Starship Krupa Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) I've been a longtime fan of Logitech pointing devices, going back 30 years when I was working at a company that shared a parking lot with Logitech. At the time they had a factory store for open box/refurb and I availed myself. Last time I was at my bank, I noticed the teller using an upright mouse. Instead of using the mouse with the palm facing down, you use the mouse with the palm facing inward at a 45 degree angle, the hand resting on its heel. Simple idea, but it blew my mind. The hand naturally wants to rest on its heel, with the palm facing inward. In order to use a standard mouse, you must rotate your forearm 90 degrees, so that the palm faces downward. eBay yielded an open box Logitech Lift upright mouse in very good condition, probably from someone who tried it and didn't like it. I, on the other hand like it enough to post about it here. It has the two standard left and right click buttons and wheel where you'd expect to find them, plus two programmable thumb buttons and another programmable button on the palm surface just aft of the wheel. The wheel click is also programmable. A couple of features that it lacks compared to other mice I've used are mousewheel tilt and the wieghted smartshift wheel that unlocks to freewheel. I did like the smartshift wheel, but never used wheel tilt. I keep the thumb buttons programmed to Ctrl and Alt, which allows for one-handed copy operations in Cakewalk. It's taking a bit of getting used to, gravity is different when the hand is upright, but I'm sure it will become at least as natural as palm down mousing. Gaming is fun, the upright mouse has a joystick feel to it. Edited November 14 by Starship Krupa Changed to better describe the hand position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 I’m a big fan of the Kensington trackball mouse. Love that it saves space (since you don’t have to move it like a regular mouse). Also has lots of click options that you can program. Kensington track ball mouse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Finding the right pointing device can really help those with RSI issues. Many folks love a trackball. For whatever reason, they really inflame my Tendonitis. Right now, I'm using a Logitech G703 Lightspeed. Buttons and wheel don't have a lot of resistance... and that seems to keep things comfortable (for my situation). Have never tried the Lift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 If you like to play PC games a track ball is a lousy choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 On 10/31/2024 at 1:49 PM, Sal Sorice said: I’m a big fan of the Kensington trackball mouse. Love that it saves space (since you don’t have to move it like a regular mouse). Also has lots of click options that you can program. Kensington track ball mouse I use one of those too... I've had issues with their mouse driver tho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 22 hours ago, msmcleod said: I use one of those too... I've had issues with their mouse driver tho. I am not a Gamer at all, so trackball is great for me. @msmcleod, I've have good luck with 3.1.14 drivers for the Kensington Trackball. Very stable for me on Win10 Pro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 (edited) On 10/31/2024 at 6:49 AM, Sal Sorice said: I’m a big fan of the Kensington trackball mouse. Longtime fan of the Logitech Trackman Marble. My pointing device of choice in places where I don't have enough flat space to use a mouse. And yeah, for gaming, I can just about do my daily Elder Scrolls Online crafting writs, but any kind of combat would be out of the question. My biggest issue with the Marble in non-gaming use is the lack of a wheel equivalent. May I assume that the ring surrounding the ball on the Kensington acts as the "wheel?" @Jim Roseberry, if you have any condition that is aggravated (or even caused) by mouse action, check out either the Logitech Lift or MX Vertical. I went with the Lift because although it's less expensive, it looks like reviewers like it better than the MX Vertical. Edited November 14 by Starship Krupa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 6 minutes ago, Starship Krupa said: Longtime fan of the Logitech Trackman Marble. My pointing device of choice in places where I don't have enough flat space to use a mouse. My biggest issue with the Marble is the lack of a wheel equivalent. May I assume that the ring surrounding the ball on the Kensington acts as the "wheel?" Yes - the ring is the mouse wheel. It works really well. I tend to use my forefinger & middle finger for controlling the ball, and my ring finger for the wheel and right button. The left button I use my thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 2 minutes ago, msmcleod said: I tend to use my forefinger & middle finger for controlling the ball, and my ring finger for the wheel and right button. The left button I use my thumb. With the Marble, it's thumb for the left button, forefinger on the ball, and ring on the right button for me. Middle finger assists with either ball or right button, depending. It sure beats trying to use a mouse on my knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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