The G502 X is the G502 formula, fixed for wired players: 89 g (32 g lighter than the Hero), the HERO 25K sensor, excellent click latency, and the best button layout of any mouse, per PCWorld. The tradeoffs are no weight tuning, no RGB, and a stiff-feeling wheel. The wired mouse to beat; check the current price on Amazon.
— THE VERDICT · JUDGEANY EDITORSWhat the G502 X is
The G502 X is the wired member of Logitech's G502 X family, released in 2022 alongside the wireless G502 X Lightspeed and the RGB-equipped G502 X Plus. This review covers the wired model only: 89 g, no battery, no RGB. It keeps the right-handed ergonomic shape of the legendary G502 line -- Logitech says more than 21 million G502 mice have sold since 2014 -- and rebuilds it around a thin-wall exoskeleton, a HERO 25K sensor, and LIGHTFORCE hybrid optical-mechanical switches.
What published tests measured
PCWorld's review of the wired G502 X had the sensor tracking quickly and flawlessly in Insurgency, with no hint of lag or stuttering even at high DPI. RTINGS' lab measured excellent click latency on the wired model, Notebookcheck reported, and RTINGS also praised the build quality and comfortable design. The commentchoisir aggregate puts RTINGS' overall score at 8/10. Tech4Gamers named it the best wired mouse for League of Legends on the strength of its click latency and the HERO 25K's 100-25,600 DPI range at 400 IPS. We run no lab; these are the outlets' measurements, not ours.
Where reviewers push back
The counter-evidence deserves its own paragraph. PCWorld calls the G502 X "a lot heavier than ultra-lightweight mice like the 59-gram HyperX Pulsefire Haste" and usually steers the fastest-FPS crowd toward lighter mice. GBATemp's review is blunter: the new scroll wheel is "just plain bad" and the cord "frail." A Target buyer watched a click/spring sound develop in the buttons within days, and rated G Hub's instability nearly zero-star-worthy. Several Alza owners describe the wheel as loud and stiff -- one sent the mouse back for that reason. The case for the X still holds: tracking and latency measurements line up across outlets, 89 g is a real diet next to the 121 g Hero, and the wheel gripes are about feel rather than function.
Design, weight and buttons
89 g is a meaningful cut for this lineage -- the G502 Hero weighed 121 g with its tunable weights, a system the X drops entirely. RGB is gone too, apart from a small DPI indicator, and there is no weight tuning. In return you get 13 programmable controls, a DPI-shift button that reverses for thumb reach or swaps for a blank cover, and the dual-mode wheel: hyper-fast free spin or ratcheted, plus tilt left and right for two more inputs. PCWorld calls it the best button layout on any gaming mouse, singling out the repositioned trigger button for insta-sniping. The cord is thin rubber and non-removable; PCWorld found it slid across the desk more easily than the Hero's braided cable.
Owner consensus
Owners keep coming back to the same three things: the comfortable palm-and-claw shape, the sensor's accuracy, and the number of well-placed buttons. The complaints repeat too -- the stiff, loud wheel, the missing weight tuning, and G Hub's quirks. One owner fought an inconsistent DPI setting on startup for weeks before the software sorted itself out. Target's listing averages 4.1/5 across 18 ratings.
Who should buy it
This is the pick if you like the G502 shape, want lighter weight and modern switches, and can live with a cable. If you play competitive FPS where every gram matters, PCWorld's advice stands: buy an ultralight. If you want this shape without a cord, that is the G502 X Lightspeed -- check the current price on Amazon.