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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 5 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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flanbiscuit ◴[25 Aug 25 16:40 UTC] No.45015763[source]▶
> My absolute favorite mouse is the MX Ergo from Logitech.

I switched to using Logitech's MX Vertical mouse and I love it. There was a learning curve period, especially when it came to finer grained movements, but I'm totally used to it now and it feels much more comfortable and natural to me that any other mouse I've used. It has a USB-C port and I can switch between 3 different Bluetooth connections (press a button, connects to my work laptop, press it again, connects to my personal one). I'm not much of a power user so I don't customize the buttons but I know it's possible with an app. I don't use the app.

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/mx-vertical-ergonomic-...

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1. layer8 ◴[25 Aug 25 22:10 UTC] No.45019720[source]▶
Since there is no left-handed version of the MX Vertical, I recently tested half a dozen left-handed alternatives, and ended up liking this one the best: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3D6853V
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2. rendaw ◴[26 Aug 25 04:08 UTC] No.45022170[source]▶
I tried a couple of the flashy Chinese junk left handed vertical mice and they were all really really light weight with stiff buttons, so every time I clicked it turned into a click-drag (the force of the click moved the mouse). Is that one different?

I've been using a left handed Evoluent but they never released the latest generation wireless left handed, and the price for the old version is 3x as expensive as it was a couple years ago (and they don't last very long, having owned a couple I get double/triple clicks within a year of buying it). I do like the separate middle mouse button though.

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3. microflash ◴[26 Aug 25 04:26 UTC] No.45022277[source]▶
Perixx makes a few left-handed variants of their mice. I’ve been using their Perimice 513L for several years. Sadly, their newer models are all wireless.

https://perixx.com/products/perimice-513l

https://perixx.com/products/perimice-713l

https://perixx.com/products/perimice-719l

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4. layer8 ◴[26 Aug 25 13:13 UTC] No.45026070[source]▶
All the non-wheel buttons are easy and comfortable to click and work consistently, I have no issues with them. The mouse wheel could be a bit better (it’s ratcheted, which I prefer, not free-wheeling), but is good enough for me. I generally don’t use the middle mouse button.

The gliding skates aren’t too great, I replaced them with aftermarket ones.

The RGB lights can be turned off permanently by long press on the DPI button.

5. layer8 ◴[26 Aug 25 13:28 UTC] No.45026266[source]▶
I tried the 719L and didn’t like its shape, too small/round. I should try the x13L ones, not sure why I didn’t.