Product Description

Customize your mouse to meet your performance and comfort needs.

Performance

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #575 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 910-000173
• Dimensions: 8.66" h x 8.11" w x 2.99" l, 4.00 pounds

Features

• Interchangeable grips
• Ultra gaming-grade precision
• Plug-and-play performance
• Weight tuning system
• Custom-color LED display

From the Manufacturer

Tune for the way you play.

The G9 Laser Mouse is built with advanced customization technology so you can tune your mouse for your playing style.  It comes with two interchangeable grips from which to choose for your preferred comfort.  A 3200 dpi full-speed USB laser engine with adjustable dpi, as well as onboard memory that stores up to 5 mouse setting profiles, give you the most advanced performance.  For more control, the G9’s weight tuning system allows you to add up to 28 grams of additional weight, while the exclusive MicroGear™ Scroll Wheel lets you switch between modes -- click-to-click and hyper-fast scrolling.  Finally, custom-color LEDs let you customize the G9 look for a mouse that’s all your own.

Features

Interchangeable Grips The G9 comes with Wide Load and Precision grips to get a fit and feel that’s best for the way you play. Wide Load's soft satin feel and fuller shape offer extra comfort. Precision Grip's DryGrip technology plus compact shape give the utmost in fingertip control.		Ultra Gaming-Grade Precision Get uncompromised speed and accuracy from a high-performance Gaming-Grade Laser Engine (adjustable 200 dpi - 3200 dpi) and Full-Speed USB (up to 1000 reports/second).		Plug-and-Play Performance The G9 performs wherever you go, even without software. Keep up to 5 mouse setting profiles (including keyboard macros, dpi settings, and LED color) stored directly in on-board memory.
Weight Tuning System Prefer a heavier or lighter mouse? Use the weight cartridge and up to 28 grams of metal weights to customize your G9 for a personalized feel.		Custom-Color LED Display The G9's LED display lights up to show your mouse dpi and profile settings. Choose the color of your LEDs from hundreds of options on a broad color spectrum.		MicroGear™ Precision Scroll Wheel Logitech's exclusive MicroGear™ Scroll Wheel's precise click-to-click scrolling is perfect for weapon selection. Or switch modes for frictionless Hyper-Fast scrolling.

System Requirements

• Windows® XP, Windows Vista™
• USB port

Technical Specifications

Tracking

• Resolution: 200–3200 dpi (user-selectable)
• Image processing: 6.4 megapixels/second
• Maximum acceleration: 20 G
• Maximum speed: 45–65 inches/second (depending on surface)

Responsiveness

• USB data format: 16 bits/axis
• USB report rate: Up to 1000 reports/second
• Sleep mode: Disabled

Glide

• Dynamic coefficient of friction (k): .09**
• Static coefficient of friction (s): .14**
• Tuning weight: Up to 28 grams

Durability

• Mouse buttons (left/right): 8 million clicks
• Mouse feet: 250 kilometers

Package Contents

• Logitech® G9 Laser Mouse
• Two custom grips (Wide Load and Precision)
• Adjustable weight cartridge
• Tuning weights and case
• User guide
• 3-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

Ehhhh!
I really wanted to like this mouse. I've used the G7 for 3 years now and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately my G7 began to interpret single clicks as double clicks, and I was back in the market for a mouse.

I chose to go with the G9 this time because of its amazing "on paper" specs, as well as the glowing reviews on various sites, which really had me waiting at the bottom of the driveway for the package to show up :)

Unfortunately, no cigar.

The major problem for me was that most of the features listed on the box, ended up either not mattering to me personally or they just didn't work as well as I might have liked.

First, as another reviewer said - the choices of adjustable grips are between "tiny and pretty small". My G7 fits my hand like it was custom designed for it. The G9 seems to have been designed for much, much smaller hands.

Second, the micro gear wheel with the ratchet turned off is a great idea. Except that it takes a whole different set of fine motor skills to use effectively. Worse, the scroll wheel in "friction less" mode is truly friction-less - so you end up accidentally scrolling or zooming (if your control key happens to be depressed) when you least expect it. I'm not sure if my mouse wheel was just defective (it happens) because some of the others seem to particularly like this feature above all else.

Third, the weight tuning is something I ended up not caring for in the very least. I tried different combinations to see if it mattered - but it really honestly didn't. Maybe I'm just not the mouse connoisseur I thought I was.

Fourth, customizable LED display colors seems cool in theory - but again, I can't remember the last time that LED color was a deal breaker for me. I set it to blue and was done. I could have set it to red too. Or green. Or mauve (well, I'm not sure what mauve looks like, but you get the point.)

Fifth, the shape of the mouse resembles a pack of cards rather than the smooth filled curves of the G7. I couldn't make this feel natural no matter how hard I tried.

I really could go on.

So was there anything I liked? Actually, yes. I liked that it had on board memory for user profiles. I liked the texture of the grips and how they form fit the mouse itself. I liked the SetPoint software on Windows XP, which was real easy to use. I liked the non fray-able heavy duty cord that connects the mouse to the USB port. I liked the fact that it does have 9 buttons - if you count carefully (the scroll wheel is 3 buttons by itself). The harder part was to remember what each of those mappings did :(

Unfortunately, the positives didn't quite outweigh the negatives and I made the decision to go get myself a new G7 instead.

As with any ergonomics product, the choice of mouse is entirely a personal decision. So, the stars I've given it are a review of how well this mouse works with my hand and my temperament, and is not intended as an engineering review of the standalone product.

doesn't solve what it claims to solve at all
It implies that you can make it fit your large hand if you have one, but
it still doesn't: your choices are between tiny and pretty small. If you
would like to try palm mousing you'll be dissapointed unless your hand is
tiny.

With weight there is sort of the opposite problem: its heavy without any
weight added. So you can choose between pretty heavy and really heavy, neither of which you will probably like much if you come from cheap mouse land. Weight isn't really good for anything, it just makes starting and stopping take more work.

The thumb buttons are soggy and ill-positioned as usual with other mice.

Haven't bother with the software so I can't say how well that works.

Overpriced with Issues
Pros
- Sensitive
- Custom weights
- Custom LED colors
- Extra grips

Cons
- Middle-mouse clicking (pressing down, not scrolling) is INCREDIBLY stiff. Difficult to open/close browser tabs, or fly-scroll on webpages, etc.
- Mouse is too heavy for precision gaming to begin with. Using the weights would make it worse.
- Labeled as a 9-button mouse, which is ridiculous and highly disappointing. 1: You can't use the 2 buttons on the bottom of the mouse. 2: Wheel-tilting shouldn't be considered 2 extra buttons. 3: The 2 sensitivity-adjustment buttons can't realistically be used for anything else. You can bind them, but actually clicking them requires stopping and trying to find them. In practice, this is only a 5-button mouse.

Most of the features that make this mouse so darn expensive end up being worthless, and the scroll wheel kills all usability for anyone who middle-mouse clicks in browsers, etc... I returned my G9.