KINESIS DXT2 Ergonomic Vertical Mouse (RF Wireless)

I am loving this new mouse. The learning/ adjustment curve isn't bad at all. I had a sprained wrist with probably a mix of tendinitis. This is definitely helping. It's not a miracle worker but it's definitely helping me recover from the pain and within the next few weeks I'm sure I'll be back to 100%. I think the only thing that throws me off is that the mouse will automatically shut itself off to conserve battery so when i pause for too long I'll have to click on the mouse and risk clicking on something while re-activating it. I was a bit apprehensive about spending 100 bucks on a mouse but honestly with the amount of time I spend working on the computer it is a small investment to secure my own health and my tools. Comes with a cable to recharge the internal battery and a pouch to carry the mouse in. Very precise. I do a lot of photoshop and video editing also and I have had no issue on response or precision. I have large hands, I can palm a basketball and I have no problem in comfortably grasping this. Size wise I would compare it to a little bit bigger than a standard travel mouse but smaller than a regular mouse. I still use a wrist pad with it just to help recover from this injury but I feel it works just as good with out it. Very ergonomic shape. It lets you use your wrist at a proper angle. Be wary of those bigger ergonomic mice as they force you to use your shoulder more than your wrist which sounds good at first but you risk even more injury. I am flirting with the idea of trying to switch hands with it but I dont have time to learn to be ambidextrous

Wasn't sure if I'd like this mouse at first, but now its simply the best mouse I've ever used. It feels natural, like writing with a pen, so your mousing is very comfortable and precise. Took about an hour to get used to the DXT mouse. At first it felt different, and I was skeptical. But after an hour I just about forgot I was using a mouse! It was that comfortable. I've been using it for two months now, and don't plan on looking back. Battery life lasts about a month for me with lots of use, and a light will let you know when it gets low to recharge it. Takes 2 hours for a full charge and you can use it while charging it with the cable. Originally I wished it had replaceable batteries, but now I don't mind. Prior to using this mouse, I had been using the Logitech M705 for many years (my favorite 'standard mouse'). After repeatedly suffering from carpel tunnel, I started looking for something better. I tried several other ergonomic mice including the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse, and the Anker Vertical Mouse. But both were worse than the Logitech M705. A good mouse should keep your thumb and index finger close together, and be small enough to let your fingers do precise movements without entirely relying on arm movements. The Microsoft and Anker mice failed on these 2 important points, even for my larger than average male hands. The Anker also had stiff buttons, which is not good for carpel tunnel.

I love this mouse. Ergonomically, it's the most comfortable for me. I also like that it is small enough to easily carry around. Although I wish there was a design to fold it down and make it more compact. I just purchased my 4th DXT2. Life span for me has been about 3 years. The track wheel is typically what goes first, the control and direction goes squirrelly. Other mouse devices last a lot longer, at cheaper price, but DXT2 still provides value to me as a carry everywhere, use everyday mouse. I've looked for others, but there are really none similar in design and size.

Having tried and disliked several larger ergonomic mouses, I bought my first wireless Kinesis DXT2 Ergonomic Vertical Mouse in July 2017. It was easy to learn and use, highly responsive, and comfortable in my average-sized woman's hand. It had a 2-year warranty, and worked perfectly for 3 years and 51 days of very heavy use. When it died, I immediately replaced it with a duplicate. $99 is a lot to spend for a mouse, but before I invested in this life-changing gadget, I was spending much more than that every month for the treatment of constant pain in my back, neck, and especially my shoulders. None of the treatments relieved my pain, but using this mouse eliminated it completely. When my mouse died 3 days ago, I was in the middle of a big project, so without thinking about it, I switched to a regular mouse and kept working. Within a couple of hours, I was surprised but not shocked that my shoulder was aching. Soon I had pain in my neck, and then my back began hurting badly, and I developed a headache, which is very rare for me. My new mouse arrived 4 hours ago, I began using it immediately, and my headache is gone. This mouse has spared me years of suffering, and I'm very grateful for it.

First, I use a mouse in my left hand, so this review is in regards to left-handed use. I also use Windows PCs (sorry Mac users!). There are few options out there for an ergonomic left-hand mouse. A great feature of this mouse is that it works for right or left hand, which is very nice for those switch hitters! I really like the small and lightness of the mouse. If nothing else, it makes for a great travel mouse. The first left-hand vertical mouse I tried turned out to be too big and bulky for practical use. One thing I did not realize was that periodically when one uses a mouse, one (unconsciously) lifts and recenters the mouse on the mouse pad periodically. With the large mouse I was not able to do this without a conscious effort, often pressing buttons as this was done. The Kinesis mouse does not have this problem. It's small and easy to pinch between two fingers to lift and recenter on the mouse pad. Setup was very easy out of the box. It's wireless, so I plugged in the dongle and charged it and it worked. There are two mouse buttons and a scroll wheel that are used with either hand. A button below the thumb toggles between left or right hand use. For desktop use, the button is probably ok. For travel use, it's easy to accidentally bump the button. A switch might have been a better design. The usability of the mouse is pretty good. I'd say I have medium sized hands. The mouse is small, but you can get a comfortable grip with a relaxed hand, which is the key to the ergonomic use. I agree with another review that a lip at the bottom for your pinky finger would have been nice. In addition to dragging the finger, the mouse edge can get caught and tip as it's moved toward the pinky. This has not been a major problem for me, but could be in some uses such as drawing. As a battery saving feature, the mouse sleeps after few minutes with no use. You have to click a button to wake it. While this isn't a big deal for desktop use, I have another wireless mouse that runs off one AAA battery for months and wakes up when I move it. This does become a big deal for travel use. There's no off switch! When I pack this mouse, whenever a button is clicked, it comes alive and drains the battery. This takes me to my biggest gripe: the battery life. Literature says it lasts for days. After a full charge, I get one day's use out of my brand new mouse. If I don't remember to charge at the end of the day, I have to use the mouse with the charger plugged in in the morning. The charger cable is out of the thumbside of the mouse, so it inhibits full range of the mouse on the mouse pad. My charger also does not reach to my mouse pad, so I resort to a non-ergonomic reach when using the mouse with the charger plugged in. This pretty much defeats the purpose of the ergo mouse. UPDATE 11-29-2014: I did exchange for a new unit. The battery life on the new one is much improved - going on a full week of use without a recharge! This bumps my rating to 3 stars overall. UPDATE 12-2-2014: Battery finally died so I recharged. I continued to use mouse. Halfway through recharge, mouse stopped responding - no point and no clicks. I plugged in another mouse to continue my work. It looks to be a S/W issue, but I'm trying to get work done and this is just a mouse. Dropped my review to 1 star and will return mouse.

Pros: -Feels like a much more natural wrist position. Helps with a lot of the RMI symptoms I was experiencing in my wrist and on top of my hand. -Rechargeable with a mini-USB rather than regular batteries, which makes the mouse much lighter than other wireless mouses. -Easy resolution change button made it simple to find the best level of control for my display. Much more precision than the standard wireless Logitech I was using. -Comes with a pouch that makes it easy to travel with the charging cable and mouse. -Charge lasts for quite some time and, after the first charge, the mouse works while charging. Cons: -Pricey. -Mouse is small, even for my smaller hands. While I've gotten more used to using this mouse over the course of a few weeks, the lobster claw position I have to put my hand in is itself tiring. My hand wants to curl the mouse inward, with the buttons facing away from me. -The scroll wheel is somewhat stiff, which isn't so much of a problem when pulling the wheel, but it tends to make the entire mouse want to move when pushing it. The scroll wheel also could be placed in a better position: maybe on the inside where the thumb is? That would allow me to use it by moving my thumb up and down. -No ledge for the last finger, which just has to drag along your tabletop or curl under your hand.

I bought this initially so I could work with a wrist brace. All the other vertical options I searched for seemed too large because they filled the palm, and my brace took up too much space in my hand. The dxt2 fits more like holding a large pen; it only needs a light touch to operate with the fingers, but the wide buttons give you plenty of range to find just the perfect ergonomic sweet spot. Now that the brace is off, you may want a wrist rest with it, even if you don't use a mouse pad. The build quality seems decent. The there's no slop in the buttons or scroll wheel, and it seems to have just enough weight to feel solid. I can't say the color is very exciting though. Battery life has been excellent. It times out when idle, and comes back on reliably with a single click. I don't think I've run the battery down yet, and I usually only top it off every other day or so. I haven't used it for gaming, but for normal work I don't think I'm ever going back to a regular mouse.

This is an outstanding vertical mouse. It fits naturally in your fingers and requires only small motions to smoothly and accurately move your cursor. Several years ago I bought an early DXT2 directly from its creators in England. After two summers of use in Maine, it must have had trouble with a VERY cold winter in an unheated house, and did not recharge this spring. I bought a less expensive one that was larger, clunkier, less vertical, and required arm movements that defeated half of the ergonomic purpose. As soon as I discovered that this wireless DXT2 was available through a US Amazon retailer, I ordered it and again love it. It is small enough that I carry it in my laptop bag wherever I go, which does NOT include unheated winters in Maine!

Not any help unless you have tiny hands. Waste of money.

Purchased to ease tendonitis in fingers and wrist. The sensitivity and lightness reduce the movements required and the angle stops me clutching the mouse with an eagle grip. I really like the ambidexterous option, as I can swap the set up to the other hand with a click of the button and balance my mouse usage across both hands. The battery life is top-tier. If I could wishlist one custom update, it would be to add a mouse-wheel to the back of the device on a vertical axis to enable thumb scrolling.

Love it! Helped my arm pain a lot.

このマウスでないと仕事ができません。 巷のエルゴマウスは無駄にデカいだけで、世の中に女性子供がPCを使っていることなんか丸無視のサイズ感であるのに対して このマウスは非常にコンパクトで腕のねじれもなく使用できて、腱鞘炎の痛みが発生しにくい。 終売になると困るので予備で2個買いました。