Hi guys, Just want to get your thoughts on mice with ever increasing polling rates. I'm not much of a technical guy so my points are based on my own experience and limited understanding of how this technology works.
So i used to own a Logitech G602 which had a maximum polling rate of 500Hz and have since then switched to a Logitech G502 which has a polling rate of 1000Hz. I play a lot of MOBA's at a reasonably high skill level ( Dota MMR 4700 ish) and when playing at the same CPI with two active macro buttons on the mice I could not tell the difference in using 500Hz vs. 1000Hz. Taking it a step further I used the power saving option on the G602 which turns the reporting rate to 125Hz and I still couldn't feel any difference. After some googling.. err, I mean in depth research, I found that most non gaming mice use reporting rates under 200 Hz. Now you might say yes thats fine for casuals but a real pro would notice the difference. But as I understand it polling rates being too low would generate input lag, which shouldn't be hard for anyone to notice, as an example even if you're playing SIms or something like that and you have a bad connection to the server you'll notice the lag caused by it.
Now what really brought this to my attention was playing with my friends ROG Gladius mouse, which has a 2000 Hz polling rate, prominently advertised as well as a key selling point. It makes me think that soon we will start seeing a lot more 2000 Hz mice on the market and I'm sure some people will start thinking they must have the upgrade, like the DPI race that first started when laser sensors came out.
So, I turn to you, the good people of Tek, is there any point to higher polling rates? Does it mean anything to the average gamer? Can you tell the difference? Lemme know what you think.