[Amazon.ca] Anker Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Mouse 30% off

Dec 9th, 2020 11:19 am

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Midav [OP]: Sr. Member; Mar 6, 2006; 724 posts; 548 upvotes; GTA

Dec 9th, 2020 11:19 am

[Amazon.ca] Anker Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Mouse 30% off

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/Anker-Wireless-Ve ... amp;sr=8-5
Price:: 20.99
Savings:: 30
Expiry:: December 9, 2020
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

Deal of the day at amazon and it's the all-time low for this vertical mouse.
You can certainly get similar price with other (less reputable) brands or going wired or ordering directly from China but this is a good deal.
If you're wondering why would you need a vertical mouse read this.

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Dec 9th, 2020 11:25 am

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wg49: Jr. Member; Apr 15, 2008; 103 posts; 67 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 11:25 am

I have this mouse and can vouch for it's performance. Good price!

Couple points about it's design/usability:
1) Not great for people with smaller hands.
2) You may knock it over from time to time given how tall it is.
3) Probably not the most accurate for serious gamers.

Dec 9th, 2020 11:33 am

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ElliotT454850: Newbie; Feb 27, 2019; 23 posts; 34 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 11:33 am

I had this mouse and all I can say is you get what you paid for. For $20 its a good entry in to the ergo mouse world, but the build quality is pretty low. The buttons on mine got all finicky after a few months.

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Dec 9th, 2020 11:44 am

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JACliffe: Member; Feb 22, 2018; 270 posts; 282 upvotes; gta

Dec 9th, 2020 11:44 am

Does it work for Macs?

Dec 9th, 2020 11:47 am

#5

passbert: Newbie; Aug 20, 2020; 10 posts; 45 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 11:47 am

wg49 wrote: ↑ I have this mouse and can vouch for it's performance. Good price!

Couple points about it's design/usability:
1) Not great for people with smaller hands.
2) You may knock it over from time to time given how tall it is.
3) Probably not the most accurate for serious gamers.

I have the same mouse and have been using it a couple of years now for work. I love it, all buttons work well and fits my hand.
Knocked it over several times, I am glad I am not the only one...

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Dec 9th, 2020 11:50 am

#6

Terabithia: Deal Addict; Apr 1, 2015; 1557 posts; 916 upvotes; NOYB

Dec 9th, 2020 11:50 am

Delux is a better brand for vertical mouse imo

Still a good deal

*Zoomer + VoIP.ms user*

🖕 to the self righteous double standard fascist POS on this forum.

Dec 9th, 2020 11:59 am

#7

johncraven: Sr. Member; Jul 31, 2007; 600 posts; 452 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 11:59 am

the tracking is horrible on this mouse, it does not move smoothly unless you have a really flat and smooth surface, I stopped using it

Dec 9th, 2020 12:02 pm

#8

spiralspirit: Deal Addict; Oct 21, 2006; 2411 posts; 743 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 12:02 pm

I own this mouse and purchased it while dealing with serious wrist and forearm tendonitis. It's ok but I felt like I had to constantly hold my arm up or put all the weight of it on the bottom of my palm near the wrist. The build quality is alright and the mouse is light for the $20. I switched back to logitech trackballs instead because I could get one for $40 instead of paying $100+ to try logitech's vertical mouse.

Dec 9th, 2020 12:31 pm

#9

Dhanushan: Deal Addict; Jun 20, 2020; 3400 posts; 2994 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 9th, 2020 12:31 pm

JACliffe wrote: ↑ Does it work for Macs?

Compatibility:
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2000
Linux
Mac OS X (The previous/next page thumb buttons are not recognized on the Mac OS X.)

from https://www.anker.com/products/variant/ ... e/A7852011

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Dec 9th, 2020 12:50 pm

#10

wearysky: Deal Expert; Nov 28, 2013; 19662 posts; 9114 upvotes; Oakville

Dec 9th, 2020 12:50 pm

johncraven wrote: ↑ the tracking is horrible on this mouse, it does not move smoothly unless you have a really flat and smooth surface, I stopped using it

Since most people are probably using this on a desk or table, that shouldn't be an issue. What surface were you using it on, out of curiosity?

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Dec 9th, 2020 2:02 pm

#11

Dealflyerfly: Newbie; Sep 12, 2015; 48 posts; 60 upvotes; Coquitlam, BC

Dec 9th, 2020 2:02 pm

johncraven wrote: ↑ the tracking is horrible on this mouse, it does not move smoothly unless you have a really flat and smooth surface, I stopped using it

Was gonna get this and use it on my kid's sand table. I guess I will have to keep looking.

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Dec 9th, 2020 2:15 pm

#12

FunkyMad: Newbie; Nov 8, 2020; 39 posts; 25 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 2:15 pm

I've had mine for a couple years now and it's great. Receiver needs to be decently close but otherwise works great. Batteries last about 6 months or so.
Haven't had any issues with the buttons and I use it daily.

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Dec 9th, 2020 2:19 pm

#13

Britex: Deal Addict; May 21, 2004; 2473 posts; 1659 upvotes; GTA

Dec 9th, 2020 2:19 pm

I have this mouse. It's "OK" at best as you really get what you pay for. My problem with it is the scroll wheel. Every time I use it it would go backwards and then forwards and was driving me crazy. Had to pay the Logitech price but at least it works well.

Dec 9th, 2020 2:23 pm

#14

powderskull: Member; Jun 2, 2011; 471 posts; 449 upvotes

Dec 9th, 2020 2:23 pm

I had the original, left a meh review and anker sent me this newer one. Same dislike in both really, weighs nothing. And with such a vertical ergo hand position it needs to feel more substantial than a feather .

Dec 9th, 2020 4:23 pm

#15

Xephy: Deal Addict; Dec 20, 2006; 1080 posts; 238 upvotes; GTA

Dec 9th, 2020 4:23 pm

I have been using the sanwa wired vertical mouse for the last few months. Really comfy and great. The vertical set up is a lot more comfortable to me and closer to my natural wrist position. Didn't take long to get used to and is now my prefered mouse style.

The standard mouse set up makes my wrist really sore after some gaming or scrolling. Probably due to old injuries. The other day I set up my old Corsair M65 on the simracing setup and it felt weird as hell.

Dec 9th, 2020 9:46 pm

#16

dealdeal99: Newbie; Mar 20, 2013; 51 posts; 14 upvotes; Surrey

Dec 9th, 2020 9:46 pm

I've had this for about 2 months - works great and my muscle pain is much better. I'm sure it'll take longer for pain to completely disappear

Dec 9th, 2020 9:48 pm

#17

Manatus: Deal Fanatic; Mar 21, 2010; 5641 posts; 2465 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 9th, 2020 9:48 pm

spiralspirit wrote: ↑ I own this mouse and purchased it while dealing with serious wrist and forearm tendonitis. It's ok but I felt like I had to constantly hold my arm up or put all the weight of it on the bottom of my palm near the wrist. The build quality is alright and the mouse is light for the $20. I switched back to logitech trackballs instead because I could get one for $40 instead of paying $100+ to try logitech's vertical mouse.

How do you find the Logitech trackballs? Are they really more comfortable over a long period versus a traditional mouse?

Dec 9th, 2020 10:14 pm

#18

kngai86: Newbie; Feb 7, 2010; 51 posts; 24 upvotes; Vancouver

Dec 9th, 2020 10:14 pm

I gave this vertical mouse a try when work from home started in March, but gave up after about 3 weeks of use.

Pros:
- If you have wrist pains, this will help alleviate it
- Inexpensive

Cons:
- Frustration with its design flaw and usability (you get what you paid for)
- When you attempt to click, you'll "pull the cursor" down slightly and likely miss click, due to the mouse being too light or not big enough. To compensate, it forces you to firm up your grip around the mouse to produce an accurate click.
- The vertical motion on my mouse is "slanted" when you move up and down; off by about 10 degrees; had to bend my wrist inward to correct it or compensate your vertical mouse movement accordingly. But doing so becomes more awkward because with a vertical mouse, you rely less on your wrist mobility and more on your arm mobility for mouse movement.

I recommend spending more and get an Evolouent vertical mouse (what I use for work for past 9+ years).

Dec 10th, 2020 1:52 am

#19

fakishan: Deal Fanatic; Nov 13, 2002; 5933 posts; 321 upvotes; Quebec

Dec 10th, 2020 1:52 am

they last about 2 years. fall down constantly lol and eventually stop working. i use the wired version now

Dec 10th, 2020 3:48 am

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Magoo: Deal Addict; Nov 14, 2005; 1578 posts; 321 upvotes; North York

Dec 10th, 2020 3:48 am

For $20 you can't go wrong. I have this and an Evoluent ergo mouse and the Evoluent is far superior to this Anker however it is also 6 times the money.

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