Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse (L6V-00001)

Im on to my 4th Sculpt Ergonomic mouse. Actually, 6th, if you count that before this I was using the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 (this mouses spiritual ancestor). The good: this device feels fantastic and super solid, and works amazingly well. It has amazing battery life in my opinion (I use rechargeables and have to replace hardly ever), and its super easy to set up. I love this mouse!! The bad: after about a year, the left mouse button gives out. It isnt gradual...its always suddenly, one day, the button stops registering consistently. About one out of every 3 clicks is lost. Its been the same story with 3 mice now. I hate to say it, but its typical Microsoft hardware...really, typical Microsoft anything. It looks great, seems great, IS great, but the long term durability really just stinks. Funny, on the natural mouse 2000s I had before this, it was the rubber thumb rest would start to turn yellow and get like silicone-y greasy after about...wait for it...one year. If you get this mouse, get it on subscribe and save, and set it for yearly, lol - or just know youll be opening a warranty claim and doing that dance every year or so. I keep doing it because I really do love this sucky mouse.

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I saw a coworker using the vertical Anker mouse and was intregued that it might help me with the cold tingling feeling I sometimes get in my hand with heavy mouse usage. I didnt like the feeling when I held his Anker, but I thought this slightly tilted Microsoft mouse might do the trick. When it arrived I was hoping to have that relief feeling you get when you put on a new pair of socks/shoes or get a new pillow, but that wasnt really the case. Its still somewhat uncomforable to use, but I do love that I can vary my hand position in several different ways and still naturally press all the buttons. I can use it top-down like a regular mouse, let it rest naturally at the angle its designed at, or go completely vertical. In the vertical position my index finger drapes perfectly over the wheel so I can left click and scoll all with the index and use my 2nd or 3rd fingers for a right click thanks to the large size of the right button. I can have the pinky drag on the desk or rest near the right button, I can put my thumb below, in, or above the thumb notch. I think being able to vary my position throughout the day will help a lot. Time will tell. If it were a little shorter and a little lighter I think it would be perfect.

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