Some of the buttons have new shapes that make them slightly easier to use: The sniper button, for example, is now a clicky paddle with a curved edge for your thumb to slide onto, rather than a conventional button on the G502 Lightspeed. On the side, you have the standard back and forward buttons, plus the FPS “sniper” button under your thumb. If you’re counting, there are nine buttons on top: left and right click, a scroll wheel with a center click and customizable tilt inputs, two buttons in the center column, and two extra buttons on the left edge of the mouse. The G502 X Plus is packed to the gills with 12 inputs, almost all of which are customizable. While it’s a purely cosmetic change, and one that you’ll only notice when you aren’t using the mouse, I think the pop of color looks really sharp, especially on the white model.

If you love RGB, it’s a big improvement over the G502 Lightspeed, which only had a small light-up logo. Its most distinctive feature – the one that makes it a G502 X Plus – is a large 8-point RGB lighting element that runs along the rear side button on the left side of the mouse, across the top of the palm, and juts out along the right side. Both generations of G502 have a curvy shape that fills your hand and feels good to hold for long stretches. Measuring 3.13 x 5.25 x 1.63 inches and weighing 3.7 ounces, it’s a lighter and slightly wider mouse than the G502 Lightspeed, though they feel the same in hand. The G502 X design, Plus or otherwise, has been streamlined and optimized mostly for style’s sake, though there are some tangible changes. The high bar it set now sits a little higher. On the other, it’s an improved version of a mouse that was already among the best you could buy. On the one hand, you’ll be hard-pressed to say that the G502 X Plus, or any G502 X, features any changes that would make a world of difference compared to its predecessor. The Plus earns its title bump (and a slightly higher price tag) with a large RGB light bar that runs across its palm rest. At the top of the heap, there’s a new “flagship” model – the G502 X Plus – an upgraded version of the G502 lightspeed that’s lighter and can get better battery life.

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