Best ergonomic mouse 2024: Avoid injuries and rest your wrist with the best mice on the market | Expert Reviews UK

There are other factors to consider, too. Where are buttons located? How much pressure does it take to click or press them? Are any wheels or touch-sensitive surfaces positioned in places that are natural and comfortable to use? Obviously, people’s hands come in many different sizes, and different individuals will have different preferences as to feel, sensitivity and button placement, but a well-designed ergonomic mouse should work for a wide range of users.

As with any mouse, precision matters, too. A higher tracking resolution (in DPI) means the mouse can work precisely with small movements. This isn’t something to obsess over, though – it’s hard to find a mouse with a resolution below 1,000dpi these days, and a high number isn’t always a guarantee of accuracy anyway. We’ve seen mice with 1,000dpi resolutions track more accurately and reliably than others claiming a 4,800dpi resolution.

Wired or wireless?

Most new non-gaming mice these days are wireless, and that applies to ergonomic models as much as any others. A mouse that uses Bluetooth may allow you to pair with more than one laptop or PC at once – useful if you tend to hop between systems while you’re working, or want to use your mouse with an office PC during the day but a laptop during the evenings and weekends.

Another option is a dedicated 2.4GHz USB dongle, which may slot into the mouse for convenient storage. Some models, particularly from Logitech, let you use a single USB dongle to connect multiple devices. That’s handy if, for example, you have a USB keyboard from the same brand.

Is there anything else worth looking out for?

If you’re buying wireless mouse, look out for one that has a built-in lithium-ion battery or uses an replaceable AA or AAA battery – the latter type tend to be cheaper, but you’ll need to keep spares around for when the battery runs out. Mice with a built-in battery may not last as long, and will require regular recharging, but that can often be conveniently done over USB – and you can keep using the mouse while it charges.

What about left-handed users?

There aren’t many left-handed ergonomic mice out there, but Kensington makes a left-handed version of the Pro-Fit Ergo, and we’ve seen left-handed versions of the Anker Wireless Ergonomic Optical. As both are relatively inexpensive, they may be worth a go.

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