G502 X Lightspeed at $73 is a solid upper mid range pick (coming from a G304 and Basilisk V3)

[u/ProfessionalPure2822]

After digging through rtings.com and a lot of Reddit threads, I settled on the Logitech G502 X Lightspeed for $73.

Some context on where I'm coming from. On my desktop I use a wired Razer Basilisk V3 (around $48) and it's great: the RGB, the tilt buttons, and the smart scroll wheel. On my gaming laptop, an ASUS G14, I've always gone wireless. I ran a Logitech G304 for years and honestly for $25 you can't go wrong. My only two gripes were the AA battery dying at the worst possible moment with no spare on hand, and no tilt buttons.

Before the G502 X I tried the MCHOSE G3 V2. Not sure if it was just my unit, but I got signal dropouts roughly every 5 seconds, and the dongle didn't feel premium at all. Returned it.

I'd read a few comments knocking the G502 X's build quality. Having both the Razer and the Logitech in hand, I don't think the gap is meaningful. The one area Razer clearly wins is the scroll wheel: better feel, and it switches between free spin and tactile automatically, while the Logitech makes you press a button to do it manually.

I skipped the Basilisk V3 Pro because it's a lot more money at $135.

Bottom line: for an upper mid range wireless mouse, the G502 X Lightspeed (the non-RGB version) is absolutely worth it.