Comment by mikkupikku
3 days ago
I would kill for a true ambi five-button mouse to replace my old Microsoft Intellimouse, but I've run into the same problem, they just don't seem to exist anymore. All five button mice on the market either have both buttons 4 and 5 on the left side for righties, or have a grotesquely unbalanced design in some other way.
Looks like Steelserise Sensei Ten is ambi, symmetrical, with two additional buttons on each side. But not on a cheap side. If you can find one. It is still present on site, but I cannot find places which sell it.
> I would kill for a true ambi five-button mouse to replace my old Microsoft Intellimouse, but I've run into the same problem, they just don't seem to exist anymore.
I was going to say Steelseries Sensei but it looks like those have been discontinued.
not enough buttons maybe but these have a version called "L LEFT"
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/m650-signature-wireles...
It has one problem: buttons not swapped physically! Yes, leftmost button is primary one (first), and rightmost is secondary (third).
I have this one and use it, with software swapping, but each time I login to remote computer via RDP I need to un-swap in settings again and then back :-(
It is striking, that Logitech forgot how to make proper left-handed mouse. Their older models (discontinued for long time) were perfectly Ok!
Also, it very small for my hand. But better than nothing.
Fwiw this is how cars work when you change to a country that drives on the other side of the road. It seems like mirroring the car would make sense. But really everything is shifted to the opposite side as a translation without reflection. It's easier to manufacture, but as many of you will know and is apparent to all rental agencies, adapting doesn't take long for the average driver, even on manual transmission.
There is one good lefty (not symmetrical) mouse now: 3D Connexion CadMouse Pro Wireless Left, but it costs 144€ in Europe (with VAT). Madness.
My trouble is I really do want an ambi mouse, not a lefty mouse, since I like to switch back and forth (and always game right-handed.) Maybe I should just get one of each..
I could live with (rather big) ambi mouse. But typically ambi mouses are very budget ones :(