The Apple Magic Mouse 1 I have been using for about 4 years is wearing out and I'm planning to get a new mouse ASAP.
Any suggestions?
I don't play games at all. I really just need it for typical work. I work on a Macbook pro in a docking station at my desk most of the time.
I'm a developer that typically VIM locally and also manages several windows machines using remote desktop. I get a bit of Carpel Tunnel pain here and there but not too bad.
Thanks
But once you master your hotkeys and multitouch pad, why lug a mouse around? I haven't used a mouse AT ALL in over 3 years, except when I'm forced to use a Windows machine. And I do mean "forced".
I still use it for various things albeit maybe only 10% of the time.
I used a r.a.t. m for a while, but the drivers suck. Now I got the Logitech G900 (got it for a lucky price), but it is biiig. Especially nice with it: you can map a lot of buttons (and a shift button for even more).
I really liked a few cheap dongle mice, but I break the keys to quickly on those.
If clicking hurts: map some keyboard key to the mouse button.
As soon as you start using one you will feel the difference, you really feel like your muscles are in a more natural position.
If you handle a vertical mouse for a couple of minutes and then you change your hand position into a 'normal' mouse position you will feel that something was wrong with your previous mouse.
My recommendation would be this model:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FPAVUHC/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr2...
Durable and affordable. I've had 2 of them in the last 4 years. No special software + linux compatible + great feeling even after several hours of coding + it performed well when I played 'LOL' and designed CAD
Wireless mice need batteries, and half the ones I have used have bad drivers or janky bluetooth/rf links, so it's just not worthwhile.
I didn't wanted wireless mice that needed their own USB port for the receiver. I guess they hava a more reliable connection, but since I already had bluetooth headphones I don't want more devices near using the same frequency with different protocols.
I don't need a bazillion buttons. I have two units, purchased a year or a few apart. Very comfortable to hold, click. Clear, perceptive registration upon click. Comfortable wheel scrolling.
Similar to how some Microsoft keyboards are -- or once were -- well regarded, in particular some of their ergonomic models.
Wireless (of various forms) peripherals keep having security issues. And then I remember a meeting a few months ago where the fellow's mouse's battery had died, and things got a bit panicked until he managed to find and dig out his old wired mouse.