Vertical mice saved my wrists. As someone who works on a computer all day, I was getting severe wrist pain. Made the jump a few years ago and just reordered same product after four years and have only positive things to say. First, the ergonomics. I can use this all day without tiring or pain. I even use the vertical mouse for some casual gaming (hence also prefer wired so no latency delays), and it works great. You get used to it very quickly and the customization between DPI is great! Turns out the extra buttons are also a great feature as well, often using it to go back and forth between history (or even custom mapping in games). All in all, great product if you care about your health while not spending $50+ Read more
This is a great mouse; it feels great in the hand, and just looks really cool. The resolution indicitaor lights on top look cool, and the flowing multicolor lightbars on the bottom look really slick as well. The thumbstick on top is especially nice, and is really great for easily adjusting the map in RTS and tactical wargames (such as BattleTech, which I play A LOT.) The bottom two thumb buttons are placed just a bit too far forward and can be a little hard to reach, but that will depend on the angle of your arm and how you hold the mouse (they would be much better if they were positioned just a bit further back, closer to the palm.) I got this mouse because about two months ago I suddenly developed a really bad case of tendonitis in the middle two fingers of my mouse hand, to the point that my finger knuckle went *CLUNK* every time I bent my finger, and eventually I couldn't even close my fist. I had seen upright ergonomic mice like this before and thought they looked cool but I never had a reason to justify the cost of buying one before, but when I developed the tendonitis I decided I'd give one a try to see if it helped. And thankfully after starting to use this mouse instead it cleared up after a few weeks. I had initially worried that it would be hard to get accustomed to this new style of mouse with my hand in a different position, but I quickly realized that it was actually easier for me and gave me even more control than with a standard mouse; the position of your hand on the mouse allows you to rest the heel of your palm on the mousepad, allowing you fine precision control over the movement of the mouse. You just need to make sure that your mousepad has a surface that isn't too slick or the mouse can slide all over the place the moment you take your hand off it. I only wish it was wireless, since I use a laptop that I literally sit on my lap and the cable can get in the way, but that isn't any kind of complaint against this mouse in particular; the cable is actually really nice and coated in a woven fabric material that keeps it from getting all tangled and knotted up. Overall it's a really nice mouse, and I consider it well worth the price. Read more
UPDATE: 2/20/2022 Tried this mouse with Hell Let Loose (HLL) and remapping the buttons does work. However, the thumbstick does not work well for driving tanks. Also, the software is limited in that it does not allow for multiple buttons to be pressed at the same time. i.e. squad talk was set to joystick right and marking targets to wheel click. I cannot figure out how to hold squad talk and mark targets at the same time, you get one or the other but not both, with my G502 I can be talking and marking with no issue on mapped buttons. This mouse is almost perfect for my use. I bought it to play Fishing Planet in hopes to one-hand game with limited use of the keyboard while also hoping to avoid wrist pain I have been experiencing with my G502 Hero SE. I still have to rely on the keyboard, because 11 programable buttons doesn't cover the commonly used keys for me. However, the thumbstick is great for driving the boat and trolling motor, because it is mapped as WASD, and this is outstanding! The software to create macros and reassign keys is functional, but by no means as robust as the major gaming accessory companies. For instance, you cannot record mouse clicks in a macro. So far, I have only used the mouse on Fishing Planet but I plan to test this on Hell Let Loose and other FPS to see how it function. Overall this is an excellent mouse and provided strain relief, but I would like to humbly suggest a couple improvements: 1. Relocate the joystick to the side of the mouse above the forward and back side buttons. (Image highlights the area in red). This is a more natural position for the thumb. 2. The joystick click (not the directions) requires to much force to activate. 3. Add 2 or 3 more buttons for the thumb side or even one for the ring or pinky finger, or just add a button to allow secondary mapping of all the other buttons (Like G-shift). 4. Add a pinky finger and palm rest so they do not have to slide across the mouse pad or whatever is being used for a mouse surface. Read more
