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Interesting. I just looked it up and wow that HERO sensor is a leap. 25,600 max DPI? Who on Earth needs that? Pretty neat though, I wonder how they pulled that off and if it requires some special mouse-pad to reliably achieve that. 1ms polling rate too which surprises me. A lot of the optical mice (including my M500s) use the default 8ms which is... not as awful as people say but certainly noticeable.
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I would recommend an Evoluent mouse, even if it breaks all of your requirements 
Evoluent VerticalMouse Vertical Mouse ergonomic mouse ergonomic computer mouse carpal tunnel syndrome repetitive stress disorder RSI[^]
- Alternating is not necessary anymore, because the vertical position is not causing RSI - This mouse literally got me rid of the carpal tunnel syndrome I suffered from before using it.
- Resolution is higher than you will ever need, and I am the kind of guy doing pixel-precise screenshots.
- You can choose wireless, but I prefer hard wired for everything - a cable is reliable, and I have not had any problem with cables lying around on my desk.
- Cheap is expensive -> I bought my Evoluent mouse in ... 2005, it still works like a charm.
/edit: I must add that they had a wonderful customer support back then -> the hardware chip interpreting the scroll wheel signal bugged after about three years usage, and after I notified them about it, they ... sent me a brand new mouse from the US as a replacement with an apology for the problem ! Cannot judge whether this is still valid nowadays, since I experienced no problem with the mouse since then, but this was truly unexpected for an item out of warranty time 
modified 17-Feb-22 5:32am.
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You have my sympathy. I too have lost a lot of time/patience/hair to mice.
I have RSI and, from my experience, a good ambidextrous wireless mouse that is also not too expensive and durable is hard to find. I did not had any luck with that yet. My previous one did not last to the end of the warranty.
My solution, that I currently employ, is to have a mouse for all the fast work and a pen tablet for the precision work. And keep alternating between the two.
The mouse I use is a logitech mx master 3 (right hand only). I have it for a few months and haven't charged it since I bought it (November, I think). There is software to configure it in Linux if you need.
The pen tablet is a wired Wacom Bamboo Fun (CTE-650) but I think there were wireless versions back when I bought it (2007 maybe?!). Like the mouse, it has software to configure in Linux. Configuring the buttons on the tablet to zoom in/out makes life easier.
I can not say anything about the software for windows because I work only in Linux but it used to be good on windows 7 (for the pen tablet) and did not get on the way of work.
Regarding battery life, depending on what amount you refer to with "breaking the bank", there are wireless mice that have the charger in the mouse pad so, as long as the mouse is on top and almost centered on the mouse pad, it will charge even when you are using it. Probably you will not find one that is ambidextrous.
Good luck.
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Fun thing happened today.
My mouse batteries just died!!
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Yeah, that must be fun! Doubly so when you have a deadline coming up
Mircea
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I might try it. Thanks for the tip.
Mircea
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Mircea Neacsu wrote: his is nothing like what I've expected. Biggest problem is the ridiculously short battery life: about a week on average and that's without the fancy RGB lightning.
Appears to be up to spec since this is exactly what the following says.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/19/corsair-harpoon-rgb-wireless-gaming-mouse[^]
I presume you stop using the mouse and computer at some point in the day. Why not just plug it in?
I use a wireless mouse that takes actual batteries. I change them once a year because I change the batteries in everything that often. Never had a problem. It is a M510 mouse from Logitech. I switch hands back and forth for the same reason you mentioned.
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jschell wrote: Why not just plug it in?
Because I forget?  Because I need to keep another cable to clutter my desk?
jschell wrote: I switch hands back and forth
I switch mostly left to right 
I'll see myself out on the back door
Mircea
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You just spent 40 minutes on a 4 minute read 
I'm sure we've all been there
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I'm sorry, but I fell a sleep reading your post.
What was that again?
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TL;DR
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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>,>
Real programmers use butterflies
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"Boobies and a belly button"? 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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bored emoji
at least i think that's what it is. I learned it through internet osmosis.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I was thinking “bored cat emoji”. Maybe add some zzzs
.> zzZZzz
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What a coincidence!
I fell asleep reading YOUR post...
In fact I fell asleep read all of the p...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Douglas Adams called it The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I'll spend 40 minutes proofreading an email that took me 4 minutes to write  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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same here, but instead with a gif or meme I am sharing
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“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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I'm known for my long-winded emails 
Software Zen: delete this;
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I got out of color ink and I was getting a message to print in black until the black went out of ink too.
Then I replaced all...
Now when I print in "grey scales" the ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing printer is using 4 different cartriges...
Why can't they just allow the "only use black ink" as standard option?
(this actually is a rethoric question, I don't need an answer, just wanted to rant a bit)
[rant off]
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Anybody else read that as ‘frigging pointers’?
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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