Inventor of The Vertical Mouse – VM4S Ergonomic Vertical Mouse Right Hand Small Wired USB, Sculpted for Comfort, Reduces Wrist Strain, 4 Speeds, 6 Customizable Buttons in Windows

I've only had this for a week, so I may need to update this review once I've used the mouse a bit longer. I am an animator, constantly sitting at a desk and have been told several times over that a vertical mouse is much more ergonomic than a traditional mouse. I've struggled with tendonitis for years, now, and sometimes it would flare up so bad that it was painful to work! Every weekend, I'd have to relax my hands and arms to recover, which is not only super lame, as I'm only 32, but makes it a heck of a lot harder to be productive over the weekend. Ramblings aside, my wrist is no longer swolen/inflamed, and on this fine Saturday, I am comfortable sitting at my computer to work on some personal stuff. I tried a vertical mouse before; It was an Anker - was a nice mouse, and affordable, but WAY too big for me. I'm 5'2", and have tiny hands, and this mouse fits perfectly! It did take some getting used to - maybe a day to get the hang of using it if you're used to a certain workflow. It is awesome having these extra buttons near the thumb. You can assign specific commands to every button on this mouse, AND program it to function differently depending on the programs you use. It's awesome, I have assigned some hotkeys I use in Autodesk Max, which has improved my workflow and alleviated strains - I assigned the top thumb button to act as a middle mouse click, so I no longer have to awkwardly toggle the viewport by pressing that middle mouse...good god, that right there made a world of difference in comfort level. overall, so far, I can't understand why I waited so long to buy this thing. It's worth every penny now that my hand doesn't feel like it's going to fall off all the time. Obviously, overuse no matter what equipment you have can cause strain on your muscles and joints, so regular stretching and adequate breaks helps a lot, too...but this mouse has certainly, so far, improved my productivity. Absolutely worth the money. After just one week, using a traditional mouse feels VERY uncomfortable, haha. Yep. Anyway, right on, I'll update this in a few months, but for now, I am 100% happy to have finally made this purchase.

The Evoluent Mouse is basically a hybrid between the 3-button drafting/CG mice of the 90's crossed with modern consumer optical mice-- tilted sideways to reduce wrist strain. If you work long crunch hours for protracted periods in the CG industry you will find yourself loving this mouse. Here are my personal experiences with this mouse: Evoluent advantages over standard mice: Having a real, dedicated middle-mouse button reduces middle-finger knuckle and tendon strain. Mouse wheels as middle-mouse buttons tend to require more pressure than regular mouse buttons, they force your finger into a harsh clawing arch, and they break more quickly than regular mouse buttons when used for extended time. The sideways tilt of the mouse seems like a gimmick but it stabilizes the wrist quite well, aligning it more naturally with the radius and ulna. Evoluent 4 (Small) improvements over Evoluent 2: On the Evoluent 2 you might find yourself kind of crossing your pinky into your ringfinger and scraping your pinky along your desk, on the Evoluent 4 they increased the width of the lowest button and provided a lip for you to rest your pinky- effectively fixing this issue. The Evoluent 4 has much more responsive buttons (or maybe I wore them out on the 2) and the cutout where you pinch the side of the mouse between your thumb and index is more naturally formed. It looks nicer and has cool lights and stuff. They could probably open a new market by going even more bold with the aesthetics (like Razer) of this mouse and bill it as an ergonomic Gamer mouse. The sensitivity and accuracy of this mouse is already comparable to most gaming mice. I'm 5'7" and I find the small version to be a roomy-fitting mouse, I heard some folks say the large version of this mouse is quite large. This is a great mouse to try out if you experience pain from mousing for extended periods at work, or if you started drafting/cg in the 90's and you miss having a 3-button mouse.

I have severe nerve damage due to carpal tunnel because I used a computer mouse for over 25 yrs non stop until my left hand could take it no more. I was left handed but forced to use my right hand. I will never use another normal mouse again. I am a avid mmorpg gamer and worried this would not work with the games such as rift, neverwinter, everquest 2 online games. I tell you it works perfectly for me. I had no learning curve, all I did was download the drivers to use more of the buttons. The small fits my hand perfectly I wear a size 7 USA size glove. The thumb rest is so comfortable,buttons easily reached, along with the scroll wheel. I am giving 5 stars with my gratitude because of this mouse I can play my games again and use a mouse for work as long as the mouse is evoluent. One word of warning the vertical mouse is large so do not think you can use a small mouse mat. I am back on amazon looking for a large hard surface mouse pad. I bought the kennsington wave that has red and black gel wrist rest. The pad is awesome and the mouse glides across the surface, but the problem is the surface is to small. If someone could tell me which Mousepad they recommend with this that has a large surface I would appreciate it. I am buying another evoluent today that is wireless, and one for my husband that is larger. Thank You again for in my opinion a perfect beautiful vertical mouse. One suggestion you only made a colored one in purple but I would also like to see the wireless come in different colors and sizes. I am going to try and use the left handed one with my left hand to see if I can use the hand again so I bought the left handed grey one even though I find the color boring. I love the red lights for dpi settings and also green logo. Keep up the great work and thank you again

Ich arbeite sehr viel am Schreibt bzw. am Rechner. Noch ca. 12 Monaten musst ich feststellen, dass ich Probleme mit dem rechten Arm bekam. Sogannter Mausarm!! Habe mich erst dann mit Ergonomie am Arbeitsplatz beschäftigt und mir unter anderem diese Maus zugelegt. Nun ist mein Arm definitiv in einer ergonomischeren Haltung und es geht wieder bergauf. Kann ich empfehlen. Einziges Manko ist der Preis, den ich unangemessen hoch finde. Wird hier mit der Not gespielt??

Ich habe mich von einem Leidensgenossen zum Kauf einer ergonomischen Maus entschieden, um die Schmerzen im rechten Arm loszuwerden. Zuerst wusste ich nicht, ob die kleinere Version ausreichen würde, hätte sie aber letztlich getauscht, falls meine Hand zu groß gewesen wäre. Seit nunmehr einer Woche ist die Maus täglich 8 Stunden im Gebrauch (Büro/Computertätigkeit) und ich muss sagen, dass bereits nach dieser kurzen Zeit eine deutliche Besserung sowohl im Handgelenk, ausstrahlend zum Ellenbogen und letztlich Entlastung im Schulterbereich eingetreten ist. Die Hand liegt entspannt und unverkrampft auf der Maus, der Daumen liegt in einer Mulde und dient als Fixierung, so dass die "Klickfinger" dadurch ebenfalls entspannt seitlich auf den Tasten liegen können. Die Umgewöhnung selbst hat nur wenige Minuten gedauert, so dass der Griff zur Maus nach kurzer Zeit völlig gewohnt erscheint. Durch die entspannte Handgelenkshaltung zieht sich die Entspannung bis hoch ins Schultergelenk. Es gibt seitlich zzgl. Mausrad drei Klicktasten. Ganz kurz gewöhnungsbedürftig ist, dass man die unterste (ganz rechts) Taste für alle Rechtsklickoptionen benutzt (Kopieren/Einfügen etc.) Ansonsten ergonomisch ein Traum, stylisch finde ich die kleinere Version in der schwarz/lila Ausführung richtig schick, das Evoluent-Logo leuchtet grün, die Metallbeschichtung für die Daumenmulde ist angenehm griffig, so dass trotz längerer Daumenablage keine schwitzigen Hände auftreten. Es gibt noch die Möglichkeit, direkt an der Maus die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit (HI, MD, LO, XL) einzustellen. Ich habe MD für mich gewählt, so dass der Mauszeiger bei Bewegung der Maus nicht zu schnell über den Bildschirm schwimmt, sondern noch als Pfeil erkennbar ist. Fazit: Ob nun so ein Teil 80 € wert ist, vermag ich nicht zu sagen, aber die Investition hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt.

Image makes it look like you're buying a white mouse but it's black. Had to go through the hassle of returning it.

Une souris assez imposante mais qui ne me déclenche plus de douleurs après qq heures de bureautique. Même si elle est chère, je recommande à tous ceux qui souffrent de pb de tendinite ou canal carpien : après un petit temps d'adaptation, elle apporte un réel confort par la suite. Prévoir un repose-poignet ou un support pour l'avant bras. La version "small" est à peine plus petite que la "normale" mais me convient mieux (pouce moins écarté)