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Ask HN: Would you recommend a vertical mouse for comfort?

I'm thinking of getting a vertical mouse for comfort and to reduce pressure on the wrists. Vertical mice are supposed help in such situations. Have you tried a vertical mouse? Or do you use one currently? What's your experience been? Thanks

mtmail 8y ago
I use those for 10+ years. They help, the wrists no longer rest on the table, but of course it's only one component. For the US market I see Anker offers https://www.anker.com/products/variant/ergonomic-optical-mouse/98ANWVM-BA https://www.anker.com/products/variant/ergonomic-optical-mou... I've seen the same mouse under various labels and use it both with cable and wireless (battery lasts months). The https://www.goldtouch.com/ergonomic-mice/ https://www.goldtouch.com/ergonomic-mice/ where a bit much and my hands couldn't get used to them. At least they're heavier now. The first version where too light. There's mice with up&down shifters insted of scrollwheel. Those might be better but again it's hard to get used to that. The goldtouch keyboards, even the newer mobile version, are excellent.
troydavis 8y ago
A few commenters in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18643147 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18643147, myself included, mentioned their experience with a vertical mouse. I’ve been happily using an Evoluent VM since 2010. It makes a big enough difference that when I travel for more than a week or so, it comes too.
phillipseamore 8y ago
I've been using the Countour Design Unimouse for just over a year now and it has completely eliminated the wrist discomfort that I had before and I also think it might have lessened back pain that I suffer from. Wish I would have switched earlier. It took me just an hour or so to get used to it, and in a day I was back to my normal pace in graphics and video editing (which required a bit of brain rewiring to get comfortable with detailed movements). https://www.contourdesign.com/product/unimouse/ https://www.contourdesign.com/product/unimouse/
chrisbennet 8y ago
I haven’t tried it but Logitech has one now. https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Wireless-Mouse-Rechargeable/dp/B07FNJB8TT/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545049467&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=evoluent+ergonomic+vertical+mouse&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Wireless-Mouse-Rech...

mtmail 8y ago

I use those for 10+ years. They help, the wrists no longer rest on the table, but of course it's only one component. For the US market I see Anker offers https://www.anker.com/products/variant/ergonomic-optical-mouse/98ANWVM-BA https://www.anker.com/products/variant/ergonomic-optical-mou... I've seen the same mouse under various labels and use it both with cable and wireless (battery lasts months). The https://www.goldtouch.com/ergonomic-mice/ https://www.goldtouch.com/ergonomic-mice/ where a bit much and my hands couldn't get used to them. At least they're heavier now. The first version where too light. There's mice with up&down shifters insted of scrollwheel. Those might be better but again it's hard to get used to that. The goldtouch keyboards, even the newer mobile version, are excellent.

troydavis 8y ago

A few commenters in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18643147 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18643147, myself included, mentioned their experience with a vertical mouse. I’ve been happily using an Evoluent VM since 2010. It makes a big enough difference that when I travel for more than a week or so, it comes too.

phillipseamore 8y ago

I've been using the Countour Design Unimouse for just over a year now and it has completely eliminated the wrist discomfort that I had before and I also think it might have lessened back pain that I suffer from. Wish I would have switched earlier. It took me just an hour or so to get used to it, and in a day I was back to my normal pace in graphics and video editing (which required a bit of brain rewiring to get comfortable with detailed movements). https://www.contourdesign.com/product/unimouse/ https://www.contourdesign.com/product/unimouse/

chrisbennet 8y ago

I haven’t tried it but Logitech has one now. https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Wireless-Mouse-Rechargeable/dp/B07FNJB8TT/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545049467&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=evoluent+ergonomic+vertical+mouse&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Wireless-Mouse-Rech...