I had never heard of or used a vertical mouse, but sought it out after the stupid Apple "magic" mouse started giving me wrist and hand pain. What's magic about the Apple mouse is that it continues to be sold and those responsible for it not fired, as would seem to defy all logic, reason, and accountability.
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Side note on Apple's "Magic Mouse 2"-- The apple mouse looks cool and minimalist (which is on brand), but it has mind-blowingly poor ergonomics. Your hand has to contort and hover over this svelte, low-profile object and try to perform subtle gestures and movements that absolutely strain and create long-term stress. The movement of the Apple mouse (like most mice) involves you having to hold your whole arm off the table, which can also transfer strain to your deltoids and trapezius around the back of your shoulder and even the back of your neck.
But just as egregious is the imbecilic design decision to place the charging port square in the middle of the lower surface of the mouse, which makes it impossible to charge while in use! (It does not charge to full power while you're in the bathroom, as I feel like their marketing suggests, btw). Would you buy a phone that didn't work while it was charging??
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Contrast that with the Logitech vertical mouse: you guessed it--it charges AND functions as a mouse at the same time. Incredible!
It also works with your arm comfortably resting on the desk, with minimal movements of your hand in an absolutely natural and effortless way. I mean, it's just great. And it didn't take me long to adapt to it. The minor difficulty was losing the zoom and pan gesture convenience of the magic mouse, but you can do the same thing by holding shift or alt while scrolling. The forward and back buttons at your thumb make it really easy to navigate webpages and Finder (file system).
And seriously--switching to this mouse quickly cleared up the carpal tunnel issues I had been developing. Can't recommend it highly enough if you're experiencing any discomfort. Also, in the past I did tend to have a very sore right shoulder and neck from mousing with my right hand all day. I don't have that problem as much.
Drawbacks:
- It has a tall profile and sometimes I hit it. Haven't knocked it off the desk yet, but it's probably just a matter of time.
- That's about it. I'm very happy with this product!
| Wireless Type | 802.11a |
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| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 4 months |
