Hell yeah, that FM soundtrack was burnt into my mind 
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Give me a “boring” ergonomic and lightweight mouse with a gaming sensor any day.
(DeathAdder V3 Pro)
But I guess the Swiftpoint Z2 might rank as “cool” for functionality?
It’s certainly different, with pressure-sensing buttons, tilt, and that control layout.
No idea how effective it was, but the idea was to be highly-adjustable, so it was a perfect fit for your hand.
I’ve tried so many trackballs, and they all ended up causing me more problems.
This style always causes me thumb pain in a short amount of time.
I think part of it is that many trackballs have you resting on them in use, which adds friction.
And most are using very low-resolution sensors, so it takes multiple spins to even cover the desktop (without pixel-skipping or acceleration).
I had similar issues when trying Logitech’s vertical mouse.
The sensor on that thing was junk.
Few seem to make finger-operated trackballs like the one I had for a time in the '90s.
Or the old Logitech Trackman Marble FX, which puts your hand in a similar position to a vertical mouse (a great thing).
It feels like manufacturers settled on some basic shapes that sell, rather than working to improve ergonomics further.
And “office mice” get junk sensors because that market doesn’t know any better.
Even the really expensive premium office mice, like the “MX Master” series.
Logitech’s G502 is definitely the most “batman” mouse out there.
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I found that the height of my armchair was key for getting an appropriate hand positioning.
My hand doesn’t touch the desk anymore, and I found this was the thing that was giving me a chronic carpal tunnel syndrom: it’s gone now!
But if it’s your thumb that hurts, it might do more bad than good indeed.
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Yeah - a common misconception is that wrist rests for keyboards/mouse pads are going to help with ergonomics, when the opposite is true.
Your hands should be elevated so they are not resting on the desk/keyboard and putting pressure on your wrist, or bending upwards and putting tension on it.
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These two mice right here. They were sold first as wired, then as wireless mice for over a decade I think. And for a good reason: they were cheap, comfortable, functional and indestructible. I had the wide wheel wired one, and it lasted me maybe 9-10 years, then I gave it away because I wanted to buy something new.
For stuff sold today, it’s the MX Master 3 for sure. I have one, and it’s great for everything. Pricey though.
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You say that like it’s a good thing
Fugly af
I use a vertical mouse these days. Not a very expensive one, made by Anker, but it’s much comfier
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LGR has a lot of “interesting” mice covered …
… but also actually interesting stuff like …
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“the sexy mouse” - no clue why no thumbnail shows up.
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I spent a long, long time trying to find something I liked as much as the MX518 or G5. I even delayed the inevitable by replacing the frayed cable, worn feet etc.
It definitely won’t be the coolest mouse or anything, but if anyone happens to be looking the Kone Pro Air is amazing if you like that sort of shape. The first one I bought had scroll wheel issues where you constantly had to blow contact cleaner into it but they seem to have fixed that in a later revision and the one I have now is fine. About as close to practical perfection as I’ve found so far.
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Elcom Huge Trackball Mouse.
I have massive hands. It’s great.
I also have the Steermouse app for help with assigning the buttons. That’s also great
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I got used with time to ambidextrous gaming mice, had Zowie for long time but nowadays the G Pro series working fine for me, tried one of these ergonomic shaped ones but keep coming back to the simple design of the G Pro
I struggle so much. Putting the chair higher has caused me pain in my neck. I have to shift from neck pain and hand pain, as soon as one starts creeping in, I change position to the other one when the pain invariably comes back 
Ikea’s Gösig mouse
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Unfortunately all Logitech trackballs which I had were not very long lasting. After approximately one year of usage, the left button was starting to have some problems.
I went through 3-4 m570s and last year I had the mx ergo. The same story with all.
3 months ago I bought Kensington Export Mouse trackball
which seems to be nice.
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This is my secondary mouse and sits under my left hand.
On my right hand is this:
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Sounds like you need a VESA arm for your monitor so it’s more adjustable (I recommend Ergotron).
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Thanks! I do happen to have one, unsure how to best position the monitor, I switch it up often. the latest I did was to switch the chair, my wife has a gaming chair in her office and I swapped with her for a while, it’s going well, but it’s only been a week. It is much lower than my office chair, though 
I switched to a tablet for rsi reasons in 2004 and it’s been the best decision. Can’t imagine working without one now.
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I believe the general recommendation is to put the top of the monitor at or just below eye level.
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Same! But I have to have the trackball on the other hand to do most of the clicking, as that movement really starts to hurt my hand if I click too much with the pen. I’ve tilted my tablet now with a laptop stand though hoping that will help with that!
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