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Even worse is that horrible Magic Mouse - it's an ergonomic nightmare. Of course there a good alternatives from other brands but none seems to feature a good touch surface. I hate scrolling in steps like it's common with non-Apple mice. So, it's either good ergonomics or touch scrolling in any direction.

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I keep seeing comments about the Magic Mouse' "horrible ergonomics" and really don't get it.

I've had "ergonomic mice" for a while before and, yes, they felt perfect in my hand. The issue is that I move the mouse with my fingers and not with the whole arm, so my palms stops touching their _oh so ergonomic surface_ pretty soon, defeating its purpose.

By alternatives to the Magic Mouse I mostly meant mice that aren't that flat.

However I actually use a vertical mouse by Evoluent and in my opinion the vertical position is the real benefit. It really reduces wrist pain for me. However it still comes with the same limitations as any other non-Apple mouse: No touch scrolling, not even horizontal scrolling. Which is why I use a touchpad as well.

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