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Old 11-12-2007, 03:35 PM   #6 (permalink)
Jeff Rage
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I went to Comp USA today. They have all the mice I listed above, except the Perfit. I asked someone who worked there about them. He said the Kensington was their best seller. That stuck me as odd - I guess I thought the Logitech Marble Mouse or Trackman Wheel would be more popular.

I looked at the Wacom Bamboo tablet - I think this would be too large. I still haven't ruled out a touchpad.

I think I realized something today. I get a bunch of pain if I outstretch my arm and then kink my hand up - which is almost the exact position my hand is in for the mouse (except it's not outstretched.) I believe that I'd do better with a mouse/trackball that isn't horizontal. Of those above, the Logitech Trackman Optical, Microsoft Natural, and the Logitech MX Revolution put the hand at about 45 degrees.

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Originally Posted by RacerBill View Post
About ten years ago I had some problems with tendonitis in my right hand and cubital tunnel syndrome, too. I switched the mouse to the left-hand side and never went back. It takes a bit of practice, but within a few weeks it'll be easy.
Yeah, that's what I'm doing now - using the left hand. It's very awkward. If I want to continue using only the left, I think I still may want to consider a different mouse.
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