Evoluent – Inventor of the Vertical Mouse – VM4RW Ergonomic Vertical Mouse Right Hand Regular Size Wireless USB, Sculpted for Comfort, Reduces Wrist Strain, 4 Speeds, 6 Customizable Buttons in Windows

I'm pretty amazed by this mouse. It's not at all what I had pictured it would be. I assumed it would be big and bulky, but it's not. At first, I thought they had sent me the small version by mistake. I started getting pains in my hand and wrist both working and gaming. This mouse was so comfortable right out of the box and I have yet to notice any pain (except switching back to my keyboard). It didn't take long to get use to the feel of it. The one drawback is that now my hand seems to rest completely on my pisiform bone. I'm just used to having the mouse closer to me. Guess I need to learn to rest my arm on the desk too. I've been using a Logitech Performance MX mouse for years, so I can only compare this Evoluent to it. It's lighter than my Logitech and easier to move around. The Logitech seems a lot heavier. The Evoluent is actually smaller in length than the Performance MX by almost an inch. If you stacked 2 MX mice on top of one another, that's about how high the Evoluent sits. But, your hand sits almost vertical. For me, it's the perfect size of my hand and fingers. I think this is a very good looking mouse. The grip has a slight rubberized texture to it and the dark blue on the click buttons is very nice. The mouse clicks are actually more sensitive than my Performance MX. I also love the third button. I have mine programmed to right click on the 2nd button and show desktop on the 3rd (it's pre-programmed to right click on that 3rd button). At first I did squeeze that 3rd button a lot by accident, but I'm getting used to not hitting it. You could just disable it, if it bugs you. I only had one hitch with the software. I use Emsisoft Malware & Online Armor. When I tried to open the Evoluent control panel, Online Armor would block it and freeze my system (which it never does). I had to reboot and setup Online Armor to ignore the Evoluent folder, before I could use the software. So just FYI, if you use Emsisoft. Was it worth $109? To me yes. I remember when I bought my Logitech Performance MX new, it was $99. This isn't a cheaply made mouse and it helps so much with my hand and wrist pain. I'm happy with it.

Best mouse that I have ever had. It is very comfortable to use and my hand and arm does not hurt after using it all day.

This mouse is so comfortable and ergonomic because your hand sits relaxed, not turned. I have been using it for many years and it is still as comfortable and I have not had any issues with its performance! This one connects via Bluetooth, very easily. You can adjust the scrolling speed and the click quality is nice because you don’t have to press hard for it to click and the sound is not too loud. It’s overall a pleasantly comfortable and fantastic mouse!

I have gotten pretty profound lateral epicondylitis from a year of graphics and animation work, and healing is slow. I bought this mouse because it was the most consistently rated. I have to say that, if I watch my arm position, etc., I can work a good long day with this mouse and have no ill effects. I can't say that for any of the other mouses I have, including two, good rollerball mice. The touch is great, the fit is great. It responds very well. I love that I can program any of the multiple functions to do whatever I want (long list). Cons: sometimes my computer forgets (7-year-old MacBook Pro) that it has this mouse (wireless) and sometimes the mouse works but the buttons don't. In either case, I pull the USB unit and put it back in. Usually fixes it right there. Many don't like the height of the mouse for housekeeping reasons (I can't shut my tray with the mouse on it), but that may be because it's a vertical mouse. :) I give it 4 stars for it's cutting out on occasion and for the fact that I can't swap it over to my left hand for a change of pace. This is not a complaint, however. It's a quality unit and I would buy one again. I've used many configurations of mouse in my time and this is the finest quality in both feel and responsiveness I've ever owned.

I just bought a second one of these for my home after my employer got me the first one about a year ago for my office use. I'm a software developer and naturally the majority of my life is spent with computers. I was starting to have a lot of pain in my wrist area last year, when I took an ergonomic assessment and found out about this mouse. I have a pretty big hand, so most other ergonomic mice would not fit properly in my hand and I had to hold my fingers in a cramped position all the time. Furthermore we all know the natural posture of human body is not to twist your wrist to have your palm facing the desk. With this mouse you will maintain the natural posture of your wrist at all time. and your fingers could remain relaxed on the mouse, and it will provide a pretty good support for them. There are various sizes available so make sure you get the one that fits your hand the best. Wireless works flawlessly. Battery life is pretty good. It is a bit heavy, and since it fits completely differently in your hand than any other mouse, it will take some getting used to. If you often have visitors who would want to work with your computer in some way, they will get really confused with the mouse, so I have ended up having two mice connected to my machine. One for myself, and one for all the other people who don't know how to handle this mouse. On the bright side, you have something "cool" to show off ;-) Immediately after I started using this mouse, my wrist pain went away, and after having used it for a year I couldn't be happier with it. I will definitely recommend this mouse to whoever has long hours of interaction with computers.

No se vayan con la finta. Definitivamente no elimina el dolor del tunel carpiano. Ahora el dolor se transfirió de los tendones de los dedos hacia la muñeca del tendón superior.

The mouse appears as advertised and worked fine out of the box. There was some glitching at first as I plugged it in to a USB hub next to my corded gaming mouse (the instructions specify not to use a hub but my laptop is USB deficient), but when I unplugged both, plugged the Evoluent in first and made sure it was configured properly, then plugged the gaming mouse in second, they both work fine. I had hoped to use it for both work and gaming, but I did not find it as responsive as I like for FPS games. I keep my corded mouse handy for gaming but use the Evoluent for everything else. I am a large man (6'2") with large hands, and I find this mouse comfortable. Using a regular mouse for more than a couple of hours causes me pain in my wrist, forearm and elbow that can last for several days. Using this mouse for 4+ hours per day for the last week, I felt a slight soreness from using unaccustomed muscles, but adjusting my chair to be more ergonomically correct has pretty much solved that. Also I am learning that not dropping my wrist or allowing the fleshy part of the outside of the hand to rest on the desk is important; eventually I will get one of those gel wrist pads but for now I have adjusted the armrest on my chair so that when I reach for the mouse my arm and hand stay properly aligned. Basically this mouse is re-configuring the way I sit and work, starting from my mousing hand. After 20+ years of incorrect posture, it's taking some getting used to, but the reduction in pain is worth it. There are some other minor things that require getting used to. For example: There are two thumb buttons, one above and one below where the thumb sits. Contrary to expectation the top one is used as a back button, which is good since I keep accidentally bumping the bottom thumb button when I reach for or grab the mouse. I would recommend on their next iteration of this mouse that they put both buttons above the thumb rest. Another minor thing to get used to is the three-button layout, with scroll wheel between the first and second button. At first I thought the RMB was not working, but soon realized I was pressing the center button, not the actual right mouse button. Now that I'm used to using my ring finger for RMB, having the center button as a scroll control has come in very handy when reading lengthy documents and web pages. Over all, I am glad I bought this mouse.

Avant achat : - Utilisation intense du clic : travail de bureau, utilisation prolongée d'Autocad. - Douleurs chroniques dans l'index et crispation du poignet. Cela est apparu après utilisation d'une souris classique dans le train sur les genoux, avec poignet plié. Même en utilisant le majeur pour cliquer, ces douleurs ont persisté pendant plusieurs mois jusqu'à l'achat de cette souris (symptomes faisant penser au syndrome du canal carpien). - Mauvaise ergonomie du bureau (siège non adapté, mauvaise position des bras et des poignets). Après achat : - Prise en main rapide. Il faut juste un peu de temps pour acquérir un geste rapide et précis. Le bouton de réglage de la vitesse du pointeur et ses 4 positions permet de choisir simplement sa vitesse de croisière, lente au début, et progressivement plus rapide. - Prise en main agréable, même avec de grandes mains (21 cm entre pli du poignet et extrémité du majeur). - Premières sensations d'amélioration dès la première semaine d'utilisation : plus de douleurs persistantes en dehors du travail. Quelques crispations du poignet pendant l'utilisation au début. - Boutons légers sans être trop sensibles. Le clic molette se fait avec le bouton du milieu (pratique sous Autocad et Internet). - Deux boutons additionnels côté pouce, programmables avec le pilote de la souris (raccourci pour Précédent sur Internet...). - Bonne impression de solidité. En bref : - Très bon produit, à recommander vivement ! - C'est maintenant difficile de réutiliser une souris classique. Elle me suit au travail et à la maison. - Le prix d'achat est un peu excessif, mais le prix s'oublie, la qualité reste. - Penser également à vérifier l'ergonomie de son bureau : position des bras, hauteur du siège... Je n'utilise pas de tapis de souris surélevé.

used by partner due to carpal tunnel.

I am still getting used to this, but I have to say first impressions are very positive. It feels comfortable in the hand and I think will help alleviate wrist pain. I got the small size and followed the instructions on manufacturer's website for choosing the size. I think this is quite important. I have yet to customise it as I am still considering the best options but it looks as if it will be really useful. So far I would definitely recommend this. Service from supplier was prompt and it came secure packaged.