There’s plenty to like about the G305, and most people who should be thinking of purchasing it already know what it offers: Logitech’s in-house Hero sensor; a long battery life due to both the Hero sensor’s low power draw and the higher-capacity removable batteries the G305 uses; and the general shape. Anybody familiar with the Logitech G203 or the G Pro mouse will already know whether they will enjoy this mouse, as the G305 is essentially a wireless remake of those two mouses (minus the RGB lighting, and a slightly different button below the scroll wheel, in addition to the buttons having slightly different switches).

However – despite offering a great sensor and a familiar shape many enjoy – the G305 is not perfect. Logitech’s Hero sensor, while great, is not the PWM3366 sensor, the top-of-the-line, inarguably best sensor on the market, which is found in Logitech’s most high-end mouses, such as the G900 and G903, the G403 (both wired and wireless), and the G502. Due to the differing sensors, the feeling and DPI has to be adjusted when going (for example, from the wireless G403 to the G305 in my case) from one mouse to the other, though tracking overall is perfect with both.

The great first impression (barring a difference in feeling that can be overcome with some tinkering with settings) from the G305, however, can be deceiving. A few days after getting the G305, I suffered an odd occurrence, wherein the mouse cursor – while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – would start wobbling in the centre of the screen any time the mouse was lifted off the mouse pad. Additionally, for the few hours preceding this, the G305 would sometimes randomly spin out while I was aiming around with it. Surprisingly, however, taking out the battery and re-connecting the wireless receiver has fixed this issue for me, and since that day a few weeks ago, I have not suffered from spin-outs or any cursor wobbling. Due to the unreplicable (and thus far unrepeated) nature of the incident, I am not sure what to blame – or if it is even fair to deduct points for this – but it is something to keep in mind. Similar products that I have used before the G305 – which include the wireless G403, the G900 and the G502 (which are all mouses that use the PWM3366 sensor) – have never suffered from spin-outs even once, though this might have just been my luck.

The scroll wheel has been great in my experience, and has a nice, squared shape, as opposed to the round scroll wheels that some mouses have. The wheel also has a pretty rough surface, with big, bold lines cut into the rubber to give it a nice, grippy feel. The only thing really missing from the scroll wheel is Logitech’s hyper-scrolling mode, which would have been a nice addition to have.

The software experience on the G305 is par for the course for a Logitech mouse. Customization is done through Logitech’s Gaming Software program, which includes a Hi and Lo performance mode (going from 250 hours of usage up to months of usage without having to switch batteries), five different DPI level profiles that can be set, polling rate, custom binds for all of the buttons, the ability to switch between on-board memory and Automatic Game Detection, and various other functions that Logitech provides (including a heat map, binding keystrokes etc.). The experience, however, is not perfect. Other Logitech mouses (that use the PWM3366) give the user some extra features that are missing from the G305, most notably the ability to switch between “profiles”, which let a user switch between modes where each “mode” has completely different bindings for all the buttons. On the G305, the only similar feature is limited to switching DPI levels.

All in all, the G305 has presented some weird, infrequent issues that anybody might run into, but when it works, it works amazingly. For somebody looking for a light-weight (below 90g) wireless mouse that’s on par with wired mouses, there really is no other option on the market right now, without having to do hardware modding (which carries with it its own risks and extra effort), as other wireless mouses are either heavy or have imperfect wireless technology (though I want to stress this is not the case with Logitech’s wireless mouses).

The only reasons not to get the G305 would perhaps include the fact that it is a small mouse with a very small hump, and anybody with big hands and/or a grip that isn’t well-suited to small mice (such as a palm grip) might feel cramped with the G305. In addition, the mouse has kind of a lacklustre selection of buttons, with only the standard left and right clicks, a scroll wheel (which is clickable), a button below the scroll wheel, and two side buttons. Whether this is an issue is up to the individual user, but it is mostly meant to be used as a cursor moving device, not to double as a media controller. For anybody who desires a similar product with more options in regards to buttons, the Logitech G900 or the G903 might be more suitable.

All in all, the G305 is terrific value. It is one of the cheapest ways to go wireless, with a sensor and wireless technology that will not make you miss wired mouses. Couple this with a great battery life that will take a minimum of weeks before it even bothers you about the battery getting low, and Logitech have a real winner on their hands. Fans of the G Pro should instantly jump on this with no regrets, and everybody else really only needs to make sure they like the shape, as everything else Logitech has packaged into this mouse is borderline perfect, as far as its function as a wireless mouse is concerned.