Logitech is trying to dispel that myth. that a wireless mouse is always going to be slower to respond than one that's wired. After
three years of research and development, Logitech claims the G900
doesn't compromise on latency. Many of its features and design are the
result of direct feedback from the PC gaming community, the very
audience at which the mouse is aimed. What makes the G900 a really
exciting prospect are key details that people in that scene really care
about.
Logitech went to an awful lot of trouble to prove its
low latency claims by setting up a series of tests to analyze response
time and performance under severe interference issues. But the most
compelling evidence is in the data it collected when comparing the
G900's click and motion latency to some of the wired competition. These
results may not sound like a big deal, but it's undoubtedly head-turning
stuff for the professional player.
According to Logitech's data, the G900 had quicker click latency
(shorter bars) than the Steelseries Rival 300 and Razer Death Adder, and
better motion latency head-to-head with the Death Adder.
For wireless interference tests, Logitech set up each mouse on what
sounds like a turntable -- think of a treadmill for a mouse -- and then
bombarded it with wireless interference. Its tests show a constant
circular pattern being drawn with the G900 and numerous skips and jumps
with the competition.
Of course
Logitech was in control of all these tests but it's betting that
third-party analysis will bear it out. While I can't test the G900 like
Logitech did in its controlled environment, I should be able to to
notice any interference in an apartment building with a mess of
competing 2.4GHz Wi-Fi signals.
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