3M Ergonomic Mouse EM500GPLLARGE

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Summary: Thank Goodness!!!
Review: I have been wearing wrist splints for Carpal Tunnel periodically since 1998 and constantly for the past three months (only getting worse). I work in a mouse heavy usage environment, 40+ hours a week. I got the mouse last night and took it into work today. It was truely plug and play. It came with a USB connection and an adaptor for regular use. I love the fact that it is an OPTICAL mouse which allows precision pointing and ease of use. There was no learning curve at all! Today is the first time in 3 months I have not had to use ice packs and Aspercreme in addition to ibuprofen to make it though the day!!! I wish I had known about this mouse 7 years ago when I began having problems. My hand felt weird at first, only because I was actually experiencing normal sensations in my hand instead of pins and needle numbness. This mouse is a true blessing that will allow me to continue working until I have my release surgery. If you have problems with carpal tunnel or "tendonitis" I HIGHLY suggest you buy this mouse!!! Catch it early and avoid surgery and weeks of loss time at work.

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Summary: Excellent! I've used it for years!
Review: I love the 3M Ergonomic Mouse! It has helped to eliminate the pain I was having in the back of my hand. Add the Microsoft Natural Keyboard to create a truly ergonomic environment for your hands.

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Summary: My mouse needs to go to mouse school but they closed it.
Review: I received my mouse fast yesterday from Amazon. It has a big manual in many languages. It gave a url site that you have to get the software to operate the left button. The site is not there for the driver. www.3m.com/ergonomics/rensup.html . It just brings you to an apology page. Does anyone know where it is located?. The books says. www.3m.com/ergonomics/rensup.html

Brian Nelson
www.PartyTentCity.com
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Summary: Absolutely the best mouse alternative
Review: If your wrist is bothering you (or you don't want to risk that) and you are using a "normal" style mouse, you may wish to consider switching to this SPECIFIC mouse alternative! This specific "mouse" is better than the trackball type alternatives in that you don't have to keep flexing your thumb all the time. While using this mouse, your wrist and fingers all stay stationary - only your elbow is slightly changing to push it around. The weight of your hand is comfortably on the lower side of the hand which rests right on the mouse itself (so your hand never touches the desk). A right or left mouse click is performed by a very slight movement of the thumb up or down.

I got this mouse at work and immediately liked it so much that I bought one for myself at home too.

Switching to this mouse brought total relief to my wrist!

The only drawback is very minor - there is no scroll wheel - however there *is* a scroll wheel button that behaves like pressing down on the scroll wheel on a mouse. I use Mozilla/Firefox for my browser, and this "button" is fantastic to open a link into a new browser tab! The "button" is on the "handle" itself, so to "press" it you simply squeeze in your middle and fourth fingers slightly! Brilliant design.

I highly recommend this mouse (remember there is a LARGE and MEDIUM size to choose between though - and this is designed for use with your RIGHT hand)

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Summary: Perfect for those with wrist pain
Review: This 3M Ergonomic Renaissance Mouse is great for those with wrist injuries or discomfort because it keeps your thumb pointed in the upward direction, eliminating pressure within the carpel tunnel area. I was pleased to find this new version that uses an optical sensor, a USB connector, and a new graphite color.

Mouse model number EM500GPS is supposed to be for those with palms 3.5 inches wide and less and EM500GPL is for those with palms 3.5 inches and larger. My palm is exactly 3.5 inches wide, I tried both, and the large size was much more comfortable. My fingers were much too cramped with the smaller mouse. I think the recommended cut-off between the two sizes should be about 3.0 inches.

Unfortunately, there are a couple of drawbacks. First, it's for right-handers only. Secondly, it is not quite as precise as a regular mouse because you can't use your fingers to fine tune the position of the pointer, so I occasionally miss target areas and have to reposition the mouse and click again. However, I still highly recommend this product because it helped eliminate my wrist pain, and that is the first priority! You can find info and drivers at the official 3M website: 3m.com/ergonomics/ergonomicmouse.jhtml

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Summary: yay best mouse ever!
Review: This is my 3rd 3M Ergonomical mouse. While it may seem silly to keep on buy the same mouse over and over, it is the best mouse out there! a little back ground about me: I use my PC all day for work, and then at night I play PC games all night long. As a result my mouse gets about 12 hrs/day and 7 days a week of abuse. My previous 3M mouse died about after 3 years of usage each but I keep on buying new replacements because of the superior design. It is truly ergonomical! Despite using my mouse for prolong period of time I don't feel any discomfort that I get with other "normal" mouses. In addition, the previous model was the traditional mouse with a ball at the bottom where as this one is optical! I was so pleasantly surprised when I open the box. They should mention it in the product details!

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Summary: It Solved My Carpal Tunnel Issues
Review: This mouse has been a godsend for me. A little background....I used a regular mouse until my right hand couldn't take it anymore and then I used my left hand and the same occurred after about two years. After that I tried a trackball and a gyro mouse but neither helped much. If your problem is like mine where its the clicking and wrist position of a regular mouse that cause the pain, consider this mouse because it sure did the trick for me.