FELLOWES 99840 Touchpad Input Device for Windows PC

Rating:
Summary: Great alternative to the standard mouse!
Review: Pros: alleviates hand and finger strain associated with the standard mouse
Cons: must still sit off to the side of the keyboard, requiring user to reach off to the side to use the device

I have very small hands and am required to mouse most of the day for my job as well as in the evenings when I game and work with photo editing. I was constantly having pains not only in my arms and shoulders (from reaching for the mouse) but also in my hand and fingers from having to hold the mouse for so long.

This touchpad has solved most of my problems! It was very easy to convert to the touchpad and I am finding (now that I am use to it) that I have more control than I did with just a standard mouse!

For those of you having arm and shoulder pain from reaching the mouse: this is probably not the solution for you; you might consider a keyboard that has a touchpad integrated into it (like the Adesso Truform). While this touchpad eliminated the hand and finger pain, it still has to sit off to the side of the keyboard. I use the touchpad at home for gaming and photo editing because I can hold the touchpad right in my lap and not be concerned with the keyboard for those items. At work, I have switched to a keyboard that has a built-in touchpad so that I can avoid reaching across my keyboard tray to mouse.

XP Users: there are no drivers for the touchpad's advanced features. You can still use it just like a standard two button mouse, but if you are looking to use any of the touchpad's with the advanced internet buttons, etc, you won't be able to do so. Word has it that Fellowes is working on a driver, but it's not out and there's no date as to when it will be.

Overall, I love the touchpad and think that it is much more useful than a standard mouse.