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Re: MS Mouse Replacement

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On 2/9/2017 1:44 PM, SC Tom wrote:
>
>
> "John McGaw" <Nobody@Nowh.ere> wrote in message
> news:1h3nA.13993$gF7.598@fx16.iad...
>> On 2/9/2017 12:18 PM, Bill wrote:
>>> SC Tom wrote:
>>>> I have a Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KA7PD0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>
>>>> that is getting a bit iffy at times. It's a beast of a mouse, but I
>>>> love
>>>> it- the way it fits my hand, the easily accessible buttons, etc. I've
>>>> tried a few different mice, looking for a decent replacement for it,
>>>> but
>>>> have found nothing that comes close to it for me. Here are a few I've
>>>> tried:\
>>>>
>>>> Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX (This was the closest, but quit
>>>> working less than 3 months after I bought it. Logitech was no help in
>>>> fixing/replacing it):
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HWRJBM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anker Ergonomic USB 2.4G Wireless Vertical Mouse (close, but too
>>>> vertical):
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018LR04B8/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Logitech M510 Wireless Large Mouse (not really a "large" mouse, or at
>>>> least large enough for me):
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NR57BY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anker® Full-Size Ergonomic Wireless Mouse (very close, but quite large
>>>> enough. This is the one I will probably stick with if I can't anything
>>>> else closer to the MS):
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B0TXEEY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My hands aren't all THAT big that everything should feel so small (I
>>>> wear
>>>> a medium glove). I guess it's just the bulk of the 6000 that makes the
>>>> rest feel puny. And I did give most of them at least a month of use
>>>> before going back to the 6000, so it wasn't just a 10-minute "This
>>>> mouse
>>>> sucks" decision.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has a suggestion for a similar mouse that isn't exorbitantly
>>>> priced (I'd like to stay well under US$50 if possible), I would like to
>>>> hear your experiences with one.
>>>>
>>>> TIA!!
>>>
>>> I wear a large glove and "I feel your pain". The configuration I've been
>>> using for a few years is to have the mouse on a book (for comfort, I
>>> also
>>> put a washcloth under my wrist) . Having to "reach" for it makes the
>>> mouse
>>> seem a big bigger.  I was willing to pay $100 for the right mouse, but
>>> didn't find one.  The cost of this solution is *nada*.  Good luck!
>>>
>> All good reasons why I gave up on mice altogether. Now I use nothing
>> but Logitech 'thumb' trackballs. Whenever I'm force by circumstances
>> to use a mouse (especially on a small work surface) or touch pad I'm
>> reminded immediately how clumsy any mouse is as a pointing device. I
>> guess YMMV as always but a really good trackball is probably worth a try.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but I have used trackballs in the past and
> really didn't like them. At work, I was forced into it on a really old
> server that had the trackball built into the keyboard. Not a very good
> set-up at all :-(
> Years ago, a friend who really loved them gave me his old Logitech(?)
> when he bought a newer one. It had a fairly large ball on it (unlike the
> keyboard one), but I never got comfortable with it. One problem I have
> now is arthritis pretty bad in my thumbs, and I'm kind of afraid a
> trackball may aggravate it.
>
> Thanks again!
Might be a typo but give this link a try.  Claims to have the mouse you 
want for $49.99.  If it is a typo still might be worth a try to see if 
they catch it before shipping it to you.  Might even be worth a couple 
of them to cover the future.  I don't shorten the URL's I get from 
searching, sorry.

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIV06X56C2742&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBizMKPL-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBizMKPL-PC-_-pla-_-Mouse-_-9SIV06X56C2742&gclid=COLf54uehNICFYk2gQodCYMHyw

Good hunting...

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