it

the 2 extra buttons for pointer finger (on the left primary button) are brilliant, bind them as Page Up/Page Down and you will see their greatness. I also have Home/End bound to scroll tilt left/right.
the "sniper" button... well, I didn't use it that much.

the "surface tuning" feature of the G502 is a real deal, if your G502 is having tracking trouble, just tune it!
I'm having trouble after changing to 1mm feet, but it works perfectly after tuning.

downside of G502 is its weight, I have to use a hard pad (G440) with it. Still, after a long session of gaming, my hand is tired.

The g502 actually has a known bug where if you use the tuning feature it'll freak out in game and spin in circles... Mine started doing this and it's why I switched mice.

The fix for it is to actually not use any tuning whatsoever. When I switched it to the factory default, the problem went away. Just a heads up fix if anybody has this issue.

strange, is this an uncommon bug? I haven't encounterd it yet  (used mine for more than 1 year. I didn't play FPS game that much though)

Unfortunately, it's very common. Here's a good post on the problem.

I'd imagine it's not a deal breaker if you don't play FPS. It's a huge bummer for FPS players though. Bug happens when you're flicking around quickly in-game.

Edit- OP concludes that the issue was fixed in August though I was still having it happen last month. And it seems unclear in the end of the post... But for certain, switching to default tuning was bug free.

[hanoipho]

G502 is good mice, but rating 10/10 for shape is somewhat inaccurate. The shape of a mice may be perfect for you but not for someone else.

[iLLucionist]

Nah intellimouse shape is heaven, the rest gives me strain. Avior 7000 all the way baby! If only there were mice with Topre switches..

[quang linh]

I also have a mouse G502, but it matters little heavy for me, I find it very good.
I've tried but I still like the G502 Razer more. It's very durable.

[romevi]

Had it since release. Love mine.

[klennkellon]

I got the little brother the g402 cause its a lot lighter.

[pixelpusher]

G502 lover here as well, just wish I would have gotten it later for the sweet RGB'ness

But blue is coo

[exitfire401]

I got the 502 on black Friday since the g900 was sold out. No regrets. Been exceptionally happy.

[romevi]

G502 lover here as well, just wish I would have gotten it later for the sweet RGB'ness

But blue is coo

Yeah, I got mine pre-RGB. But it doesn't matter as I would've left it on blue anyway.

[mrboovn]

Got it from 2015 Black Friday,still works great 

[gallowgeek]

I like the features and functionality of the G502, but I don't use it as a gaming mouse because it just feels weird to use for prolonged gaming sessions. I still use my Razer Deathadder for games.

[OfTheWild]

I'm about to rip my g502 apart and balance the scroll wheel but other than that minor annoyance its been fantastic for a $50 mouse.

[sek1ne]

I have a G502 and have no complaints at all. I just wish that logitech would make more thumb ball mice like the m570.