Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 vs Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

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Gaming Mouse G500 compared with G502 Proteus Spectrum

	LogitechGaming Mouse G500	LogitechG502 Proteus Spectrum
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	January 2016
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 5,700 DPI	Up to 12,000 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	PMW3366 optical
Buttons
Buttons	10	11 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	Yes
Sensor
Sensor	Laser sensor adjustable from 200 to 5,700 DPI in 100 DPI steps, with up to 1,000 USB reports per second and one onboard settings profile.	PMW3366 optical sensor with 200–12,000 DPI, surface calibration and a 1,000 Hz USB report rate; Logitech claims no acceleration, smoothing, filtering or pixel rounding.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Dual-mode wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts horizontally.	Dual-mode hyper-fast wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts left or right.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Works with
Works with	Windows XP, Vista and 7 at launch; wired USB connection.	Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software at launch enabled button remapping, macros and sensitivity adjustment; the onboard profile works without installed software.	Logitech Gaming Software at launch, with programmable buttons, macros, surface tuning, RGB effects and three onboard hardware profiles.
Design
Weight
Weight	118 g (better)	121 g
Size
Size	Logitech lists 130 × 75 × 44 mm (length × width × height), an approximately 2 m cable and approximately 118 g bare weight.	131 × 75 × 41 mm (length × width × height); 1.83 m cable. Le Comptoir du Hardware measured 121 g before the optional weights and 139 g with all five. Logitech support's listed “2.96 g (5 ounces)” is internally inconsistent, so its weight figure is not used.
Materials
Materials	Removable cartridge weighing 3 g accepts six optional 1.7 g or 4.5 g weights, adding up to 27 g beyond the cartridge.	Five removable 3.6 g weights adjust mass and balance; textured rubber side grips and individually mounted main buttons.
In the box
In the box	Mouse, removable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, five optional weights with case and documentation.