
Logitech says this sensor provides up to 10 times more power efficiency than its 3366 optical sensor.Īs for the wireless connectivity, we know this technology well: Lightspeed. Logitech built this sensor from scratch to squeeze out lots of high-performance tracking without gobbling the peripheral’s battery. We’ve seen the Hero sensor before in Logitech’s G603 gaming mouse, short for High Efficiency Rating Optical. Logitech’s marketing push behind the G305 focuses on two components: The optical sensor and wireless connection. Overall, it’s a solid, high-quality device that doesn’t feel too small in your hand. Its slim form factor makes it a great solution for gaming-on-the-go, and the bundled miniature USB dongle fits nice and snug next to the single AA battery under the palm rest lid.

That said, if you’re migrating from a higher-class gaming mouse like Logitech’s G903, the G305 will feel minimalistic in size and features. Lefties can still use this mouse, but Logitech reserves leftie-friendly features for its higher-priced mice. Yet despite its initial ambidextrous appearance, it’s mostly built for right-handed gamers, shoving two thumb buttons onto the left side. The Logitech G305 takes a simplistic approach, sporting a slim, compact design for easy portability.
LOGITECH GAMING SOFTWARE G305 PC
PC gamers looking for lots of bling in a mouse need to look elsewhere. What you won’t see here is a premium price. The G305 ships this month for $59.99. Called the G305, the new peripheral is based on Logitech’s Lightspeed wireless technology promising wired-like performance only seen in the company’s premium mice lineup. If you've ever used a Logitech mouse, you won't be surprised to learn that the G305 handled everything I threw at it with aplomb.After releasing its “pro” Powerplay wireless charging system and mice last summer, Logitech returns with an affordable wireless mouse for mainstream PC gamers. I ran the G305 through a variety of games to evaluate how well it performed, including Overwatch, StarCraft: Remastered, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and World of Warcraft. Clearly, the G305 doesn't need Bluetooth, but including it would have made the mouse feel a little more robust. The USB dongle works extremely well on a computer but makes the mouse impossible to use with a smartphone, tablet or game console.

LOGITECH GAMING SOFTWARE G305 BLUETOOTH
Some of the mouse's competitors, such as the Razer Atheris, offer both Bluetooth and USB wireless, as do Logitech's own productivity mice. The bigger problem is that the G305 seems perfectly content to offer wireless only through a USB dongle. The wireless connectivity works flawlessly and from well over 10 feet away, in case you wanted to use the G305 in a living room setup. But you may want to invest in some rechargeable AAs. (This, of course, assumes you are using the mouse for productivity as well as gaming.) One battery each month is admittedly not a bad investment, and the lack of a built-in, rechargeable battery keeps the cost and the weight down. The company estimates that the mouse will run for 250 hours on a single charge, translating to just a bit more than a month, if you use it for 8 hours every day.

Unlike some of Logitech's more expensive mice, the G305 is not rechargeable, running instead on a single AA battery (included).

MORE: Our Favorite Gaming Mice for Every Genre The wireless connectivity, as far as I was able to test, works flawlessly and from well over 10 feet away, in case you wanted to use the G305 in a living room setup.
