Anker 2.4G Wireless Ergonomic Mouse, Right Hand Vertical Mouse USB Receiver

What a fantastic product! I started looking into the world of vertical mice after experiencing some wrist discomfort from the use of a traditional mouse. Of course, the first search hit was Evoluent Vertical Mouse. They were the first to market with a product like this, plus they have the whole University of California academic cachet behind them. For YEARS Evoluent was the ONLY player on the vertical mouse market without competition. As a result, the technology and finish of their product is still stuck in the past. Think those ugly white Microsoft optical mice we all used in the late 90s when optical mice were a novelty. The Evoluent mice have the exact same feel, and even worse tracking capability! In Evoluent's defense, their product does relieve wrist strain, but so does Anker vertical mouse...... for only $20! So let's compare the two products side by side, Evoluent vs Anker. Note that I am just over 7 inches from my wrist crease to the tip of my middle finger. This puts me right on the border for Evoluent between normal and small versions. If you are in the same boat, go the smaller size with Evoluent, provided you don't opt for the Anker. 1. Size Evoluent (standard size) felt a bit too big for my hands. The cheap plastic is also very slippery, making it difficult to pick up the mouse and move it if you are at the edge of the mouse pad (and you do need a mouse pad with Evoluent). Anker fits my hand perfectly. I simply LOVE holding the mouse. It has a really nice rubbery matte finish that prevents your hand from slipping. 2. Hand Position Both Anker and Evoluent offer the handshake position. I would say that Evoluent hand position is about 80 degrees between table top and your wrist. For comparison, regular mouse would have your wrist at 0 degrees. Anker holds your wrist at about 65 degrees. It is debatable whether 80 or 65 degrees is better. With both mice I felt immediate relief of wrist tension. Going back to 0 degree traditional mouse position feels immediately awkward. It is a toss up between the Anker and Evoluent with a slight edge given to Evoluent, just because they have a bit of science in their product marketing. 3. Usability This is personal, but for me Anker wins hands down in this category. Anker feels intuitive right out the box. You click with left finger and right click with the right. The back/forward thumb buttons were also very intuitive for me. This is similar to most Logitech mice. Mouse buttons on Anker have nice rigidity to them. Evoluent, on the other hand, takes some getting used to. It is a big clunky thing that slips out of your hand. Left finger does the left click. But it is, by default, you pinkie and ring-finger that do the right clicking. You can also reassign right click to the middle mouse button, but somehow it feels awkward and you keep pressing the default right click button anyway. Also, it is EXTREMELY easy to accidentally click on Evoluent. Buttons are cheap and plastic, and the scroll wheel is a complete joke. Granted, Anker's mouse wheel is not stellar, but it works well. I must have the newer batch, as I cannot relate to any of the scroll wheel problems mentioned in review. Don't forget Evoluent's back/forward mouse buttons. They are awkward to use at first, but you get accustomed to the arrangement. Matter of preference here. 4. Tracking Evoluent tracking is ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. I have a black Ikea Galant desk. It's not shiny, just wood with black matte veneer. Everything tracks on it....... except the Evoluent mouse. So you HAVE to get a mouse pad. And be careful, you won't get tracking on every mouse pad, even if it is matte black. This is on a $100+ mouse!!! On the other end of the spectrum, Anker tracks on everything except glass. This is a $20 mouse. In summary, there is not much to chose from in the vertical mouse arena. So get the Anker vertical mouse, get rid of wrist strain... and save Evoluent for the fanboys.

At first, I wasn't sure I was going to like this Wireless Vertical Ergonomic mouse by Anker. I'd never heard about vertical mice before, but my other (regular) wireless mouse quit working properly, so I went looking for a new mouse. My plan was to buy something similar to what I already had and then I saw this optical vertical mouse that intrigued me. I have carpal tunnel problems and arthritis in my hands. This mouse was just under 20 bucks and PRIME and after reading some reviews, I decided to give it a try. Right out of the box, I liked the smooth feel of the mouse, but have to admit it was different in looks and it felt different because of the way one has to hold it to use it. I plugged the USB receiver into a USB port, opened the battery slot and put in two "AAA" batteries (which were not included) and it was ready to go. From the onset it had an unusual feel to it as far as making it work. It wasn't a bad thing, just different. It did move very nicely on the new Anker mouse pad I'd purchased to use with it. I noticed on the side of the box the way one's hand, arm, wrist normally move with a regular mouse versus the difference (shown on the diagram) there would be with the vertical mouse. Since I also have problems with my thumbs, I still wasn't sure it was going to work for me. As I used it that first day, it didn't take too many hours before I realized it was probably going to help the normal pain that comes from grabbing a regular mouse when you have hand and wrist difficulties, but it was going to take time to get used to. The hand and the brain have to learn how to use the new equipment properly. However, I wasn't real satisfied in regards to my thumb having problems. On the second day, I began to observe I was actually trying to grip the mouse too far up with my entire hand. For me, I learned if I could touch the wheel with my middle finger and scroll, that was far enough up with my grip. As my grip lessened and I allowed the middle finger to use the scroll things became easier. The left and right mouse buttons were easy to work once I got used to the different position of my hand. I then began using the buttons up from the thumb to make the pages go left and right which is a nice feature, but one of the features I seem to easily forget is available to me. It took me until about the third day of working with it to realize my thumb just had some new muscles it was working that it had to get used to and then the pain there began to ease. Now, things are working quite well. I'm days down the road with the new vertical mouse and I'm pretty much used to it. There is much less pain in my hand than with the old mouse and the ache in the thumb seems to have dissipated by learning to use the new muscles it has to use. There has been a learning curve for me with it due to the pain I have in my hands, but I'm glad I stuck with it because I think overall it's going to be much better for me ergonomically. If you try it and you hurt, give it some time before you give up. Like I mentioned earlier, I think it's a matter of both the hand and the brain getting used to a totally different feel and movement to the mouse. UPDATE: This vertical mouse has been such a great device for me with wrist and hand problems. The ache is less, numbness is also much less. A year after using it, it is second nature to use, comfortable and is in great condition. I really like it and the relief it has brought to my hand, fingers and arm as it has been used for over a year now and works like it is new. I really really like it.

This mouse fits perfectly in my medium sized hands. The problem I have is how slippery this mouse is. If I relax my hand, then it slides down the mouse so that my third and pinky finger slide against the mouse pad. There are only two ways for me to use this mouse comfortably: 1. Claw grip: my preference for mice has always been a palm grip because it feels natural. But as I explained above, the mouse is slippery. To get around this I have to claw the mouse and even then I still have to hold my wrist in an unnatural position. 2. Double up: I have always used one finger on the left clicker and one on the right. But to prevent my fingers from hanging off the edge of the mouse I have to rest two fingers on the left clicker. This method is more comfortable but I do find myself accidentally right clicking when I try to use the scroll wheel (maybe I'll get used to it). All in all, the mouse works great but the lack of a pinky rest, along with the point near the dpi button, makes using the mouse uncomfortable. One final note: the mouse has a convenient slot underneath, so you can store the usb dongle. UPDATE & COMPARISON: I added one star for the awesome customer service. A few days after I wrote my review I was contacted by customer service and they offered to let me try the new model (Wireless Mouse, Anker Ergonomic USB 2.4G Wireless Vertical Mouse with 3 Adjustable DPI Levels 800 / 1200 / 1600 and Side Controls, Black). There are some differences/similarities between the two which I will list below. 1. Left/Right Click: The new model requires slightly less force to click - likely because it isn't as "vertical" as the older model - but the difference is really insignificant. 2. Scroll Wheel: I'm tempted to say that both models have the exact same scroll wheel with different mounting, and there is one minor as well as one huge difference. The minor difference is that on the new model the wheel is sunken deeper into the mouse than the old model (this can be seen in the pictures I've uploaded). The huge difference is that the scroll wheel on the old model requires a lot more force to click compared to the new model. Using the old model I often found myself missing or accidentally scrolling when I tried to press the scroll wheel, but on the new model it's very natural. 3. DPI Switch: For both placement and button quality, the old model surpasses the new model. On the old model, using the DPI only requires you to slide your thumb up (and the button is impossible to miss), while the new model is a tiny button behind scroll wheel. This shouldn't be a problem unless you're constantly using the switch. 4. Forward/Back Buttons: These are completely different on the two devices. In terms of responsive they are, the buttons on the new model can't even be compared to the old model. It only takes a very light pressure to use them - it's so easy you can click the forward button with the tip of your thumb and the back button with your inner thumb knuckle without even trying. On the other hand, the new model requires more force but it isn't "too much" force, so you don't have to mind the buttons if your thumb is resting on them and you don't have to try too hard to press them. ** This may just be the item that I received so I've "starred" this difference. The back button on the new model feels flimsy and ready to break. It feels like there is some kind of spring pushing up on the button, but that spring is off center such that one side can be depressed much further than the other. This gives the button a "cheap" feeling. 5. Shape: As someone who'd much rather rest their hand on their mouse as opposed to holding their hand in a certain position, the new model's shape dominates the old model's. Honestly, it's because the new model doesn't have the pointy edge. Without the pointy edge there are much more ways to hold the mouse so it's easy to find a comfortable position. That being said, the new model is also slippery and doesn't have a pinky rest (disappointing), but it's still much more comfortable than the old model. 6: Size: The mice are roughly the same size, but because of their shapes, the new model "feels" smaller in my hand. UPDATE #2: I ordered the first mouse on December 3, 2016 and I'm not sure when I received the replacement. As of today (05/07/2018) my scroll wheel has officially stopped working. I'll scroll down and it moves down a few units, then back up a few units. Everything else works great, but without a scroll wheel it's useless for me. That being said, the lifespan of this mouse seems to be just over a year.

I've had this mouse since 2020! Use it daily in the office and it's been flawless. It's comfortable and has great battery life. The weight is "just right" so it's got some heft but not too heavy if you ever need to pick it up and move it slightly. Buttons have a satisfying click, the back button is well placed and works well - I miss it when I don't have access to it. If it ever dies on me, i'd happily purchase another. a $20 item that has lasted me 5 years even with daily use? Can't say that about many things these days. Highly Recommended.

I bought this mouse because i have wrist and lower arm pain. I can't actively use any regular mouse more than 1h at a time, without getting some pain. Made the switch to a trackball mouse (logitech M570), which was an improvement, but i still had some pains, from the wrist angle (which was not much different from a regular mouse) and from the tendon that belongs to the thumb (since the thumb does all the hard work on this particular mouse). And besides, cleaning the ball every now and then became a chore and it wasn't that precise (esp for games). So i wanted something else, and since only vertical mice were left to try, i bought this one, since it had positive reviews and looked good from the pictures. The good: + it's comfortable, and this is the most important thing, because so far i can use it for hours and don't have any pains. The wrist isn't twisted like on a regular mouse and i can feel this, for the better. Took me under a day to get adjusted to this angle. An interesting thing about this design is that you feel more inclined to use your whole arm to make mouse movements, which is a good thing, since doing so puts less stress on the wrist. This goes well with the lowest dpi setting, at least in my case. + i love the placement of the back and forward buttons, on the top of the thumb, where i can access them easily. + the construction is very good, on par with much expensive mice (Logitech, Razer -which i've used in the past, since i'm also a gamer). The plastic doesn't cracks when i apply pressure, it's as solid as it can be. But it's also light, for a wireless mouse (i've had heavier, from Logitech). The paint is a silky rubbery stuff, like the paint on Razer mice and some Logitechs. We shall see how much it lasts without peeling (a problem which i had with one Razer mouse). + the buttons don't wobble and the clicks are solid (maybe too solid). + the tracking is incredible, i've tried everything from bed sheets, blanket, jeans to wood and rubbery plastic, it tracked without issues. Only on glass it didn't work, but that's expected. Impressive. + it has 3 DPI settings and one blue LED that blinks for every dpi setting. + the mouse scroll wheel is pretty good, doesn't wobble much and is relatively quiet. + it looks very good on the desk, very stylish, modern design. All other vertical mice that i've seen looked like something from the '90s. + the battery life is very good, used it heavily for a week and still works. Works with 2 AAA batteries (not included), i've used two rechargeable Eneloops in mine. No problems. + fits well in my average man hand (i have 7.5" measured from wrist to the tip of my middle finger). + the wireless works good, even from 7-8 feet (i use it plugged in the back of my desktop pc, but i can move it to the front, if needed). I don't feel any input lag from the connection, so i can also use it for games (a big plus for me). If you have problems with the reception, you could try another USB port or move it closer, with a usb extension cable. Not needed in my case, but wireless can be tricky in some configurations. YMMV. The bad: - also the general size is good for my hand, my pinky remains on the mouse pad if my hand is relaxed. It has room to sit, barely, but only if i grab the mouse completely and firmly. If not, it drags on the mouse pad. I really wish the mouse shape had a support there for the pinky finger. I can get used to it, but it's an annoyance nonetheless. - the clicks require more force than needed, especially for a mouse that's designed to alleviate RSI and such. The middle scroll button is even harder to press. Mind you, this isn't something out of the ordinary in the computer mice world, but for an ergonomic mouse, this should be fixed (at least the middle scroll button). Other thoughts: Be careful when you move your hand to grab the mouse, coming from the keyboard area. Since it's much taller than a regular mouse, you risk hitting it by accident and throwing it on the floor. The funny thing is this requires more time to adjust than it takes to adjust to the vertical shape. The mouse enters a sleep mode after a period of 4-7 minutes of inactivity. You need to press a button to wake it up. Moving it around won't work. Doesn't bothers me, but you should know this. 1 year later UPDATE: it held up well, the rubbery paint is still intact (though it attracts oily fingerprints) and everything else is ok. Also, though i've said i'm a gamer, i didn't said i'm a pro gamer. But as i mentioned earlier, i don't notice any input lag with its wireless reception, but the lift off distance of the sensor is a bit higher than on other gaming mice i had; this may or may not bother you. If you don't know what lift off distance is, then don't worry about it. :)

I love the feel of the mouse. It's a perfect fit. It's also extremely light weight. You may not think that's important, until you try a heavier mouse and realize that all of the lifting you do without thinking about it to reposition becomes cumbersome. I'm about to buy my third one in the last 5 years because the scroll wheel over time becomes erratic. It works flawlessly for about 2 years, then little by little it becomes nearly unusable. I assumed the first one was a fluke and bought a second one. Now this one is doing the exact same thing a little over 2 years later. So it's clearly a product issue over time. Other reviews here have mentioned it too. Yes, I'm getting a new one, but only because the price is just twenty dollars right now. Just wish these would last longer.

Just got this so maybe it's new mouse smell but it's really a cool mouse! I normally use a Logitech left handed vertical mouse that costs $75-80, but have tendinitis so I'm forced to use a right hand mouse a bit. So my first impression, Anker has chosen a good product to put their stamp on. It's a great price at $30 and apparently (from other review) goes on sale as low as $15. Everyone should be using these vertical mice, they are so much better for your posture and tendons in your arm and hand. My mouse connected immediately even with me connecting the receiver/USB dongle to my KVM switch. So why is this mouse so cheap? First it doesn't have Bluetooth. I believe the more expensive vertical mice like my Logitech lefty mouse have a dongle but also work on Bluetooth, avoiding the need to use a USB slot if you don't have an extra. Also there's no app for this mouse to let me reconfigure the buttons to do different things. Having said that, there's also not the extra buttons I'd want to program, like a more expensive mouse would have. If you want these features you need the Logitech Lift, but it's 2-4x the price of this mouse, so if you have that kind of money, maybe get the Logitech. My final thing I'll say about this mouse and the most important: if you have small hands stay away from this mouse, I have rather large hands and can barely reach the buttons and scrollwheel. It's comfortable, but just barely.

I really like this mouse, overall. It helps with my wrist pain, certainly much better than traditional mice, in this context... It feels good, only took a day or 2 to get used to when I first got one. Battery life is great, I change batteries maybe once a month and I'm gaming probably 4-6 hours a day on average. However... You are essentially buying E-waste if you're a gamer who needs the scroll wheel. I have bought 3 of these over the last few years and the scroll wheel will scroll up and down pretty much randomly when you try to scroll, after some time. It works reliably for less than a year and then it just jumps around constantly when trying to use it. Never had one last reliably for long. I would spend 100+ bucks on a sharkfin mouse that lasted years and years but as far as I can tell, this is the "best" or close to it. Same thing happened with my last corsair keyboard volume wheel. Thanks communist china and US regulations/inflation! If the scroll wheel doesn't matter to you, this is excellent value. I just can't go back to the flat traditional mice. (I am not a greasy kid who can't wash his hands after eating/snacking, I'm a middle aged combat veteran)

Funciona bien. Es cómodo aunque hay que acostumbrarse al cambio de posición.

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Dopo più di 6 mesi di utilizzo, ritengo che questo mouse verticale è un’ottima scelta per chi cerca comfort ed ergonomia. Anche dopo ore di utilizzo continuo, la mano e il polso non si affaticano, grazie alla sua forma studiata per una presa naturale. Dal punto di vista dell’alimentazione, il mouse richiede due batterie (non incluse), ma non ho ancora dovuto sostituirle a distanza di oltre 6 mesi. Considerando il rapporto qualità-prezzo, è difficile trovare di meglio in questa fascia di prezzo. Se cercate un mouse ergonomico, preciso e con funzioni aggiuntive utili (grazie ai tasti laterali), questo è sicuramente un acquisto consigliato!

Total game changer. I had been suffering wrist pain and tingling in my fingers from using a standard mouse so my chiro recommended this type of mouse. It took about a week for my muscles to adjust properly but I’m now enjoying pain free computer use. Very comfortable and great quality.

Got my second Anker Ergonomic mouse to use in the office. The mouse is easy to get use to and fit well in my hand. It did help release some tension in my shoulder. Price is affordable too.