I do love vertical mouses. I highly encourage anyone reading this buying one for themselves.

As soon as you start using one you will feel the difference, you really feel like your muscles are in a more natural position.

If you handle a vertical mouse for a couple of minutes and then you change your hand position into a 'normal' mouse position you will feel that something was wrong with your previous mouse.

My recommendation would be this model:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FPAVUHC/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr2...

Durable and affordable. I've had 2 of them in the last 4 years. No special software + linux compatible + great feeling even after several hours of coding + it performed well when I played 'LOL' and designed CAD