Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse

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title=More%20Expert%20Tech%20Roundups&type=articles%2Cvideos&tags=tech-roundup&count=6&columnCount=6&theme=article yes, it was I suppose at the optical reader of the wheel. Because I have shake it strongly and made a strong blow into the gap between wheel and mouse cover and suddenly the scrolling wheel works again.. 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. From a gaming point of view, the 1600dpi sensor found in the MX518 will be a real draw for anyone wanting to improve their frag count. Now I didn’t realise just how clumsy the movement on my basic mouse was until I started using the MX518. Playing my game of choice, Counter Strike: Source, I found that I could zero in on targets from a distance far more easily. This was obviously due to the face that I could move my crosshair with greater sensitivity and ultimately grab more of those kudos enhancing headshots.

The scroll wheel has a light sensor on one side and a lens emitting a ray on the other. the light goes through tiny holes on the wheel from one side to the other and the sensor reads the intervals to make the scroll go. 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.

Pros and Cons

Codex: Tyranids 10th Edition review - "The wargame takes shape with terrifying Tyranid Detachments" There 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.

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. 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. 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… Buttons Technical Specs Sensor, lift of distance and rest of the specifications for the Logitech G MX518 mouse. Sensor Type 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.

The return of a legend

Logitech MX 518 G is best suitable for FPS games such as CS GO, Overwatch, PUBG or Fortnite. But it will serve well in other genres as well. I suggested more intensive cleaning, but I doubt it will be enough. To me, it's likely that you will have to get a new one (sent by Logitech support or not). But it's not something you can really fix by changing drivers or else. 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

Software is very basic. Logitech G Hub allows you to reconfigure any button on the mouse or assign it macro commands. 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. 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. 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. Scroll wheel button is rough to press and impractical. You will hate to use scroll wheel button with this mouse. Sensor

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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.