My right hand is starting to hurt again (ulner nerve) where my pinky is going numb and my ring finger. I am thinking that because I was previously using the PistolMouseFPS, my hand somewhat healed and it tricked me into thinking the Wow pen was going to continue the pain-free legacy. I was wrong.
So I'm going to publicly give this input device a 'Don't Buy' status....
I bought this device for $33.48 shipped using Google Checkout's $10 coupon. I used the ECO for over 3 weeks full time use.
In about 10 minutes from the start, I was already accustomed to using the the new mouse, including the scroll wheel and left and right clicking.
One thing I would say is that I was definitely skeptical at first (for good reason apparently) due to the seemingly lack of wrist rotation compared to a regular mouse:
Regular Mouse: Wow Pen Eco
What a difference! wink wink
Well I don't know how but that slight difference is definitely better than a regular mouse but extensive use does continue to provide pain for me unfortunately.
I will say though it loses points due to quickly gathering dust around the sensor, as I have already had to pull out some debris twice due to erratic mouse cursor movement. Luckily, it won't get screwed up like a regular old school ball mouse. I will also say it loses points over the scroll wheel push in button. Its way to hard to push it in, and almost makes it useless. I never really bothered using that with a regular mouse though.
I would rate the Waawoo Wow Pen ECO:
3 out of 10
1 being a normal mouse
10 being 100% pain free for me
I would not suggest picking one up to fix any form of pain from normal computing (Carpel Tunnel, RSI, or Ulner Nerve Problems). But for someone without any pain, it has better ergonomics over a normal mouse.
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