Notwithstanding but all of this proprietary bloatware to use your mouse and keyboard properly is BS.
Logitech makes decent, and sometimes great, hardware.
Their software division is run by clowns and always has been.
Logitech makes decent, and sometimes great, hardware.
Until they discontinue loved products with no clear replacement
I love when certs expire publicly, because I like to imagine the last person who knew that needed to get renewed got fired in the last 90 days and has been biding their time, checking the news for the eventual payoff of getting to watch the hubris go off like fireworks.
There are open-source programs for configuring Logitech peripherals without the insane bloat of the official app. I can’t name them offhand because the last time I used them I had to try three or four to find one that worked with both old and new hardware, but they exist.
Solaar is the one I use
Solaar has been good for me as well. Last I checked it doesn’t have the MX Master 3 listed as supported but it seems to work fine
Piper/libratbagd is what I use for the Logitech mice but I believe it’s Linux only.
I’ve had a g703 for about five years now, and it’s been an excellent mouse
But fuck that bloatware, man. I was wondering for weeks why my mouse would randomly change sensitivity
i use piper and its great. completely offline.
Libratbagd
Only issue I had was that I installed the day after libratbagd was updated, but it took an extra day or two to update the piper flatpak for some reason.
Because we all know how a problem that only affects macOS deeply affects PC Gaming …
I’m generally not suspicious even though they are everywhere these days, but I have to wonder how much astroturfing there is behind this from other PC Gaming peripheral competitors. Logitech, an established brand, has a problem that is unpopular, makes that ASUS mouse seem more appetizing. Although it’s probably reddit users/circlejerk bandwagon being reddit users/circlejerk bandwagon and amplifying an otherwise less significant issue that has already been resolved…
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I had no idea that the software side of the company was such trash, but that’s probably because I’m using windows. All my peripherals for the past decade have been logitech, and I’ve been super happy with them. Do linux users have these kinds of issues with logitech devices?
I have returned perfectly fine Logitech hardware because of their aggressively unreliable windows software. I’m guessing you and I haven’t used the same versions.
Truth be told, I’ve never even downloaded their software. I pretty much plug and play. I’m using the G502 hero as a mouse and the astro A20 headset. I always keybind in games, but I’ve never really used the extra buttons in any of my applications, so didn’t need to bother with their software. This explains why I haven’t experienced the frustration other people have. Yeah, if I was the kind of person that wanted to keybind in other applications, I’d rage at a shitty app for that too.
This makes sense then. Their hardware is pretty nice, it’s just that if you want to use all the features, you must use the rage inducing software.
I drew the line when my keyboard stopped working because their software was glitching that day. Zero functionality. A keyboard should never brick just because the software that customizes functions of the keyboard is not working.
I think I had purchased their most expensive keyboard and returned it immediately after that incident. A keyboard should just work.
I used logitech mice for years but I finally stopped and I’m glad I did. There’s cheaper, better options now.
I moved to the endgame mouse. Specifically the op1we last year, since it has optical switches that can easily be swapped out if problems arise. And there’s custom pcbs to be able to use regular micro switches. No need to solder anything.
And the mouse can be easily opened up without ruining the mouse glides, since they didn’t put the screw’s underneath there like lot of mice do.
And for keyboards I moved to custom keyboards long time ago that have QMK support so I can use VIA or VIAL to set my keyboard and not use the manufacturer programs.
Not for symmetrical mice. Able to be used in left hand. Maybe that’s not a big issue for most. SteelSeries used to have an option, but they’ve dropped off.
yeah I hope more left handed mice get created by the smaller companies in the future
I still love my logitech ergonomic work mouse and keyboard… but dont install anything but the auto-install drivers.
