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My problem with vertical mice is about the only time I see them walking around is when I've had a bit too much to drink.

That's because you have childheticals.

This is the one I got:

http://www.amazon.com/Evoluent-Vertical-...1889&sr=1-2

I’ve only had two issues using it. To long of a USB connection causing tracking to be intermittent. I had switched to using my old mouse right handed which required an additional 6 foot extension on top of the KVM switch. Connecting directly to the KVM switch solved this. The other issue was the mouse loosing focus/and power sometimes when the screen saver kicked in for an extended period. I’m sure this is related to the un-powered KVM switch I’m using. Just turned off the screen saver and no more problems with this. Note that the instructions do specifically say that it may not play nice with un-powered USB hubs.

No driver issues that I’ve noticed so far. Pretty good functionality is programmable. Thumb buttons can be selected to allow keyboard functions so you don’t need two hands. Cursor speed can be changed on the fly. Most important of all zero forearm pain.

I just picked up a Viewsonic gTablet from WOOT.COM for $285 shipped. This thing is awesome (after loading a custom ROM), definitely one of the best things I've bought in a while.

I went to my local Best Buy to pick up an Ipad2. They were out. I saw this little Toshiba NB505, 10.1" screen, 1GB RAM, 250GB hard drive, wifi, ethernet, USB, $279. It's blue. It's not uber cool like the IPAD, but, it is functional and cheap.

aaannnnnd it's Blue!!

Only one problem. It's not an Ipad.

But it's good you're not buying something because it's uber cool. Conformity, status, and an image is for the weak.

Denying yourself something you want because you're afraid people will think you're too concerned with image would also be weak. You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. My advice is to steal a broken iPad 2. Confusing people is your only hope.

You suffer deeply from "conformity ignorance", Cam. Conformity ignorance is extremely common on the internet, and is an easy trap to fall in to, so let me define it for you. Basically, it's when you form (and share) an opinion on a product based solely on popular (or, at least, popular among a vocal minority) views of that product without having any personal experience with said product. In fact, the less experience conformity ignoramuses have on a product, the more vocal their panning seems to be.

A conformity ignoramus takes comfort in the fact that s/he is not the only one with that opinion, trusting that someone must have formed it based on experience. This is a poor assumption, but even if it is true, why should anybody base their opinions on a product that is so subject to personal tastes?

Have you considered the possibility that the reason the iPad is so popular could have something to do with the huge amount of work and refinement that went into its design? I have a feeling if you were able to set your anti-Apple bias aside and try out an iPad for yourself, you'd actually find it quite wonferful.

I kinda take it personally that my taste in computing products gets chalked up to conformity, status, and/or image.