Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse vs Logitech PRO X SUPERLIGHT

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G500s Laser Gaming Mouse compared with PRO X SUPERLIGHT

	LogitechG500s Laser Gaming Mouse	LogitechPRO X SUPERLIGHT
Overview
Released
Released	May 2013	December 2020
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Standard
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 8,200 DPI	Up to 25,600 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	HERO 25K
Buttons
Buttons	10 (better)	5
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.	100–25,600 DPI, 400 IPS and over 40 G on the current maker specification; no smoothing, acceleration or filtering; 1,000 Hz report rate. An older indexed US page lists a conflicting 88 G figure
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Hyper-fast wheel can switch between stepped and free-spinning scrolling and can tilt horizontally.	Notched wheel with middle click; two fixed left-side buttons and no dedicated DPI button (PC Gamer)
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 70 hours
Charging port
Charging port	–	Micro-USB
Receiver
Receiver	–	LIGHTSPEED USB-A receiver and extension adapter; receiver storage beneath the base cover (PC Gamer)
Charging
Charging	–	Micro-USB charging and wired use (Tom's Hardware); up to 70 hours of constant motion; compatible with the separately sold POWERPLAY charging mat
Works with
Works with	Windows Vista, 7 and 8 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.	USB port; Windows 8 or later and macOS 10.11 or later; internet access for optional software download
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software 8.45 at launch; button remapping, macros, application profiles and sensitivity settings.	Logitech G HUB for sensitivity, button assignments and macros; onboard memory
Design
Weight
Weight	120 g	63 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); maker states less than 63 g, so the main weight figure is its published upper limit
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.	No-additive PTFE feet; spring-tensioned primary buttons; optional aperture cover with an additional PTFE foot
Colours
Colours	–	Black and White at launch; no RGB lighting
In the box
In the box	Mouse, adjustable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, LIGHTSPEED receiver, charging/data cable, receiver extension adapter, optional grip tape, cleaning wipe, optional aperture cover with PTFE foot and user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	Two-year limited hardware warranty