If you're going to play at the highest level, you need a mouse that gives you an edge. The Logitech MX 518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse does exactly that with its ultra-high resolution, 1600-dpi MX Optical Engine that delivers lightning-fast response and mirror-smooth tracking. The MX 518's advantages don't stop there. You get instant, on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment that lets you switch effortlessly from pixel-precise targeting to fast-twitch acceleration, without any software. And the contoured grip ensures peak performance and comfort, even during the most intense gaming sessions.
1 Superior Gaming mouse and excellent mouse overall
I like this mouse a lot. With the right mouse pad (a Microthin Wow!Pad from Office Depot), this mouse glides beautifully, never seen one better. The main buttons are easy to push (only Microsoft does this right also). The forward and back side buttons are a little small but work fine. The scroll wheel is not as nice as the MS Intellimouse 4 as it still clicks and is harder to roll. Never used the tilt wheel on the MS mouse. It is gaming where this mouse shines. The mouse tracks no matter how fast I move the mouse. The mouse never sleeps so it always responds perfectly. Frankly, I have not yet found any use that I needed to change the mouse resolution (i.e. speed) but in trials that is easy to do.
Feel is good, middle to small sized so fits most of my family. Cord is thin and a little stiff so it does not always lay completely flat (I have not found on that did). Very lightweight. Contoured nicely to fit the cupped hand.
Worked with Win XP as soon as I plugged it in, drivers and program loaded with no hassle.
Nice job, Logitech!
2 BEWARE: MX518 is not Mac compatible!!!
As a proud owner of the MX510 (which I love), I wanted to have the latest and greatest edition! I assumed that the MX518 would be Macintosh compatible, but alas it is not and I was sorely disappointed when I bought one! This is the first time I have heard of a Logitech mouse not working with the Mac. Message to Logitech: PLEASE FIX THIS so that Mac users like me can use the MX518! At the very least, PLEASE MARK THE BOX VERY CLEARLY THAT THIS IS NOT MACINTOSH COMPATIBLE.
3 Freaking Wonderful!!!!
This mouse is the greatest mouse to have come out! The mx510? is also a wonderful mouse, but this is the icing on the cake. How does it compair to the Razor? Diamondback? you ask? Well to sum it up for yall it blows it out of the water! Alright might have been a little short so here it goes. The mx518? has many new features, it has new software, 1600 dpi that can be lowerd to any dpi setting you want with a click of a button. For all you n00bers out there(newbies) higher dpi enables faster movments over a higher resolution which is good for using aps, but for me i rather play with a smaller dpi for gaming because it allows more precise moving with lower sensitivity. Plus it has the 5.8 megapixle optical lens which is the highest out right now. I hope this was helpful and logitech? all the way!
