Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse review: Lightweight, customisable and expensive

Not every single piece of gaming-level PC gear needs to look flashy. Sometimes, and for some folks, what you're after is more tailored towards hitting the functional basics in the best possible way.

The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse could never be described as a flashy mouse. However, that one essential job – of accurately removing your foe's heads from their shoulders, one click at a time – is something it's superbly capable of.

Design

• Flat, minimalistic design
• Ambidextrous capable – with a little work
• Single RGB logo light
• Wired or wireless connection

• Read our full review of the Logitech G Pro Wireless' design

  Let's be honest here. Amongst the pantheon of gaming mice, the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse isn't going to win any beauty contests. Frankly, it's not likely to place within the final sixteen.

  It's a very plainly styled mouse that's somewhat evocative of the classic Microsoft Pro Intellimouse design with a matte black finish and a single RGB Logitech "G" logo to make it particularly stand out visually.

  At first glance, you might also figure that the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse was mostly-but-not-quite ambidextrous. The shape certainly is, but there are two right-hand side buttons, where the left-hand side has flattened shapes.

  This is where the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse's design gets quite clever, because all four side buttons, two pairs each side, are held in place with magnets. It's child's play to remove them (which does mean, with a note of caution, that the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse could be a bit of a choking hazard) and you're supplied with enough spares to configure the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse to suit your hand and play style.

  Want the default two right-hand buttons? There's nothing to do. Want two on the left? It'll take you about 15 seconds to make that happen. Want all four active both sides? Again, a little button swapping and you're away. Want one front-facing right side button and one rear-facing side left button? You're a weirdo. But even that configuration is technically feasible.

  Beyond the configurable buttons, the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse is as plain as plain can be. There are the standard left/right buttons, a mouse wheel and a button underneath for changing DPI settings, and that's your lot.

  The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse is specifically built to be light, weighing in at just 80 grams when used wirelessly. That's slightly heftier than the Razer Viper Ambidextrous Wired Gaming Mouse, but they're both serving the same audience of mouse users who prefer the lightweight touch. If you're a fan of heavier mice or those that allow for variable weights, you'll need to look elsewhere.

  As the name suggests, the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse is primarily designed to work free of cables, but you can plug it into your PC or Mac if that's your preferred style. You'll need to do so for charging purposes from time to time anyway, but the set-up for this includes what amounts to a pass-through MicroUSB cable that plugs into an adaptor that then plugs into the actual USB receiver. It does make switching from wired to wireless use or vice versa quite painless.

Performance

• HERO sensor offers up to 16,000 DPI
• Limited buttons
• Scroll wheel is ratchet style only
• Wireless performance is excellent

• Read our full review of the Logitech G Pro Wireless' performance

  The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse uses Logitech HERO sensor for increased accuracy, with up to 16,000 DPI tracking. Like so many of its siblings and competitors, that's a selectable matter through Logitech's software and the DPI switch that by default sits on the underside of the mouse itself.

  Logitech's position on this appears to be that underside buttons aren't going to be tapped in the heat of battle. For those of us who like to switch it up, you'll have to sacrifice a top-facing button for DPI switching if it's important to you.

  Compared to most gaming mice, the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse isn't awash with additional buttons for you to configure. If you were so minded, you could leave it as an effective 3-button mouse (including the scroll wheel) by switching out the side button plates. The most you're going to have in any configuration directly is 7 buttons to change up your play style.

  Button actuation on the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse is absolutely fine; while I can't even remotely begin to count myself as an esports pro, I had no issues across a range of game genres with the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse. The one feature I do wish Logitech had included on the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse – and that's very much present on the Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse – is the option to switch the scroll wheel between smooth and ratcheted scrolling. The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse's scroll wheel is ratchet only, so if that's not to your tastes, you're a bit stuck.

  Logitech rates the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse as good for up to 48 hours on a single charge, or 60 if you disable the RGB lighting. That makes it a good match for weekend esports warriors pretty obviously, and it's certainly only dipped a very small amount in my testing.

Features

• G Hub software works well across PC and Mac
• Colour customisation, but it's a bit wasted on a single logo

• Read our full review of the Logitech G Pro Wireless' features

  The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse will work as a standalone mouse if you just plug it in and switch it on, although rather predictably macOS does stupidly think it's a keyboard when you do. To make the most out of it, you'll need to install Logitech's G Hub software for configuration purposes.

  This enables macro creation, including a wide array of non-gaming macros if you do have to justify it as a working mouse as well as a play one. Macros are of the drag-and-drop variety, and while the interface is relatively basic, it's perfectly fine for the task at hand.

  You can also use G Hub to customise the RGB lighting in the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse's single RGB "G" logo. Like with the G502 Hero, this includes custom patterns and matching to your desktop colours while in active use. It's neat technology, but like the G502, it's rather wasted when you're actually using the mouse, because your hand is going to entirely cover the glowing logo.

Verdict

• Super lightweight precision
• But you sure do pay a lot for it

Logitech's claim is that it spent two years developing the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse to meet the needs of esports professionals. I can't count myself amongst their ranks, but I can very much see the appeal of a lightweight mouse that does the essentials well.

The customisable buttons feature is nicely implemented, and gives the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse plenty of flexibility, because you could easily customise it to meet changing gaming needs, or even if you had to share the mouse across multiple gamers. Just be sure to give it a quick wipe down before you do!

However, it's not a low-cost gaming mouse by any conceivable measure. If you want a durable gaming mouse, you can certainly get one for much less than the asking price of the Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse.

Pricing and availability

The Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse sells in Australia for $249.95.

Logitech G PRO Wireless Gaming Mouse

Logitech G PRO Wireless Gaming Mouse

With 2 years of research and development behind it, the Logitech G Pro Wireless mouse has plenty to offer folks wanting to up their game.

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