In the gaming mice market where gamers usually prefer wired options, Logitech, maker of computer peripherals, has released a new wireless mouse that is capable of outrunning the wired competition.
Logitech's new G900 Chaos Spectrum is a wireless mouse that boasts of capabilities that outshine the wired alternatives, reports CNET. This is because of some technical specifications that were developed after three years of research and development.
While the average person does not usually care about mouse speeds, to gamers it is a very important thing. The higher the latency, the slower the mouse will respond. To address that, Logitech gave a lot of effort into making the G900 reach low latency numbers.
According to data given by Logitech, the G900 Chaos Spectrum has lower latency or faster response time, compared to other wired competition such as the SteelSeries Rival 300 and Death Adder Chroma.
“Not only is it outperforming our competitor’s wireless mice,” Logitech senior product manager Chris Pate told Digital Trends during the recent Game Developers Conference, “we actually have tested it terms of reactiveness of the sensor and the switches against our competitor’s wired mice, and we are delivering response times that are even faster than wired.”
In addition to faster reaction times, there are two more aspects that make wireless mice not the go-to choice for gamers: battery life and weight. Logitech also worked on these two factors.
First, the G900 boasts of a long battery life helping to ensure that players will not get “pwned” simply because the mouse died.
“Out of the box, you get about 24 hours of battery life run-to-die,” Pate explained. The G900 is able to run for 24 hours in a single charge. By making tweaks via the Logitech Gaming Software, gamers using the G900 will also be able to add up to eight hours of battery life, making for a total of 32 hours max.
This battery life does not equal Logitech's Master MX wireless which has a 240-hour lifespan, but that isn't a gaming mouse anyway.
Second, Logitech also packed all the specs and features of this low-latency ambidextrous wireless mouse into a chassis that weighs only a mere 107 grams, which is very light. Digital Trends notes that it is lighter than an Apple Magic Mouse.
These, and a whole host of other specs, such as fully customizable buttons that can be used either left- or right-handed, all come for a price of $150. This price isn't as low as typical mid-range gaming mice that cost $40-$60, but it does come as a great alternative for Razer's Mamba, which costs the same.
Logitech's G900 Chaos Spectrum wireless mouse releases in April.
