Had an MX510 and the buttons died after a few months. Logitech sent me a replacement and again the buttons died. I thought fuck this for a game of three blind mice! I then thought I'd take the next step up to the G5 since reviews were saying how fast and accurate it is. Well, after 5 months the tilt on the wheel stopped working (used that for surfing <>) and a few days (9 months on) ago the left button became intermittent and the mouse began to react slowly or not at all to weapon switching. I have the latest drivers and firmware.

I contacted Logitech today about a replacement but to be honest I want a different brand of mouse - this is NOT a gaming mouse if the buttons die so easily. I have noob buttons! I used to have a Microsoft dirt cheap mouse which I hammered daily for years on UT200X and it never faltered. It was slow but very reliable. Now these thoroughbred mice are sodding pansies!

I was looking at Habu since MS ime makes reliable stuff. This is very much like a G5 inside, eg 2000dpi. However, I looked at some tracking info off a site and it says that the laser mice like G5, Habu, etc., lose tracking much more quickly than the MX518 which they crown as tracKING! Fine, but the buttons don't last! So, it's Habu.

@BBCmicro:

I really dunno what u were doing with those mouses to get them broken so easily.My mx510 buttons were slammed,and the mouse itself has fallen at least 10 times in first month cause i had some wire position problems cause of desk and i would always accidently pull the wire down which slammed the mouse with fast speed on the floor,from 1 meter height...the point is,it still works like a charm to this day.So,braking 3 mouses in such short period? Sometimes the problem lies in the user :]

Just waiting for the deathadder to appear in shelves here. It'll take unneccessarily long and cost like $10-20 extra, but I support local dealers.*

* Translation: Am a lazy ass and don't want to order stuff online. Not only is the ordering process a hassle, the post office is in fact about 20 steps further away than the electronics store aswell.

I know not of this Sweden you speak of. Here in the North Pole we care only for ourselves, our seals and our polar bears.