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.

I was looking for a ergonomic mouse to replace one which had started to cause problems. When searching, I came across this one and was immediately drawn to the ridiculously low price (my previous mouse cost over £50). Having seen the reviews, some of which were pretty poor, I felt it was worth trying and would not be a complete disaster if it was rubbish. I have to say that I am very pleased I did try it. It has proved, so far, to be an excellent mouse which works entirely as expected and certainly has all the functions I need. I do not use a mouse for gaming etc. but simply as a mouse for what I would call 'normal' functions. All the buttons work as expected and have a satisfying feel and the accuracy of tracking is very good. The design is very comfortable in use and is certainly as good as my previous, more expensive one. I only have one slight gripe in that it could be slightly larger but I consider this a purely personal preference. I will be buying another one as a spare (before someone realises they've made an error with the price) and should they ever make a wireless version then I'll be first in the queue. In summary I would highly recommend this product for anyone looking for a mouse for 'normal' use.

Having been experiencing a lot of wrist and thumb pain over the past couple of years, I've narrowed it down to use of the mouse at work. Having done a little bit of research on these ergonomic mice I thought I'd try one out. This one is nicely priced for trial. Have opted for the wired one for best connectivity. The cord is not as long as the one on the regular mouse it is replacing; this isn't an issue for me as PC and workspace are close together. It does take a little getting used to and I was wondering if I would keep on with it, but for the moment I will. For me, I feel that the surface of it is a little too smooth, so I have to grip a little more than I'd like to. it is soft and comfortable though, but I feel I could do with a rougher surface for grip. I also think it would be better suited to larger hands, as if I rest my thumb where it wants to go naturally, I find that my index finger isn't as far along the left side of the mouse as I'd like, and I find that if your finger is too far back then when you click it just doesn't pick it up and you end up having to click a lot to get it to perform. To rectify this I have to move my hand round a little further, where it feels like I'm sliding off the mouse some and I grip a little stronger with my thumb. First few days I found it made my thumb ache, but I've just realised that I've spent the whole weekend without having to have my thumb in it's splint, so I can only attribute this to the mouse as nothing else has changed! I think I will keep a look out for something slightly different, but for the time being I will work with this. In terms of space on the desk, it doesn't take up any more room, but it is higher and sometimes I flick my hand to the side and knock it off the table!

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.

I was originally looking for a reasonably-priced mouse that had a thumb and pinky-finger rest on either side, in order to stop my thumb / smallest finger from dragging on the mouse mat. Despite best endeavours, I couldn't find a conventional mouse like that (some of the photos on Amazon exaggerate the size of a mouse's thumb rest and I sent one back for this reason). That's how I ended up trying a vertical mouse. I spend 8 hours+ on the computer all day (for work) but have never really had wrist discomfort. But I thought a vertical mouse might achieve what I was looking for in terms of avoiding thumb//pinky contact with the mouse mat. When I first got the Anker vertical mouse I didn't really like it, despite immediately noticing that the angle of the hand (more vertical rather than horizontal) felt more 'natural'. I've been using it for about a week now and have perhaps adjusted my hand position on it somewhat, using my thumb and first finger (=left mouse button) a bit more like a claw (i.e. higher up the mouse). I'm finding using it is starting to come more naturally and I'm beginning to like it. FWIW, I have smallish hands (~18cms from the end of the wrist to the end of the longest finger) - I suspect it would be even more usable if my hand was a little bigger or the mouse was a little smaller, but I don't think it's a deal-killer. The mouse itself is very good quality, especially for the price. It has a matt, rubbery feel to it, the buttons make pleasing and consistent clicks and the wheel / centre button feels right. Pressing the wheel (centre button) works best once you've adjusted to the angle of the mouse and are pressing it in the direction of the switch movement - again, takes a little getting used to. Mouse manufacturers like to have a led cutout to make the mouse more 'sexy' and this one has a red one, roughly outlining where the thumb would go. However, it's not too bright and in my dimply lit office could just be mistaken for red paint. So shouldn't be an issue. Overall, this is a great mouse for the price and well worth a try if you're looking for an economically priced vertical rodent. FINALLY, can I say that this mouse is ridiculously over-packaged in single-use plastics? There is a clear plastic box. Inside that is another clear plastic moulding enclosing the mouse, which rests on a cardboard box, containing the mouse cable and instruction leaflets. In this day and age, with growing awareness of the plastics issue and where, presumably, most of the product sales are online, why, oh why, can't they package this item more environmentally sensitively? (I did email the company about this and recommend that, if you share my outrage [over-statement!), you write to the company too [[email protected]]. I got a nice reply but obviously they're only likely to change if enough people complain.) ** UPDATE AFTER 3-4 MONTHS USE ** OK, I have to own up to buying a Logitech MX Master for Amazon, which was recently 'on-deal' at a big reduction, to replace the Anker vertical mouse. Yes, it was still more than 3 times the price of the Anker. However, and this is obviously a purely personal experience, I found that although the vertical mouse was definitely more comfortable for my wrist I just couldn't get the accuracy, even after 3 months of ~8 hours a day computer use. This was down to me and not the fault of the mouse. However, since I got the Logitech MX Master for Amazon I've fully recovered my close mouse control. So, a vertical mouse is probably not for me, though I don't regret trying one and the 'entry cost' is pretty low.

I bought this to help with hand and wrist position and comfort. Some reviewers mentioned that for larger hands it was not as great as the device is more for a medium-sized hand. I have large hands and long 'piano-playing fingers'! so yes, there is a little room for the mouse to wiggle within my grasp, but that is manageable. Using the wheel is comfortable with only small/shorter movement of the middle finger on the wheel and the left click is easy. The annoying thing is the back and forwards buttons at the rim above the thumb area. When lifting my hand off I tend to move up which then brushes one of those buttons. very annoying when this takes me away from what I am working on and I lose what I typed on the Amazon review! I probably have to adjust my hand and wrist movement and position to compensate by withdrawing my hand back before lifting. The feel of the material is smooth and even though there is a space for the little finger to grip on the opposite side to the thumb grip, the mouse slips when trying to lift it to reposition when having to make larger movements around a big screen. The dpi button does help with this though by allowing the mouse pointer to move a greater distance with one sweeping motion to left and right which reduces the amount of lifting and replacing on the desk, but on a laptop tray with a smaller surface to move this has become a little frustrating so I cannot use it on a tray area. I would really like a vertical trackball device - the trackball devices I have seen on Amazon are not vertical.

I suffer strained wrist, so bought this mouse as it's one of the cheapest vertical mouse. Have bought stuff from Anker before so I was expecting another good quality product. The first impression was good. The build quality is nice. The surface is matte and has a good texture. The sensitivity is very high compared to my old Logitech mouse, and has a button that switch between high and low sensitivities. The shape of the mouse gets a bit used to. It's a little too tall for my hands, but still much better than the old one. The only downside I noticed so far is the poor scroll wheel. When scrolling down, it sometimes scroll up instead. When scroll a click by click, it can go up and down all the time. This is really annoying and severely hampers the effort Anker has put into it. In contrast the old Logitech mouse never misses a click when scrolling. Overall, it's a keeper. But if a good scroll wheel is essential for you I'd recommend stay away from this mouse. [Update] After used it for a few days, the scrolling wheel problem is now becoming unbearable. I would NOT recommend this mouse until they fix the quality problem. [Update 2] Anker customer service team contacted me states the batch I bought had this scroll wheel problem and they recalled the whole batch. They offered a full refund AND a replacement, which I agreed. The new mouse arrived quickly after they said it became available. Now the scroll wheel works fine. The high DPI of the mouse is perfect for the shiny surface of my work table. My old Logitech mouse struggle to track on it. Switchable DPI is a plus too. Overall cannot complain. Kudos on Anker's customer service team to resolve the problem very quickly. I recommend both this mouse and Anker.

Good things: >HOLDING (not using) it feels more comfortable than a standard mouse Bad things: >using it over long time is horrible - because the height of the mouse is an issue, since to move my hand to the keyboard, I have to lift my arm, over the mouse... type on keyboard, then again lift the arm, over the mouse and slide the hand into the mouse. I am a programmer, so this is very very annoying. And sometime I would not lift the hand high enough and move my mouse away. Basically I feel like I have to jump over the mouse back and for with my hand, to use it. Over time it creates an issue. >Pushing buttons is hard, because hand is at an angle I feel like I need extra force to push buttons (which can create fatigue in long term), while clicking on a standard mouse feels effortless >Mouse is a bit too heavy to use for long term >Click prescision is an issue, because the way hand is positioned clicking tiny objects on a screen becomes an issue >hands on keyboard are horizontal, but the hand on the mouse is vertical, which means when I swap my hand between keyboard and mouse I have to constantly rotate it, which is a long term issue. >After playing a video game with this mouse, my hand was very very tired and it was a Heroes of Might and Magic 3 game, which is not APM and mouse precision dependent game, so that is an issue Overall: >I found that Ergo mouse is NOT worth the swap from a standard mouse. >But the mouse itself is Good!

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.