Anker® Ergonomic Optical USB Wired Vertical Mouse 1000/1600 DPI, 5 Buttons

The best mouse I ever owned was a trackball, about 20 years ago. But I was lucky and found it very cheap, they normally cost a fortune. Second-best was probably the "nipple" built into an IBM Thinkpad. But out of the dozens of regular mice I've owned and used over the years, this is the best one! It's weird to use, for about a week then it fits like a glove. Much less strain than a normal mouse, they seem to have invented it to fit human hands and fingers properly, your fingers click and move it with a normal range of movement. Mice weren't originally invented with ergonomics in mind, and the history since the 1960s has just been them copying each other. But not these. The weird sideways design is really good! It's comfy, and I play a lot of games and do a lot of mousing. They're a good price, have 2 bonus buttons on the side, and a resolution-switch button as well. With a completely free program called X-Mouse Button Control, you can redefine the side buttons if you want to, I have mine as volume controls. But you don't have to. It's a good idea and they've made it well, would recommend.

Comfortable to use , so much better than a normal mouse . Not helped my tennis elbow was hoping it might but i still love it .

I used to have an Accuratus vertical mouse, but managed to break it, so decided to try a different brand. I can't afford one of the Evoluent ones, so was looking at this price range. I was glad to see the Anker mouse at a good price, and it had good reviews. It is quite comfortable, accurate, and has good resolution. It also feels better made than the slightly cheaper Accuratus models, but it is not as 'natural' feeling to me. For me the buttons are far to low on the side of the unit, and means you drag your outer fingers across the desk. This leaves the weird plastic knob at the top seeming to be rather superfluous, and a bit of a waste of plastic. For my larger hands, the page up/page down buttons are in the wrong place, and practically useless to me. Because the buttons are too low, this also means the scroll wheel is at a strange angle, so you find your finger is dragging across it, rather than a smooth operation. I'm also not sure that it has enough of an angle to assist with RSI problems, but only time will tell on that. Overall, a good device, but I feel it could have been better thought out without causing a cost increase - such as better location of the buttons, less wasted plastic moulding, and a slightly steeper angle. At this price though, it's worth a try if you want to easy wrist pain issues. Notes to add (18/03/13): After my review was posted here, I was contacted very quickly by Anker, who were very keen to resolve the negative points I raised. I have to say they are keen to please and did send me a partial refund to compensate me for the product not meeting my expectations fully. They did offer a no quibble return and full refund, and communicated very promptly - although I have opted to keep it, as it is still better than a flat mouse, even if not entirely perfect as a vertical mouse. Although those points are still valid, I have got more used to it now, and I find it is not too bad now I've been using it for a while - certainly better than a fully flat mouse anyway. It's definitely worth considering - I've upped the rating from 3 to 4 stars, simply for the very good customer service - for which I have to say thank you.

Having stupidly denied an operation to rid of my carpal tunnel a few years back, I am now finding it very difficult to make the time to go and get surgery, I also run a couple of businesses from home and the idea of not being able to use my right arm correctly gives me the heeby-jeebys! I am also a bit of a gamer and invest a lot of my time and money on computers, so I was not expecting this to perform like a pro gaming mouse. I have used this mouse for less than a week which is more than enough time for me to know of any obvious flaws in design and operation. The ergonomics simply work, it was getting to a point of frustration not being able to use a mouse because of the pain caused by my carpal tunnel and apart from other weird sensations carpal tunnel causes, I noticed it most whilst using a mouse. This mouse was bought on a whim and I honestly was not expecting much, but having used it now for this week, I have kind of fallen in love with it. Yes, this mouse is very strange when you first use it and there is a small mental adjustment you have to make compared to a normal mouse. But you will notice immediately that the ergonomics of this mouse allow your hand to rest in a position that does not bother carpal tunnel, I cant say this is a definite cure but it has most certainly reduced my pain by up to 80% and I have found myself staying up much longer than usual getting my work done. The quality of the mouse is good, there is a small issue that where for 1000 clicks or so it won't register a click along with the fact the DPI is much lower meaning it is much less accurate than my other mouse but these small niggles are noting and I would prefer them than the constant pain from my carpal tunnel. For less than a tenner, it's definitely worth a punt to see if you feel more comfortable. In fact, I would go as far to say that this is a much more natural position for your arm to sit and feel this should be the default shape of mouses. Also, 1 other annoying thing. If you are like me and you work from home and like to slide left to right on the desk, working on computer, picking something up to write and a bit of a fidget, you will find your self-moving your hand to the left of the mouse as if you are going over it and knocking it down as it is higher than your usual mouse, again another small thing you have to adjust to. I buy a lot of ANKER things, some of them have lasted a long time whilst others, not so much. Fingers crossed this stays alive for a good time.

Light, comfortable, feels like good quality, no need of a mouse pad. I don't have particular small hands but this mouse is slightly too big for me.

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Ayant travaillé sur PCs en milieux froids/hostiles il y a +10 ans, j'ai développé une gêne dans la main droite. Ce type de souris est une réponse, et je l’expérimente pour réduire cette gêne, ce qui est le cas car je ne ressent plus de douleurs meme après utilisation prolongée (+8 heures) et avec mouvements de précisions. Les + : - Prise en main très douce et naturelle, calant bien la paume (j'ai une main de taille moyenne); assise reposante/relaxante - très peu chère ! (modèle filaire), et étant donné le prix, même si on ne s'y adapte pas, ce n'est pas le bout du monde - les 2 boutons annexes sont bien positionnés pour action du pouce et demandent peu d'entrainement - gêne supprimée, ce qui est un très très très gros plus (+) !! Les (petits) - : - prendre le temps de s'habituer au changement de mouvements: auparavant guidage gauche/droite par pressions de mon pouce et auriculaire, il faut maintenant plus pivoter le bras. Important d'etre a bonne hauteur bras/main pour garder l'ergonomie. Eviter de l'utiliser directement sur des jeux a réponse rapide jusqu'a ce que l'on soit habitué au déplacement, mais en 2-3 heures d'utilisation continue, c'est fait... - demande une surface plate/propre pour garder le confort de mouvement. Parfait en travail de bureau ou en laptop si on dispose d'une surface plane adjacente. - la molette centrale est trop dure pour presser si en mode "3eme bouton" car identique a la pression d'une souris normale. Avec souris normale, la pression se fait de haut en bas, donc sans modifier les mouvements latéraux. Ici, comme la mollette est sur le coté droit (pour un droitier), la pression demande à être compensée à gauche par le pouce, réduisant la mobilité latérale de la main et souris au moment de la pression, ce qui fait qu'il est risqué de faire un travail de précision (ou de visée en jeu !) en utilisant cette mollette autrement qu'en scroll. Dernier point, j'ai pris le modèle USB avec fil car je voulais essayer au moindre cout. J'aurais du prendre de suite le modèle sans fil un peu plus cher, car l'inertie du fil, sans être gênante, réduit probablement ma précision en petits mouvements (surtout haut bas car il faut tirer/pousser le fil) et je me suis trop habitué à la liberté de déplacement de la sourie en wireless.

Estoy encantado. Primer ratón vertical. Probé este por ser barato y no necesito uno más caro ni con más botones. Comodísimo comparado con cualquier ratón "normal" que he usado, y super facil de adaptarse. Esperaba tener unos días raros al principio, pero a los 15 minutos ya era parte de mi mano. Los 2 botones extra los tengo configurados uno para ctrl+z y el otro para ctrl+s, y va de perlas tenerlos tan a mano.

Very comfortable with a nice feel. I have smaller hands and it suit me much better than a more expensive mouse that I have. My writs can rest comfortably and I find it easy adapting from my regular mouse to this new shape.