The G502 Hero looks like something a pro would use right out of the box. The front is sharply angled and has shiny buttons and smooth hand rests. The lighting is simple and can be seen even when the mouse is fully gripped. Styled lines frame the textured sides and draw attention to the buttons. At first glance, it seems to be easy to use and, more importantly, strong.
Matte black plastic is used for the main buttons and grips, while glossy black plastic is used between the mouse’s different parts and on the extra buttons. Matte plastic is good at hiding hand grease, but shiny plastic isn’t as good.
The scroll wheel is shiny, made of metal, and has small cuts in it. The notch scrolling can be turned on or off with a button just behind the scroll wheel. It’s a real treat to hear the clicks. When you use the mouse to scroll indefinitely, the wheel can spin so freely that a good flick can keep it spinning for more than 10 seconds. Terms of service and other long documents have never been easier to avoid reading.
It weighs 121 grams, and some small metal weights that fit into the bottom of the chassis can add another 18 grams. The G502 does feel solid. A lot of its weight comes from the metal scroll wheel, which is so smooth and satisfying to use that it will be hard to go back to a mouse that doesn’t have it.
You can switch between smooth scrolling, which is great for quickly going through a 100-page document, and notched scrolling, which is better for switching weapons in an FPS. The button is right below the wheel. You can also click the wheel left and right to add more button inputs, which is a feature I don’t see very often these days and really like.
The sides are textured with soft rubber to help you hold on to it, while the top is smooth and matte so your palm and fingers can slide over it. The buttons are placed along the mouse so that it only takes a small movement to turn them on, but it’s also hard to click them by accident. The button mapping makes it easy to assign frequently used keys to triggers that are easy to reach. This gives users more ways to make the mouse even easier to use than it already is.
Using the Hero sensor’s low power consumption, the G502 is now a wireless mouse like the rest of Logitech’s products. You can expect the same wireless performance, no latency, and perfect tracking as with the G502, but the shape is different.
The G502 can be used continuously for up to 48 hours, but less if the RGB is on. The powerplay mat and puck can be used to charge the mouse without wires. The weight system has been changed to make room for the “power play” puck. The Logitech G502 Lightspeed is still one of the best gaming mice ever made, but it doesn’t have any wires anymore, which makes it easier to use.