When comparing Zowie FK1+ vs Logitech G500, the Slant community recommends Logitech G500 for most people. In the question“What are the best gaming mice for large hands?” Logitech G500 is ranked 5th while Zowie FK1+ is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Logitech G500 is:
This gaming mouse also comes with weights (6 weights of 1.7g, 6 weights of 4.5g) that can be added on with a maximum of 27g of weights at a time.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Good mouse sensor, regardless of whether it's an older FK model or a newer one.
Whether you have the FK1+ with the older 3310 sensor, or the newer FK1+-B Divina version, you'll not have any issue hitting your shots. Zowie's sensor implementations are definitely some of the better ones.
Pro Very flexible cable, albeit not as good as modern paracord-like cables.
The cable is above average in flexibility, and generally quite good at not causing issues mid-game, especially if used with a mouse bungee. But don't think that it'll beat paracorded mice, or similar types of cords.
Pro Great mouse feet, with spares provided in the box.
As is the case with most Zowie mice, the feet on the bottom are very large and above average in smoothness and durability. The mouse also comes with backup feet in case your feet wear out on say, a hard mouse pad.
Pro Mouse wheel is suited to FPS gaming, with very clear steps.
The mouse wheel has fewer steps (16), but because of that the steps are larger and clearer, so it's less likely to cause issues in the midst of a firefight. Note that this can be harder to use in desktop scenarios, as it is slower than normal mouse wheels.
Pro Ambidextrous, with buttons on both sides, allowing for both left and right handed use.
The mouse has an ambidextrous shape, allowing for use by both right and left handed gamers. Ambidextrous shapes are also very good for fingertip and claw grip, so if you use those grip styles, and have a large hand, you're very likely going to find this mouse worthwhile.
Pro Adjustable weight
This gaming mouse also comes with weights (6 weights of 1.7g, 6 weights of 4.5g) that can be added on with a maximum of 27g of weights at a time.
Pro Thumb-rest
The Logitech G500 has more an edge on the left side for users to rest their thumbs.
Pro Braided cord
The Logitech G500 gaming mouse comes with a braided cable.
Pro Great for palm grip
Clearly designed specifically for palm grip.
Pro Onboard memory allows saving settings on the gaming mouse itself
The onboard memory will allow the user to store on custom profile no matter what PC they plug the device into.
Pro Dual-mode scroll wheel
This mouse has two scrolling modes - notched and freescrolling. The modes can be switched on-the-fly with a button located just below the scroll-wheel.
Pro The thumb buttons that are close enough together to be used in FPSs
Pro 10 programmable buttons
There are ten programmable buttons on the device.
Pro Horizontal click scroll wheel
The mouse wheel can be clicked down in the center or to the left and right. This created three different buttons in one.
Pro On-the-fly CPI switch on the side of the left click
There is a switch on the side that allows for on the fly CPI switching.
Pro Great value
Cons
Con Mouse wheel is very loud and awkward in general desktop use. Can feel "
Con Heavy compared to the competition in the ambidextrous mouse space.
The mouse is heavier than the average modern ambidextrous mouse, so it can feel a bit strange if you've come from a lighter option.
Con Not produced anymore
Logitech G500 was replaced by G500s in 2013 and that in turn was replaced by the G502 Proteus Core in 2014.
Con Old
Con Too heavy even without weights
Con Scroll wheel is too loose
Clicking the scroll wheel is not precise and often the user will left or right click the wheel instead of actually clicking the center click.
Con Suffers from acceleration
All Avago ADNS-S9500 laser sensors suffer from acceleration issues and being that is the sensor used in the Logitech G500 it is a problem that this mouse suffers.