A Closer Look
The Proteus comes hard-wired with a braided USB cable. While not the most important aspect of a mouse, the braiding Logitech used feels super nice, a small sign of the attention to deal and quality I guess.
First impressions of the Proteus are very promising, the build quality looks and feels flawless and the button placement has certainly been well thought out. The switches are snappy and responsive, with a nice tactile and audible click that you would expect from a good quality mechanical switch.
Down the left side, you’ll find the usual two side buttons, as well as a sniper button, which you can, of course, reprogram to anything, but it’s great for dropping the DPI quickly to nail some long-range headshots. The silver part above the side buttons has three LED lights, which act as the DPI readout, but can be set to always on/off to suit your preferences.
There is a grippy rubber coating on the left side, allowing for a firm fingertip grip, but also a small wing that acts as a thumb rest.
Even more rubber grip on the right side.
The mouse buttons are both on separate panels, with a long sloping design that promotes a good ergonomics and grip. The scroll wheel is something Logitech are famous for and the G502 is no exception. The scroll wheel is quite heavy and mostly made from metal, you can have it with the tactile bump when turning for accuracy, or unlock it with the button behind it and it’ll spin freely. What did amuse me is how good the bearing is on the wheel, give it a twirl and it’ll spin for absolutely ages before slowing down.
Even the base of the mouse looks well finished and there’s a few high-quality slipmats which provide the G502 with excellent levels of glide.
The base is held in place with some small magnets, just pull down on the blue tab (see above) and you can get easy access to the weight tuning fittings.
There’s a number of configurations that are possible with these weights, allowing you to give the mouse a unique balance and feel to suit your play style. Do you prefer it super quick and twitchy? Leave the weights out. If you prefer a smoother and more accurate mouse, I find it’s better to add the extra weight, but it’s really down to personal preference.
