Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse

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I put the MX518 Legendary through its paces in a handful of first person shooters to test its accuracy in the heat of battle. I was also curious how much utility I could pull from remapping the DPI selection buttons. The first game I tested was Apex Legends. It’s become my go-to in-and-out shooter and the controls feel like second nature to me with my daily driver Logitech G Pro. Feet are exactly same as on the original MX 518. Material is PTFE. Out of the box these are smooth and you will not need replacement, however judging by the experience with old MX 518 these will fail after 3-5 years and you will either replace them with better after market solution or simply continue without them. People used on ultralight mice will not be happy with it, however good thing is due the excellent balance it does not feel like a 100g mouse.

title=More%20Expert%20Tech%20Roundups&type=articles%2Cvideos&tags=tech-roundup&count=6&columnCount=6&theme=article Although MX 518 does not use safe shape, and some people will dislike it because of it, it’s shape over time will imprint so much on you, that you will look for it in other mice. Edit: Ok, "tired" was a bit too fast, I couldn't find the word I was looking for. I didn't really mean that sensors are tired, rather that mechanical/physical parts could be, for example in the way the mouse wheel is "held". It could be that the "steps" which are originally on the wheel, are not holding correctly, and any move is turning it, even a bit. It could also be that sensors have a problem, and are simply misplaced or too sensitive. Before I begin talking about the new MX 518 G, you should note that I own original MX 518 for 15 years and I also had 2x MX 510. This is also the reason I was so eager to get my hands on it.The programming is easy and the software is useful. I was able to create profiles for each of the games I tested, though the automatic profile switching did glitch out once or twice and fail to switch. Logitech G MX518 Legendary – Gaming

Steps can be configured in the range of 100 till 16000 CPI with the precision of 50 CPI. Polling rate is by default 1000 Hz but it can be adjusted to any of the following: 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz and 1000 Hz. The next game I tested was Battlefield V. I cut my teeth on the Battlefield series using an MMO mouse and still try to map as many skills to new mice as I can. Like Apex, aiming and navigating felt natural and accurate. Scroll wheel is very bad, especially if you compare it to Roccat scroll wheels or wheels from G703 and G Pro mouses. It’s even worse than original MX 518 scroll wheel, even as it both seems to be same hardware, Logitech MX 518 G scroll wheel is scratchy with rough and badly defined steps. It could be little bit lighter but I don’t feel it’s a heavy mouse. It has enough weight for precise movement, but not much to be annoying and it’s perfectly balanced. New vs Old If you were a PC gamer between 2005 - 2010, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with the original Logitech MX518 gaming mouse. To hear Logitech tell it, it’s one of their most popular mice ever, and after it was replaced in 2011, it became a product gamers have been clamoring for ever since. Logitech listened, and has updated and re-released this legendary model, appropriately dubbing it the Logitech G MX518 Legendary ( See it at Newegg / See it at Newegg UK). It features Logitech’s new HERO16K optical sensor and a fresh look atop the same design, but is that enough to bring this classic mouse up to speed for 2019? Let’s dig in and see what this re-release is all about. Logitech G MX518 Legendary – Design and FeaturesSoftware is very basic. Logitech G Hub allows you to reconfigure any button on the mouse or assign it macro commands. Mouse plastic is glossy with sides being matte rubberized plastic. Both things are upgrade from the old MX 518 metallic bubbly finish and smooth rubberized plastic side grips. Software Side buttons are better than in old MX 518, but their position is not perfect and some other mice have them more upward which seems to be better solution. For the better understanding of strong and weak points of Logitech G MX 518 I divided this review in a couple of logical parts… Let’s begin. Size and Shape It’s a good mouse with a lousy scroll wheel. If I would need to rate it on scale 1 to 5, I would give it four. Why? As a fan of original MX 518 I would like it to be better mouse. Main downside is the lousy scroll wheel, but side plastic should be better too.

If you’ve ever used the original Logitech G MX518 then you have a good idea what to expect here. In my product briefing before this review, Logitech shared that they dusted off many of the same tools for the manufacturing process as they did when it was originally made. As a result, the mouse is shaped exactly the same and feels extremely close to the original, if a bit lighter. In the box you’ll find the MX518, along with a USB to PS/2 adapter and the software disc. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s pretty much everything you need. As an office mouse Logitech MX 518 G is a good mouse, in fact it’s much better than any usual office mouse.Since the controls are all on the crest of the mouse there are no switches or toggles on the bottom. Flipping the mouse over, all I found was three glide feet and a teflon ring around the optical sensor to allow the mouse to travel smoothly across multiple surfaces. In my testing, the mouse glided well on soft and hard mouse pads, as well as my finished wood desk. If you’ve used a Logitech G peripheral in the last year, you’ll feel right at home programming the MX518 Legendary. Inside G Hub, you can remap any of the mouse’s eight buttons, assign macros and Windows shortcuts, and adjust your DPI settings. Thanks to a modest amount of onboard memory, your settings can be saved to any of the mouse’s five profiles and changed on-the-fly. You’re also able to set G Hub to automatically swap profiles as you launch different games, which is a handy feature to make sure your custom mappings are always ready, and frees up the profile button to be remapped to another function. It’s 131 mm in length, 70 mm in width and 44 mm in height. Weight around 100 grams. That makes it 10 grams less than the original MX 518 and those 10 grams can be felt in daily usage. There is a hope that over time of using it, it will become smoother as with original MX 518 scrolls did. One positive side is that this optical scroll is very reliable. Cable Cable is just as I like it. Plain, simple, rubber cable. It is soft enough and does not provide any significant at least not annoying resistance. It’s thinner than on MX 518 from 2007.

Scroll wheel button is rough to press and impractical. You will hate to use scroll wheel button with this mouse. Sensor People who do 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 grips will be at home with the Logitech MX 518 G mouse. Still on the heavy side… ButtonsThere are a number of reasons why I love the MX518, not least of which is its size. Not only do I have small hands as I already mentioned, but I also use a mouse very differently to most people. Whereas the majority of mouse users will hold the device in their hand and move it around from the shoulder, I rest the heel of my hand on the desktop and move the mouse with my thumb and ring finger. Using the mouse in this way means that it has to be small enough to move freely under my hand, while the sensitivity also has to be high as the range of movement is limited. Not surprisingly, the MX518 Legendary feels like a mouse from an earlier era. It eschews the sharp angles and straight lines found on mice like Logitech’s own G502, and instead opts for graceful curves and rounded edges. The left and right buttons blend seamlessly with the palm rest in a single glossy shell, and the rubber finish on the mouse wheel is smooth rather than grooved, which definitely feels old school. The DPI up and down buttons are placed above and below the mouse wheel, which is convenient and easier than having just one button to cycle through presets when you need to make an adjustment. There’s also a profile cycle button to switch between the mouse’s five onboard profiles. Now, I’m not going to suggest that everyone should start using a mouse the way I do, because the traditional method is far more ergonomically sound. I know this for a fact since I suffered from a terrible bout of RSI induced tendonitis last year – a direct result of how I use a mouse. So now, I try to use a mouse like “normal” people when navigating Windows, but I still can’t change my ways when it comes to gaming.