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Question: Does this work with OSX Mavericks? Is there a work around to get the thumb buttons to work?
Document: I have to say, I as a bit skeptical about a mouse of this price, but I was pleasantly surprised. The mouse was nicely packaged and arrived on time (Coming from Anker Direct). I was able to get it out of the package and plug it in without having to install any drivers on Windows 8.1 or OSX Mavericks. One thing to note is the back and forward buttons don't work out of the box with OSX,Quality:The quality of the mouse is excellent.
- Two thumb buttons DO work with Mac OS X Mavericks...just not straight out of the box.
Pros: Much more comfortable than a normal mouse. Cheap. Easy to get used to quickly.Cons: DPI selector will reset to the lowest DPI setting if you turn the mouse off with the hardware switchThe slot the little receiver fits into isn't the greatest. I don't really travel around with my mouse, but I could easily see it falling out.If you have a really small hand, the thumb buttons might be a tad hard to reach
This mouse is really comfortable in my hand and feels smooth to the touch. I am constantly moving my fingers around it because of its nice feel. I am currently suffering from a minor case of carpel tunnel and feel that this vertical mouse works for me.I got the wired one and the cord length isn't too long or short, just right.One thing I don't like is how high up the side buttons are to where my thumb rests.
It took a few minutes to get used to it because of the change in the way your hand is positioned but it is responsive and controllable and very comfortable.. your hand falls right into place finger, thumb and forearm muscles are relaxed. And I like the usb connection fitting into the base of the mouse since I got it to use with the laptop I carry around with me.. no digging in the bottom of the bag for it if you remove it.
I definitely feel like this is more comfortable for my wrist and I'm able to work longer with it. My biggest issue is that is sucks down batteries like crazy. I've had this for a couple months and have already had to replace them twice. It quickly starts to get stuck and then jumps around. I've never had this problem before with other cordless mouses...mice? That I've used.
I guess my hand isn't wide enough, so I find that I keep shifting my hand around. It's not that big a deal--depending on how much clicking around I'm doing. At work, I'm generally typing for longer periods of time than I am clicking. If I am doing a lot of clicking, however, it does get annoying.The part that I'm really disappointed about is the scroll wheel. It isn't as smooth as my regular mouse.
However, when you choke the mouse you end up losing agility in moving it and have to loosen up on the mouse to move it very accurately or you might as well move your entire arm in order to get the cursor around.The mouse wheel scrolls beautifully, however, the click on that doesn't work well, either. I found out it works well when pulling your finger upwards (away from the bottom of the mouse), but not well downwards, in your hand's natural movement.
I'm giving this moouse 4 stars even though I'm going to return it. I'm returning it only because it doesn't fit my hand properly - the mouse is too narrow between the palm rest and thumb, I have to grip too tightly for comfort. Other than that, no issues. The reciever is plug-and-play in Win7, and the buttons work.
Some of the buttons WILL NOT work if you have another button pressed already. So, if you are holding down the left mouse key and try to use, say a thumb button, it simply won't register until you release the left mouse button. This can be frustrating in games where you are trying to use multiple buttons at once.Overall, the mouse is a good effort but just not quite there.
Answer: Yes. Actually Justin, the question asker, has the answer in his Review. Out of the box the Back and Forward mouse buttons don't work, but if you use BetterTouchTool, you can add custom key bindings to those buttons and map them to any action (including Back and Forward) you want!You can download it here: http://www.boastr.net/ The assigned actions you want are 3F Swipe Left (Page Back) and 3F Swipe Right (Page Forward) thats under "Predefined Actions" -> "Mimicking standard gestures"