Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse for Work, Multi-Device Connectivity, 800/1200 /1600 DPI, 5 Buttons for Laptop, Desktop, PC, MacBook - BlackECOLOGO

This is a great, comfortable to use mouse and great value for the money. My main mouse is an Evoluent and I needed another one for intermittent, infrequent use on a second computer. This is not a hand-filling as the Evoluent and I still am using that for most of my work and I much prefer it for prolonged, daily use. That being said I was pleasantly surprised, this fits my hand (Medium glove size) very well, is light and easy to maneuver, and the buttons function just fine on my iMac. If you want a quality mouse that is inexpensive this is the one for you.

At first, I wasn't sure I was going to like this Wireless Vertical Ergonomic mouse by Anker. I'd never heard about vertical mice before, but my other (regular) wireless mouse quit working properly, so I went looking for a new mouse. My plan was to buy something similar to what I already had and then I saw this optical vertical mouse that intrigued me. I have carpal tunnel problems and arthritis in my hands. This mouse was just under 20 bucks and PRIME and after reading some reviews, I decided to give it a try. Right out of the box, I liked the smooth feel of the mouse, but have to admit it was different in looks and it felt different because of the way one has to hold it to use it. I plugged the USB receiver into a USB port, opened the battery slot and put in two "AAA" batteries (which were not included) and it was ready to go.From the onset it had an unusual feel to it as far as making it work. It wasn't a bad thing, just different. It did move very nicely on the new Anker mouse pad I'd purchased to use with it. I noticed on the side of the box the way one's hand, arm, wrist normally move with a regular mouse versus the difference (shown on the diagram) there would be with the vertical mouse. Since I also have problems with my thumbs, I still wasn't sure it was going to work for me.As I used it that first day, it didn't take too many hours before I realized it was probably going to help the normal pain that comes from grabbing a regular mouse when you have hand and wrist difficulties, but it was going to take time to get used to. The hand and the brain have to learn how to use the new equipment properly. However, I wasn't real satisfied in regards to my thumb having problems. On the second day, I began to observe I was actually trying to grip the mouse too far up with my entire hand. For me, I learned if I could touch the wheel with my middle finger and scroll, that was far enough up with my grip. As my grip lessened and I allowed the middle finger to use the scroll things became easier. The left and right mouse buttons were easy to work once I got used to the different position of my hand. I then began using the buttons up from the thumb to make the pages go left and right which is a nice feature, but one of the features I seem to easily forget is available to me. It took me until about the third day of working with it to realize my thumb just had some new muscles it was working that it had to get used to and then the pain there began to ease. Now, things are working quite well. I'm days down the road with the new vertical mouse and I'm pretty much used to it. There is much less pain in my hand than with the old mouse and the ache in the thumb seems to have dissipated by learning to use the new muscles it has to use. There has been a learning curve for me with it due to the pain I have in my hands, but I'm glad I stuck with it because I think overall it's going to be much better for me ergonomically. If you try it and you hurt, give it some time before you give up. Like I mentioned earlier, I think it's a matter of both the hand and the brain getting used to a totally different feel and movement to the mouse.UPDATE: This vertical mouse has been such a great device for me with wrist and hand problems. The ache is less, numbness is also much less. A year after using it, it is second nature to use, comfortable and is in great condition. I really like it and the relief it has brought to my hand, fingers and arm as it has been used for over a year now and works like it is new. I really really like it.

I like this mouse. This is one of these products that makes you think: why didn't I think of that? If you just lay your arm on a table top in front of you in a relaxed manner, and look at the position of you underarm and wrist it becomes immediately obvious that they don't lie flat, but a little twisted to the outside. Then, if you purposely "force" them to lie flat you can right away feel a strain in your muscles, your elbow, and even up to your shoulder. So if you use a regular mouse you are using your arm and wrist in an unnatural position. If you do this all day long, like I and a lot of other people who work on a computer do, you are basically asking for problems in the long term. So it makes perfect sense to use a mouse that keeps your arm in a natural, and therefore more relaxed position. Which is exactly what this s mouse does.I am always looking for products or solutions to make my life as ergonomic as possible, and this one sure fits the bill.Like every new or "different" product it might take some people some time to adjust, and there are always people who don't want to change. Be that way. It took me maybe 20 minutes to adjust and now I basically hate to use an "old-fashioned' mouse for any length of time.As far as the settings go: I definitely need the fastest setting and it would be nice if the mouse had a memory or a switch on the bottom for that, because now I have to reset the mouse every time I restart my computer. Not the end of the world, but it could be a little more convenient.Oh, and it would be great if Anker would make a left-handed version, because by nature/design (the "shake-hand" grip) this is right hand only. And although I am mostly right handed, I do like to mouse left handed, again because of ergonomics. If you use a regular keyboard it has the numeric keypad attached on the right. So if you have the qwerty keyboard straight in front of you, the numeric pad is offset pretty far to the right. If you have your mouse in your right hand, your arm is stretched unnaturally far to the right, which over time is not that comfortable either.By switching your mouse to your left hand hand you avoid this and it is much more ergonomic because your hand with the mouse will be in the natural position, more or less straight in front of you at shoulder's width. An added benefit is that if you work in Excel all day, like I do, you can click, change sheets etc. with you left hand and do the (mostly numeric) data entry with you right hand, which is obviously much more efficient than having to grab-and-let-go of your mouse every time you have to type in some numbers.But again, some people are so rigid and resistant to change that they don't even want to try this. I' ve shown this and explained the benefits to several people at work, but none of them has even tried it. Sure, the first time you try to mouse with your left it feels a little awkward, even if you change the right-and left-click settings. But it took me maybe a couple of ours to get used to it. I might be more ambidextrous than most, but just think back to when you first used a mouse in you "good" hand. That didn't come naturally immediately right away and the pointer was flying all over the place. But you get used to it pretty quickly. The same thing will happen if you change to your "weak" hand. And, just like all manual skills, it takes some practice, but the rewards will be obvious as soon as you get used to it.So, Anker, please make a left-handed version. More people than just "lefties" would benefit from this.

Works Great - very comfortable. I have a few issues with my right hand, need carpal tunnel surgery and had broken my wrist playing football over 30 years ago and am pretty sure arthritis is involved now so there is a lot going on there. A traditional mouse was getting more and more uncomfortable, especially with the wrist action involved. This mouse has helped alleviate alot of the discomfort. 👍 Still getting used to the movement and precision needed for some tasks but it is a good mouse !!