(We tried both, as well as a standard office desk, with impressive results.) By testing the surface you use for the Proteus Core, users can optimize anything from a high-end mouse pad to a sheet of paper. The Proteus Core boasts two other innovative features: a surface-testing capability and an adjustable weight system.
One of the best features of the Logitech software is its ability to scan your PC, determine which games you have installed and automatically create profiles for them. The Proteus Core can store three profiles internally, or a virtually unlimited number of profiles on a computer. While this software lagged behind the comparable Razer Synapse software a few months ago, it has really come into its own in the interim. The Proteus Core runs on the same Logitech Gaming Software as all other modern Logitech mice. Otherwise, it's hard to see how Logitech could have devised a better all-purpose gaming mouse design. Palm players with large hands may find the Proteus Core a bit small for their tastes. The DPI buttons, located next to the left mouse button, are both remote enough to stay out of the way and large enough to press easily without looking. The thumb buttons are large and distinctive, and the lowest one is ideally situated for a "sniper" button that lowers DPI - a useful feature in first-person shooters. These features are nice bonuses but not essential to the function of the mouse.Otherwise, Logitech arranged the buttons on the Proteus Core in a very smart layout. A few come with weights to tweak the heft of the mouse to your exact liking.
Though Windows compatibility and software are the most important for gaming, we looked for Mac compatibility, too. You should be able to save those settings directly on the mouse-or, failing that, to a cloud service-so you can easily take your configurations between computers. Better software should support multiple profiles for switching the mouse’s sensitivity and button configuration to match the game you’re playing. Software: Most gaming mice come with software suites for you to assign keystrokes, macros, and functions to almost any of the mouse’s buttons, to tweak its sensitivity (DPI/CPI) and polling rate (how often the mouse tells your computer where it is), and to customize its lighting.(You can read more about the double-click failure below.) Razer has redesigned most of its gaming mice to use optical switches rather than mechanical ones-so far, these designs don’t seem to develop the same switch failure, but they’re more expensive and harder on battery life in wireless models. Switches: The vast majority of gaming mice use mechanical switches, which can fail sooner than expected on a small percentage of gaming mice.Manufacturers like to brag about high-DPI sensors, but many people rarely use settings higher than 3,000, and most Overwatch League players keep it below 1,000. Sensor: All modern gaming mice-even the budget models-have good sensors, so this wasn’t a differentiating factor in our evaluation.Build quality: A good gaming mouse shouldn’t feel hollow and cheap, or flex under pressure.It should also provide a crisp, satisfying click, and shouldn’t feel mushy or too difficult to press. Scroll wheel: The scroll wheel should be sturdy and easy to grip, with distinctive ratchets that make it clear when you’ve swapped weapons, for example.We eliminated mice with buttons that were too easy to click by mistake or too difficult to reach on purpose. All of these buttons should be easy to reach for average-size hands. Buttons: In addition to left- and right-click buttons, a mouse should have at least two extra buttons near the thumb, and maybe one or two on top (including the clickable scroll wheel).
We aimed to find mice that felt comfortable for the largest range of hand sizes and the most popular grips (fingertip and palm, followed by claw), but no mouse is universally comfortable. Comfort is reliant on your hand size and grip style, so what works for one person doesn’t always work for another.