3M Ergonomic Mouse, Optical, USB/PS2 Compatible, Large Size, Black (EM500GPL) by 3M
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Digital camera reviews of 3M Ergonomic Mouse, Optical, USB/PS2 Compatible, Large Size, Black (EM500GPL)
Digital camera Review: Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Cleared up my carpal tunnel nicely. My shoulder was a little sore the first month I used it but that's not any problem now, I guess I just needed to build up different parts of my arm.
I do game (not hardcore or anything)and I found this mouse works well enough. I won't buy any other kind of mouse after this. I'd say if anyone has a problem with their normal mouse to give it a try.
Digital camera Review: Best Ergonomic mouse to date
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this mouse about 3 years ago. I liked it so much that I bought another one for work.
The construction quality is great, it feels solid. It's reliable and precise and of course, very comfortable.
I use it 10 hours daily, 5 days a week. Contrary to my experience with other self-denominated "ergonomic" devices, this one have not created any discomfort after that much use. It's also Linux/OS X/Windows compatible. No drivers needed.
I highly recommend it.
Digital camera Review: Best for those with wrist/finger problems, but....
Summary: 5 Stars
I have major arthritus in my wrists and fingers. This mouse is the answer and cure for the pain caused by regular mouses. But I initially found the little pads on the bottom of the mouse would hang up on my mouse pad. I solved that problem by shaving off the pads so the bottom was smooth. Lately, I have to reboot to reactivate the mouse. For some reason the light on the bottom goes out and the mouse dies. Rebooting solves the problem. I just removed the base to see if I could figure out the problem and removed the front weight (cuz I couldn't get it back in). So far so good. Even if that doesn't solve the problem, I will buy another as I can use this mouse all day long with complete comfort.Digital camera Review: Best of breed
Summary: 5 Stars
True, it does not have a scroll wheel. There are utilities you can download that will make the third button work as a scroll wheel.
But it is best of breed for a few reasons.
One, it allows your hand to assume the most vertical position of all the ergonomic mice (mouses?). The natural position for your hand is the so-called "handshake" position, with the palm facing toward the other hand, and the knuckles positioned vertically. The Renaissance Mouse allows the most vertical position of all the ergonomic mice.
Two, it has a base to take the weight of your hand and arm. With the other ergonomic mice, your hand rests directly on the mouse pad, meaning you have to use your bicep muscles to lift your hand off the pad. With the Renaissance Mouse, the base takes the weight, and you can use your arm muscles just to move the mouse.
True, there is a learning curve, and it takes a while, perhaps a week or two to accustom yourself to it. Also, it is a little less fast and accurate, at least for me, than the regular mice, since you are using the the larger and less accurate arm muscles instead of the small wrist muscles.
But for me, it works great. No more wrist pain or numbness, even after a 14-hour day at the computer.
I did have a problem intially with the cursor jumping and stuttering, but that turned out to be a problem with the mouse pad. The optical sensor was apparently confused by the hexagonal pattern etched into the pad (that came included with Dell computers a few years ago.) It caused me to intially write a not-so-positive review of the optical model, since my older rolling-ball model had no such problem. But switching the pad resolved the issue.
Some people have complained about durability, but I have dropped both of mine, optical and roller ball, many times without any problems.
I love mine.
Digital camera Review: Bought 2. Same problem both times
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a nice mouse for a couple weeks, but like another posting I read, I had the same problem- it treats single clicks as double clicks. This can be a pain, as I've accidentally closed windows, and opened things I didn't intend to. I replaced my first one because I liked the mouse, and thought it was just an isolated case and that the one I'd replace would be different. But now my second one is doing the same thing!