The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless mouse is a great reasonably priced pick

I decided to upgrade my mouse from a cheap unbranded USB wired to the Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless, so here's my thoughts on it.

I've gone through multiple from Razer, a few from VAXEE and various other random brands including at one point being a vertical mouse convert. The problem - my old mouse was starting to come apart. I seem to have this same issue with any mouse I buy. The thumb grip on it was loose, it looked cheap and it started creaking too. All very annoying, so I thought it was actually time for something just a little bit better.

Here's the thing — I've felt like I've been just massively spoilt by wireless tech. I use the Steam Deck for gaming often right in my hands, with no wires apart from when it needs some battery juice, and if I'm docking it or gaming at my Linux PC - I use an assortment of wireless controllers. I've always felt like with a USB wired mouse that at times I'm just fighting the wire, and considering just how many hours I'm sat using a mouse, it was time to cut the cord. This will also help with my permanent wrist injury with it being a bit more free for movement overall.

Logitech are generally a reasonably good brand, so after some searching I settled on the Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless as it seemed to have a good price point between not cheap and not overly expensive either. It also seemed to be light enough even though it takes one full AA battery.

I've now been using it religiously for two and half weeks and their claim of 250 hours battery life so far seems to hold up quite well. That's with me using it every single day, often forgetting to turn it off with the switch on the bottom at night and so far - I've not needed to change the battery. So I am genuinely quite impressed there given the vast hours it's on and in constant use.

Technical Specs from Logitech:

General Specifications

• Button Technology: Mechanical Button Tensioning System
• Resolution: 200 – 12,000 DPI
• Onboard memory: 1 profile

Tracking

• Sensor: HERO
• Max. acceleration: 40 G *Tested on Logitech G240 Gaming Mouse Pad
• Max. speed: 400 IPS *Tested on Logitech G240 Gaming Mouse Pad
• Zero smoothing/acceleration/filtering: Yes

Responsiveness

• Wireless technology: LIGHTSPEED Wireless
• Wireless report rate: 1000Hz (1ms)
• Microprocessor: 32-bit ARM

Dimensions

• Height: 38.2 mm
• Width: 62.1 mm
• Length: 116.6 mm
• Weight: 99 g

Thanks to the four solid pads on the bottom, it glides effortlessly over my mouse pad and really does feel nice to use. With a one-button click to change the DPI, by default you have a choice between 400, 800,1600 and 3200. For me 1600 is the sweet spot. Any concern with weight has gone too, even with the full sized AA battery inside there's no issues at all, I can barely feel it which is great for gaming on top of general work.

Noise level isn't too bad either. The left and right buttons do have a clear audible click to them, but not too loud that it's annoying. The scroll wheel is the real hero here though. Rolls nicely with your finger, with a clear bump at each level that makes things like quickly swapping weapons while gaming by scrolling effortless without accidental roll-overs.

As impressed as I am with it, there's one thing holding it back from true greatness. It's too smooth. Sure it looks good, and don't get me wrong it feels good. But it's just too slick, just a bit slippery perhaps even to hold. If it had a slight texture to the top and sides, holding it would pretty much be perfection.

When it comes to software, Logitech don't support Linux directly like a lot of vendors. But, open source to the rescue (as usual!). The Piper app can detect it, and configure the DPI settings on the button quite nicely!

At £59.99 it's reasonably priced for what you get, but it's also quite often on sale (I snagged it for £27.99). Amazon has it right now for £34.99 or direct from Logitech for £29.99.