"It’s one thing to build a mouse and keyboard meant for browsing the Internet or sending e-mail back and forth; it’s quite another to build peripherals that can withstand the rigors of competitive PC gaming. At the QuakeCon 2005 show, Logitech unveiled the first of its much-anticipated G-series family of extreme-performance peripherals for PC gamers: the Logitech® G7 Laser Cordless Mouse, the Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse and the Logitech® G15 keyboard. Logitech worked closely with the professional gaming community to identify key product features and technologies that allow gamers to administer performance tuning based on their individual preferences, and deliver unprecedented levels of pixel precision and blazing speed. The cordless G7 and corded G5 mice each feature precision laser tracking, resolution up to 2000 dpi, full-speed USB data transfer, and fast 6.4 megapixels of image processing per second"

Specifications:

System Requirements:
• IBM® or compatible PC
• Windows® 98, 2000, Me, XP
• USB port

The bundle:

When I opened the box and removed the see through plastic container I noticed that it had a cardboard backside with the letters G7 cut out. The cardboard could be folded out and revealed the installation CD and the manual.

Here is what you get when you’re buying the G7; the G7 mouse itself, two lithium-ion batteries which is very nice. A charging station, the wireless mini-receiver, an installation CD, manual and some other documentation with support phone numbers etc, etc.

The G7:

Here’s a shot comparing the G7 to the MX510, as you can see there is little to no difference in size or shape between the two. So everybody who likes the 510 should have no problems re-adjusting to the G7 from an ergonomically point of view.

Here in a side shot of the G7 you notice that it only has one thumb button compared to the 510’s two. To me this was a little disappointment because I think it’s very convenient to be able to bind the two thumb buttons in games. I would have liked it if Logitech had kept the two buttons but moved them to an over/under position instead; making them more reachable then on the 510.