Paul Whybrow
Full Member
- Jun 20, 2015
We've discussed ergonomic designs of mouse before, but that was four years ago and things have moved on.
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/finger-trick.1066/#post-14477
As I've just bought a new laptop, I wondered about getting an ergonomic mouse. For the last few years, I've been using a wired optical mouse. A small travel-sized mouse came with my old laptop, and I was pleased that it caused less cramping than a conventional mouse. Made in China, they don't last long, about two years of clicking, scrolling and sliding.
My laptop is on an over-chair table, my right hand and forearm resting flat on the mouse mat. I haven't developed carpal tunnel syndrome yet, but pressing the median nerve against the edge of the table for 16 hours daily sometimes makes my fingers tingle; I give up then.
The best-known makers of ergonomic mouses are Logitech and Kensington and they're pricey, but no-name vertical designs that are supposedly better for the hand start at £5.50:
On eBay, Kensington Orbit Elite models are available from £20 - £50
Microsoft sell a similar trackball model for about £100:
Then there are various designs of finger-mounted mouse!
Finger-Mounted Mouse for Conducting Computers in Mid-Air
Many sellers fib, calling their mouse ergonomic, simply because it has a swoopy design, even though the controls are conventionally located.
Do any of you use an ergonomic mouse?
https://colony.litopia.com/threads/finger-trick.1066/#post-14477
As I've just bought a new laptop, I wondered about getting an ergonomic mouse. For the last few years, I've been using a wired optical mouse. A small travel-sized mouse came with my old laptop, and I was pleased that it caused less cramping than a conventional mouse. Made in China, they don't last long, about two years of clicking, scrolling and sliding.
My laptop is on an over-chair table, my right hand and forearm resting flat on the mouse mat. I haven't developed carpal tunnel syndrome yet, but pressing the median nerve against the edge of the table for 16 hours daily sometimes makes my fingers tingle; I give up then.
The best-known makers of ergonomic mouses are Logitech and Kensington and they're pricey, but no-name vertical designs that are supposedly better for the hand start at £5.50:
![s-l225.webp](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Xp0AAOSwcj5ZXhG1/s-l225.webp)
On eBay, Kensington Orbit Elite models are available from £20 - £50
![s-l500.jpg](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/i9UAAOSwJtJb9qRi/s-l500.jpg)
Microsoft sell a similar trackball model for about £100:
![micro_track__76695.1433974064.jpg](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ry2cfqo/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2953/3541/micro_track__76695.1433974064.jpg?c=2)
Then there are various designs of finger-mounted mouse!
Finger-Mounted Mouse for Conducting Computers in Mid-Air
![zoluqrs4opuw8byxgcya.jpg](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--EGDM4mID--/c_fit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/zoluqrs4opuw8byxgcya.jpg)
Many sellers fib, calling their mouse ergonomic, simply because it has a swoopy design, even though the controls are conventionally located.
Do any of you use an ergonomic mouse?
![883d76b494c5dc051e7beabbb5ce0339.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/3d/76/883d76b494c5dc051e7beabbb5ce0339.jpg)