Instead, it’s a successor to theG602, a favorite among gamers who need tons of side buttons.
In terms of hardware, I like almost everything about this mouse.
The only thing that brings it down is Logitech’s bloated driver software.
And unfortunately, that’s a big failing point on a mouse where programmable buttons are the entire idea.
But if frustrating software is a dealbreaker for you, then skip it.
It’s not worth the hassle.
With a 3x2 grid, it’s a compromise between utility and usability.
If you want a mouse covered in rainbow LEDs, look elsewhere.
Logitech estimates approximately 9 months of normal use, halving the batteries from the previous designs.
What’s entirely new to the G60x series is the scroll wheel.
It’s metal, and notched, and pleasantly heavy.
It’s an amazing inclusion if you use your mouse for heavy browsing and writing.
It can also scroll to the side, another feature absent from the previous generations.
Thumbs Up
Let’s talk about those thumb buttons, shall we?
Their sharp points all felt the same.
On the G604, these buttons are altogether more satisfying.
Okay, that’s a difficult mental image to parse in a review.
Just know that once you start using the G604, it’s easy to tell the thumb buttons apart.
They are, in a word, good.
In two words, they’re really good.
(Reminder: I’m getting paid to write this!)
Oh my, the buttons.
It’s a wonderful time.
And it’s not just for games!
I used the program detection to re-bind the thumb buttons for my most-used work programs, too.
I mean, two.
Because that’s 95% of my job.
But it’s still great!
Small but appreciable amounts of time are saved versus keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures.
The mouse saved me a huge amount of time in Photoshop.
But it feels stupid fast.
Two pleasant surprises came to me during testing.
One, the scroll wheel is fantastic.
And two, the mouse is super-stable on its four feet arranged in a diamond pattern.
If you want a mouse that quickly switches between computers, this is not the one for you.
The gaming-only management program is more or less like other all-in-one apps that manage a company’s gaming tools.
But in this case, it’s almost entirely less.
The program is bad.
Really, really bad.
It’s poorly-organized, slow, clunky, and lays things out in ways that are baffling.
It seems like graphic designers wrestled G Hub away from actual interface designers so that make it look cool.
If an all-black mouse on an all-black background is “cool,” I suppose.
I didn’t want that.
I didn’t ask for that.
It’s a mess.
Most damning of all, sometimes it just doesn’t work.
For some programs, it just doesn’t work at all.
I tried to set up keyboard bindings for Slack, Review Geek’s office chat program of choice.
But even when I manually grab the Slack executable file, it just can’t find it.
It’s incredibly frustrating.
For the times that G Hub works, it’s still useful, especially in Photoshop.
For the times that it doesn’t, it’s a major headache.
This very nice mouse isn’t worth that kind of a hassle.
The Honeymoon’s Over
I like almost everything about the G604 itself.
It’s versatile, comfy, long-lasting, and nothing in the design of the mouse is wasted.
I wish it was better at switching between machines, but that’s a secondary concern for most users.
For games and work programs, it’s fantastic.
But man, that software.
It’s a pain that drags down the entire experience.
G Hub is clunky at best and broken at worst.
That’s a shame, because I love Logitech mice.
And it’s possible that the company will get its software act together.
