MX518 or G5?

[Ichigo]

I'm leaning heavily towards the MX518 for price, colour, and 2 buttons instead of one. And because I can live with "only" 1600DPI.

Question. Does the MX518 have tilt wheel?

Any other arguments for G5?

 

[tuteja1986]

MX518 easy choice ... i didn't like the G5 but i did how ever like G7.

 

[Tigge]

Isn't the G7 and G5 the same exact thing, except one is cordless and the other isn't?

 

[SEAL62505]

g5 all the way! i can only think of 2 reasons to go for the mx518 instead
- cost (but the g5 has been under 55 shipped at many online locations)
- loss of the "forward" button on the side of the mouse

Other than that, I would say it is better in every way than the mx518...

 

[Excelsior]

518.

I love my orig 500 to death..I can't imagine you would really need more than the 518.

 

[Ichigo]

MX518 it is. For $30CDN less, it's an easy choice I guess.

Maybe $55USD shipped, try finding a Canadian one.

Though it still leaves the question, is there a tilt wheel?

 

[Doh!]

what's a tilt wheel?

 

[Ichigo]

The scroll wheel can tilt left and right to scroll in each respective direction.

 

[potato28]

MX518 doesnt have the tilt wheel, unfourntunatly, but still a great mouse at the $30 CDN savings.

 

[Finns14]

G5 is a waste of money the weights are unneed and they tend to move around some when using it

 

[aatf510]

I have a G5, a G7 and a MX510.
The MX510 was good, but after I got used to the G5, there is no going back.
I don't like the G7 for some reason though.

Edit: I still don't know what the tilt wheel is for, I never install the mouse software though.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

mx518> all: razer other logitech, microsoft.. etc