Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse (L6V-00001)

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I have used this mouse for a couple days. I was looking for something to help with wrist/arm pain (RSI type symptoms) but did not want to spend > $100 for the more widely known brand. The shape is certainly different and was a little hard to get used to. After a couple hours however, it feels just fine. Having the "Windows" button was great...but really just a novelty. Afterall if you need to find something on the start menu, one has to track towards the lower/left portion of the screen anyway. Turns out I dont use that at all. Tracking with the mouse seems very accurate. Ive never really had an issue with any Microsoft device in this area. Usage is easy; plug in the dongle (which by the way is a little large compared to say the Microsoft 4000 which this is replacing) and everything auto configures. Interestingly, the auto-configuration installs the "Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center"; but when launching that in Windows 7 it shows that there are not any supported devices? (see screen shot). I dont generally remap buttons and such; but that may be an issue if you desire to change button functions; not sure. I purchased this as well as an Anker ergonomic (not the vertical version, but the newer ergonomic with a little less angle). I like them both; and choose to use different devices to change/alter angle of my arm/wrist to prevent further RSI issues. If I had to use just one; I would probably not choose this one primarily due to the weight (it is heavier than normal). But time will tell with that. For now I keep the primary (Anker) at work and this one at home; using both for many hours a week.

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I know this mouse looks exceptionally odd, and whenever I recommend it to anyone they typically recoil because it looks so bulky. I first purchased this mouse to use at work, and when I would go home and use my regular desktop mouse Id start to notice that my hand would ache--this ergonomic mouse really does hold my hand in such a better position. This mouse is by far the most comfortable Ive ever had. Is it wireless, so the upside is no wires to tangle up--and the downside is that youll start to lose responsiveness when the batteries are failing. My batteries tend to last months, but I often dont think about batteries and start to get frustrated that the mouse doesnt seem to work until I remember--duh--the batteries need to be replaced. The bottom is magnetic which is fantastic when you need to replace your batteries--its simple and you cant do it wrong. The downside is if you drop the mouse...the bottom and batteries are going to pop out. (I know, I know, but Im clumsy...). Additionally however, Ive dropped my mouse more times than anyone should and its never broken or stopped working. Microsoft nailed it with this one. I wouldnt recommend the keyboard that goes with the set however--stick with their old line of ergonomic keyboards. The keyboard that matches this mouse is okay, but the number pad is a separate piece. Literally separate--you could walk off with it in your purse and forget its not a calculator.

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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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I was absolutely in love with this mouse. Most comfortable mouse Ive ever used, but Microsofts quality control for these things is abysmal. Ive had 2 myself, and at least 3 more in my office and every one of them has failed around or before 1 year of use. Every single one of them begins to double click or had mysterious clicks on its own or doesnt click at all randomly after a certain period of time. The first one I figured was a dud though it lasted me just about a year, so I got a second one. The second one has now lasted me about 7 months and has started double clicking or not clicking at all. It happened to another coworker of mine before and just recently I talked to a coworker who has the same mouse and his words were "I love it, but its really annoying because it seems to randomly click sometimes." You can imagine how inconvenient that is in a work environment. Things get closed or dragged in to the wrong spot and copied incorrectly all the time.

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First off, mine DID appear to be a used/returned/refurbished mouse, as another reviewer has pointed out. Mine had little scuffs on the bottom and you could tell it was used. So please keep that in mind if you buy from Amazon. Anyway that didnt affect my overall opinion of the mouse, which is that its not very good. It doesnt know where it wants you to put your fingers. The thumb rest - where the back button is located - forces you to unnaturally squeeze your thumb inward, to the point where it almost feels underneath your index finger. Maybe if you have extremely narrow palms it might work? But for an average male hand of average width, it will feel unnaturally bent inward. Instead, its a more natural position for me to put my thumb on the bottom section below the "actual" thumb rest, however this has its own downsides. When I do that it makes the mouse movements less precise and sometimes unpredictable. When I move the mouse it tends to "rotate" instead of move properly in the X/Y planes. And that causes the mouse to make frustratingly imprecise movements. I tried using this mouse for precision work in Adobe Premiere and I found it very frustrating and hard to use. The windows key is basically useless. Havent used it once. And of course you cant reprogram it to be actually useful. The click action and scroll wheel are just ok. Nothing to write home about. I have used the Microsoft Blue notebook mouse in the past and it is very comparable to that. Overall Im disappointed with this mouse, and so far I havent found an ergonomic/tilted mouse that has a good design and is also precise and reliable. They are all junk.

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I really wanted to like this mouse! It seems well-built at a glance. The shape is really comfortable, the thumb has ergonomic rest, theres loads of space for all my fingers even with a full-on Palm grip, and the battery compartment is held on with friggin magnets (not the cheap plastic tabs you see usually). However, the left mouse button would get stuck ever so often. I would have to tap the front side of the button to unstick it. Now sure if this was a one-off problem with the unit I received, or if it is a larger problem with this design. This issue was a deal-breaker for me.

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I bought 2 of these a little over a year ago and the left click switch stopped working on both of them. It slowly just stops engaging over a week or two until it only works about 25% of the time. Also, I had to insert little folded pieces of cardboard on top of the batteries to keep them in place. I contacted Microsoft and, of course, theyre both slightly out of warranty so Im out of luck. I really LOVE the way the mouse feels when its working correctly but Im not buying another one. Time to try a new brand!

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Product fits in my large hand very well. Love the fact that it uses 2 AA batteries that last for 4-6 months. However, after only a month or so of use, the left mouse button becomes erratic, not always accepting the click, or double-clicking when a single was called for. Mostly ignoring clicks I try to make. I thought that I just had a lemon ... so I bought another for my laptop because this is so comfortable to my hand. I was wrong, as the 2nd one had the same problem. Its very disappointing, as I have used Microsoft mice for the last 2 decades without complaint. Sorry Microsoft, it is an ergonomic mouse as claimed, its just not a quality computer mouse.

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The L6V-00001 has never failed me regardless which computer I use it with--desktops or laptops, and any operating system. I purchased this as a replacement for a far more expensive mouse being used with a 2013 Imac, and found, happily, the Microsoft mouse to work flawlessly. I pop the dongle into PC and Mac USB ports whenever I want to transfer the mouse functionality, and without any hiccup, the mouse just works. I also like the magnetic battery door. Over the years Ive despised changing mouse batteries mainly because the doors have nearly all been so difficult to pry open. But this Microsoft mouses battery door remains firmly shut until you turn the mouse over and tug on the smoothly indented lip to open the door. Its almost a pleasure to open and watch the door reseal securely once the lid is let go. Moreover, the mouse tracks remarkably smoothly and accurately on all non-translucent surfaces Ive tried to date. My only complaints are: 1)the plastic housing is ugly--and in less than a year has already become badly worn; 2)the mouse is rather small even in my medium-sized hands, which means the arch of my hand doesnt fit comfortably on the mouse, so my hand becomes tired after using the mouse for 60 minutes or so--an oddity in an "ergonomic" mouse; 3)the button to turn the mouse off (and therefore conserve battery power) is so smoothly integrated with the mouses underside that in low light its hard to find to turn the mouse off; I wish the mouse instead switched itself off after a certain time remaining idle; 4)the dongle is quite large (about a centimeter sticks out of the USB port when connected). None of these issues is very important to me, as the mouse works so very, very well, and I use it mainly as a desktop (so stationary) mouse. Considering the small fortune Ive spent on computer mouses over the years, Id be happy to replace most our other computer mouses with the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse in the future. UPDATE APRIL 2018 The dongle for this mouse literally fell apart (the plastic housing cracked open, exposing the bare circuitry underneath) while I was on a research assignment at a foreign university. I thought I could get a replacement on coming back to the States, but Ive learned from Microsoft that the dongles are all specific to the particular mouse theyre sold with. The Microsoft parts operator told me that if the dongle breaks theres no way to get a repalcement even under warranty. Im stunned. Now I have an otherwise perfectly good mouse with a broken dongle permanently stuck in my MBPs USB dock. Id have to use pliers to remove the dongle, hoping not to damage my USB port, and then my only option would be to toss this large piece of plastic (the mouse) into yet another landfill. What an environmentally irresponsible, not to mention consumer economics UNfriendly, policy! Given my experience now, just four years later (I STILL have a 2004 black Macbook that works flawlessly; I dont want electronic devices I have to replace every few years), Im downgrading my original 4-star review to 1-stars. Wasteful-wasteful-wasteful manufacturing and engineering.

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