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Add to SafariWhen comparing Mad Catz RAT 7 vs Logitech G303, the Slant community recommends Logitech G303 for most people. In the question“What is the best gaming mouse?” Logitech G303 is ranked 14th while Mad Catz RAT 7 is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Logitech G303 is:
The G303, along with the Logitech G502 and G900 and the Corsair M65 PRO RGB, has the single best sensor on the market, the Pixart PMW3366. This sensor has no acceleration or angle snapping that can't be disabled and has a native DPI of 12,000.
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Pros
Pro Reliable; keeps on going through the years
It will still work just as well as the day you bought it.
Pro Incredible flexibility
Many parts of the mouse are adjustable with interchangeable pinkie grips and palm rests to a custom weight system. The mouse is able to literally change its size and weight.
Pro Cordless version available
It also comes in a cordless version, called the RAT 9.
Pro Excellent sensor
The G303, along with the Logitech G502 and G900 and the Corsair M65 PRO RGB, has the single best sensor on the market, the Pixart PMW3366. This sensor has no acceleration or angle snapping that can't be disabled and has a native DPI of 12,000.
Pro Compact size gaming mouse
People with small hands needn't look at mice like the Corsair M65 gaming mouse and despair. The G303 gaming mouse has a solution. It's about the size of the $5 USB mice that are often bundled with desktop computers, but it has most of the features of a full-size gaming mouse.
Pro Comfortable
Logitech G303 is very comfortable if you have medium to small hands, and if you are using your mouse with claw or fingertip grip.
Pro Accessible price
The G303 gaming mouse has an MSRP of $49.99, but it goes on sale rather frequently for as low as $24.99. Compared to high-end gaming mice like the Rival 700 and the G502, that's quite a steal.
Pro RGB lighting
It glows. You can change the colors. There isn't much more to say, except that it will fit in with basically any setup that uses black devices with colored lights.
Cons
Con Laser (not optical) sensor
Laser sensors are just not that great when compared to optical sensors. Often there is acceleration issues with laser sensors.
Con Expensive for what the internal hardware is
Sadly the components inside of this mouse are pretty cheap, ranging from the switches to the laser sensor. For the price Mad Catz is charging one should expect higher quality components.
Con Forward / back buttons wear easily
The two buttons located on the side of the mouse (sometimes known as the page forward and page back buttons for internet browsers) wear out easily after only a few months of usage. That means that it requires extra force to register a button press, all while receiving no touch (or audible clicking) feedback. Frustrating but the mouse does continue working.
Con Uncomfortable "seam" where your thumb and palm meet
Con Build quality not the best
Scrolling wheel sometimes makes cranking noises while you are scrolling through it. If you tighten the mouse from the sides, the cheap plastic will make a noise.
Con A minimum selection of buttons
The Logitech G303 only has one controllable button on the top, two buttons on the side and a programmable mousewheel. The mouse offers six different buttons if you include left- and right-click.
