TechRadar Review: Logitech G305 X Superlight Wins on Lightweight Design and 'Excellent Value'

The G305 X Superlight is the latest addition to Logitech's G305 line. The reviewer said it aims to keep things relatively simple while including some surprisingly advanced features for its price point. Its appearance is quite basic, with little branding and no odd contours. A small RGB light strip, while seemingly too small to be effective, brightens the mouse notably, especially on the black model, thanks to a wide range of animation customizations.

The build quality meets Logitech's typically high standards. Despite weighing only 61 grams, the mouse feels surprisingly solid, with no flimsiness or hollowness. The smooth plastic body has a hint of texture that feels tactile and premium, and all buttons and the scroll wheel are solidly planted without any play.

Customization is handled through Logitech's G HUB software. The reviewer found five configurable DPI sliders ranging from 100 to 44,000, with cycling done via a button placed on top of the mouse. Users can save their five settings as a custom preset or choose from Logitech's preconfigured options for various game types. All buttons can be reassigned to system, media, keyboard, or mouse commands, and custom actions are available for Discord, Overwolf, OBS, and Streamlabs Desktop. A second mapping layer through Logitech's G-shift feature is also available by holding a chosen button.

However, performance-related tweaks are missing: the reviewer noted users cannot alter lift-off distance or debounce times, nor enable motion sync or angle snapping. The only extra feature in this area is what Logitech calls BHOP mode, which ignores the first scroll event after an accidental scroll wheel knock unless a second scroll occurs within a set time frame between 100ms and 1000ms.

The reviewer said these omissions did not spoil gaming sessions. The low profile suited the reviewer's grip style, and the rear hump provided enough palm support without being obstructive. Sidewalls that narrow toward the bottom made the mouse easy to lift securely with thumb and ring finger, compensating for the lack of grip tape or embossing. Maneuvering was easy because of the lightness, and swipes were smooth and frictionless on a mouse pad, even with the USB cable attached. The included cable is not braided like many gaming mouse cables, but the reviewer found it lighter and more malleable than a typical rubber cable.

The mouse buttons feature a downward slant and subtle indentations, producing solid, snappy clicks with deep travel. Spamming was relatively effortless, while accidental taps were unlikely to register. The side buttons were easy to reach and actuate. The scroll wheel's light notching allowed easy flicking, while still providing enough feedback for single scrolls. The reviewer occasionally triggered scrolls when pressing the middle button, and that button felt firm unless pressed at the right angle, though this became less of an issue with practice.

Connectivity posed no problems in testing. The mouse connected through both Bluetooth and the 2.4GHz dongle without issue, and hot-switching between the two was quick and easy thanks to a selector button underneath. The reviewer listed the lack of performance tweaks, the non-braided cable, and the low profile as cons, while citing comfort, light weight, multiple connectivity options, and solid performance as pros.