Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse vs Logitech PRO 2 LIGHTSPEED

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G500s Laser Gaming Mouse compared with PRO 2 LIGHTSPEED

	LogitechG500s Laser Gaming Mouse	LogitechPRO 2 LIGHTSPEED
Overview
Released
Released	May 2013	September 2024
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Standard
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Either hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 8,200 DPI	Up to 44,000 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	HERO 2
Buttons
Buttons	10 (better)	8
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	No
Sensor
Sensor	Laser sensor adjustable from 200 to 8,200 DPI, with a 1,000 Hz maximum USB report rate and one stored hardware profile.	HERO 2 sensor, 100–44,000 DPI (up to 32,000 DPI at launch); over 888 IPS; over 88 G; zero smoothing, acceleration and filtering; 1,000 Hz (1 ms) report rate, up to 8,000 Hz with the PRO LIGHTSPEED receiver (sold separately)
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Hyper-fast wheel can switch between stepped and free-spinning scrolling and can tilt horizontally.	–
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	USB receiver and Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 95 hours
Charging port
Charging port	–	USB-C
Receiver
Receiver	–	LIGHTSPEED USB-A receiver and receiver extension adapter included
Charging
Charging	–	USB-C; up to 95 hours with lighting off, 60 hours with default lighting; POWERPLAY wireless charging compatible (sold separately)
Works with
Works with	Windows Vista, 7 and 8 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.	PC with Windows 10 or later and a USB 2.0 port
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software 8.45 at launch; button remapping, macros, application profiles and sensitivity settings.	Logitech G HUB and Onboard Memory Manager; 5 onboard memory profiles
Design
Weight
Weight	120 g	80 g (better)
Size
Size	Logitech lists 129.7 × 76 × 44 mm (length × width × height) and a 2 m braided cable. TechSpot measured 120 g before optional weights; Logitech's support page lists 170 g without the weight tray but does not say whether its cable was included in the measurement.	125 × 63.5 × 40 mm (length × width × height)
Materials
Materials	Hydrophobic palm coating, dry-grip side coating, PTFE feet and a cartridge taking up to six of the supplied 1.7 g or 4.5 g weights, adding at most 27 g.	LIGHTFORCE hybrid optical-mechanical switches; PTFE feet rated for 250 km; magnetic side buttons, 4 to 8 programmable buttons depending on which side buttons are fitted
Colours
Colours	–	White, Black, Magenta (UK store)
In the box
In the box	Mouse, adjustable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, LIGHTSPEED wireless receiver, receiver extension adapter, USB-A to USB-C charging/data cable, optional side buttons (2 left, 2 right), optional button covers (2 left, 2 right), user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty