G5 Laser Gaming Mouse

I had the same mouse for 10 years. That’s a fine piece right there!

I went from MX518 to G5. The G5 had adjustable weights in the tray, as well as replacement grips, which could really change the overall size and shape of the mouse, or different textures - one grip was smooth, another textured. I've now moved onto the G502 Hero - another good sized mouse, adjustable weight, plenty of buttons and software to support remapping them. Nice having a dpi thumb button to help with sniping, having that bound to a much lower dpi for precision work, and much higher for normal.

Still rocking my G5 coming up on 20 years! I have yet to find a modern mouse that replicates the shape, size, and weight of the G5. I have big hands and like my mouse to fill my palm. If anyone has suggestions for a modern equivalent, please speak up!

I'm not a heavy user. But the G5 is built solid.

I bought that G5 upon launch back in 2005. Used it for about 10 years than I gave it away to my friend who’s used it another 10 years. I just got it back from him and it was a complete mess. Cable is broken, scroll wheel barely works, grease all over, the worst I’ve seen so far. This pic was just after cleaning the whole thing with alcohol. I have jet to replace the cable, scrollwheel, skates and clean it on the inside. Technically it will be as good as new again, but the outer shell won’t get better than this.

"worth it" is very subjective here. In terms of technical specs, obviously not. If you have a personal attachment to "retro" gear then yes, especially because this was a great shape at the time.

i really would not recommend it

Been rocking the g5 since 2018 when I bought my last PC. Had a wired one for years due to the cost of the wireless one. But man when I switched I was wondering why TF I didn’t go wireless sooner. It is a fantastic mouse for large handed folks. I tried the g pro wireless and I could barely claw grip it lol so I returned it for refund.

I still love the g5/g7. I'd still use the mx518 if it wasn't so outdated technologically.