It was very affordable (sub $20), came in lots of colours (including this lilac colour that I love!), and is super comfortable too. The vertical mouse I used previously, a Ugreen one, had a narrower grip that was less than ideal.
The mouse is by “Sanwa Supply”, model number “GMAERGWBT22V” (V for violet I presume, it shows up at just “BT22” when pairing with Bluetooth), though I’m sure there are plenty of identical models from other brands.
The plastic finish is nice and will last a long time, as there isn’t rubber everywhere like on the ridiculously priced MX Masters. The buttons are silent and have a nice click, the side buttons for forwards/backwards are nicely placed, you can switch between 3 devices (two Bluetooth, one with the dongle), and the scroll wheel is nice (though not a metal one)
The mouse came with a magnetically attached wrist rest too, which is nice, and even without it, it does not suffer from the trailing pinky finger issue of other vertical mice. The magnets are strong enough where it isn’t super loose but not too strong where it’s hard to detach. It’s a nice bonus when I’m at my desk for long hours, and it can be removed if I need to pack it.
BUT one of the main reasons I bought it, aside from the fantastic colours, is that you can use it with a AA battery! No glued in nonsense, it’s super easy to swap it out, and the dongle is also stored in the battery compartment too (always a nice bonus). I use it with rechargeable IKEA Ladda batteries, and it’s been awesome.
i too was surprised to see this in “for life”.
in my experience, no mouse can be bought for life
This community also allows for things that just last significantly longer than usual :)
for some of us that’s already “life” 🙃
life is “significantly longer than usual” indeed
Using a soldering iron, a replacement 3D printed shell from Aliexpress, and onboard storage for the configuration, I’m dragging my mouse kicking and screaming into years it was never designed to reach.
Granted, it should have been designed to.
I don’t know about the Lemmy com as much, but the vibe I used to get from the Reddit BIFL community sometimes horsehoed back around to being something materialistic. I feel like avoiding planned obsolescence is important but so is maintaining stuff. I think maintaining stuff is flat out more important than finding the perfect stuff especially in the age of fast mass market everything.
I also repair my mice when the buttons start breaking.
So to call it BIFL it must check at least one but ideally both of these boxes for me:
second that
BIFL threads help with which brands to avoid and which to prioritise when you need to buy. I’m also subscribed to repair communities like !diy@lemmy.ml where the focus is on “maintaining stuff”. I think of BIFL as breadcrumbs for people who are sick of paying for things that won’t last a year’s use. We all value, i assume, what you wrote above.
I’m sure that’s the case but in retrospect when I look back on Reddit and how it turned into a genuinely trusted but super astroturfable place I can only remember the original sub as nothing but “hey guys check out this product I purchased for myself and then wife and child and friends”
I dunno, I’ve had a Razer Naga hex for like 10 years now. Before that I had a mini Logitech for 8 but it was stolen