The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless is a very affordable mouse. It’s not the most stunning mouse you’ll ever find – in fact, it has a minimalistic aesthetic that is rare among gaming mice. It is stylish, sturdy, and powerful. It’s also wireless, which is a feature that puts a premium on peripherals, literally.
This is what really makes the gaming mouse unique. The mouse does nearly everything well, while remaining extremely affordable. It doesn’t skimp on any extra features.
The original price of the Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless was $59 (PS51, AU$99). However, it has been reduced in North America. Customers in Canada and the United States can now buy it in nearly every color, with a US price tag of $39 in the US. This is a great deal for wireless gaming mice, something that we don’t often see.
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It doesn’t mean it isn’t competitive. The Razer Basisk X Hyperspeed is priced at the same price as the Lenovo Legion M600, SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless and the Razer Razer Basilisk . You’ll want to look at those before you make a decision. However, we have to say that the G305 certainly has the fun factor.
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The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless wireless is simply adorable. There are three color options available: blue with lilac accents and lilac and purple accents. If you want to change up your gaming setup, there is a mint with lilac. There’s also a black and a white version for those who prefer monochrome. The K/DA special edition features a blue-and-black pattern on solid white for League of Legends fans and Kpop fans.
It is adorable but also keeps things simple and elegant. It doesn’t have a lot of gaming aesthetic touches, which is something we like and makes it easy to use. It has an ambidextrous design, which is a little slimmer and more comfortable for both claw and palm grippers. Palm grippers will love the curved palm rest. Although it isn’t very prominent, it’s still substantial enough to offer support.
The top panel slides out from the palm rest to expose the Lightspeed USB receiver and battery compartments. It keeps your receiver safe and secure while you’re driving, which is something we all appreciate.
The AA battery compartment in this mouse does not make it rechargeable. Although USB-C charging would have been ideal, Logitech had other priorities. You also get only 250 hours of battery life.
Some wireless gaming mice that are powered by batteries offer much more. If you spend four hours gaming per day, the battery will last you about two months before it needs to be replaced. The indicator light under the DPI cycle button will let you know when 15% of your battery is left. This should give you enough time to get to the store to stock up.
More of the good stuff. The PTFE feet beneath work well on all surfaces. The 99-gram weight combined with these feet allows the mouse to glide effortlessly on most surfaces. This is especially useful during intense battles or when editing photos. The new optical sensor is not the best mouse for glass. However, it does have some issues with it.
Six fully programable buttons are available here. Two of them – the left- and right-facing buttons – have mechanical tensioning which improves consistency and makes it easier to press lighter buttons. We love the buttons’ immediate feedback and satisfying bounce back after clicking. We would prefer that the buttons on either side had a little less travel and less resistance.
Logitech’s Lightspeed wireless connectivity is a standard in the industry. The one on Logitech Lightspeed Wireless is no exception. Even when it’s a bit farther from your gaming computer, it’s responsive and doesn’t show any lags. In fact, we can get precise responses even from as far away as 10 feet. We have had some lags when using the mouse from 15 feet away, and in another room. However, it is not something that would matter.
One thing that might make people hesitate is its lack of Bluetooth connectivity. This would have made it a better value. It’s hard to complain about such things at this price.
Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless has 12,000 DPI maximum, but that’s not the main point. We just use “only” to compare it with other wireless gaming mice. Logitech’s offer is inferior to some of the others, offering 18,000 to 20,000 DPI. This is not a problem, as most players won’t know the difference between 8,000 and 20,000K DPI.
It delivers a great performance for a wireless gaming mouse at a very affordable price. The mouse responds well to Psychonauts 2. It moves with us and triggers immediately when we press the button. It is the same with Cyberpunk 2077. Even when we were fighting a strong enemy, there have been no movement lags or missed presses. The mouse can keep up with the pace.
However, the wireless gaming mouse has a problem. The button can’t be used as a sniper button. It lowers your DPI and then returns to the default setting once released. Logitech instead chose to use a DPI Shift function, which you can assign any one of six buttons.
This effectively reduces your DPI to the lowest setting, but it doesn’t revert. You’ll be stuck at the lowest DPI setting until the DPI button is pressed. This is a frustrating function that Logitech could easily fix.
G-Shift is an excellent workaround. We can achieve the same effect by remapping G–Shift to the backside and then remapping DPI Shift to either the front button or the DPI button. It’s still a two step process.
Let’s quickly explain what the G-Shift function is if you aren’t clear. It’s similar to the Fn button on a keyboard, in that it allows you to assign a secondary function to each of your buttons. Each button can be assigned a secondary function. This can only be activated when you press the button G-Shift. All buttons will revert to their original functions if you release the button G-Shift. Logitech keyboards can be assigned the G-Shift key to one of their keys. We tried this with our Logitech G915TKL Lightspeed. It makes it a lot easier to use and frees up your mouse buttons to remap in G-Shift mode.
You can do all the button remapping using the Logitech G Hub. This allows you to create and save up 5 profiles (yes the mouse has onboard memory), each profile boasting 5 DPI levels, choose a polling rate and create macros. Unfortunately, the Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless does not have RGB lighting.
