Since starting this job and spending most of my day locked in at the computer, I‘ve made adjustments to make sure I’m as comfortable as possible. These include a walking treadmill, a comfortable chair and an adjustable desk. But I had never considered that my idea of the best wireless mouse may need to change, too.
The Seenday MOU-302 is a vertical mouse that supports your wrist and forearm to reduce muscular strain. It’s incredibly cheap and is very quiet, so it fits right into an office setting. The two-month battery life is impressive, and the music control knob is the mouse addition you never knew you needed.
However, there are only three levels of DPI adjustment, which means this is not the direction to go if you want a mouse that can cope with gaming, too. The thumb rest grip is also redundant, and the USB dongle doesn’t sit securely inside the mouse.
To find out more about how I got on, you can read my full Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse review.
Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse: Specs
Price |
|
DPI range |
Three levels: 1000/1600/2400 |
Buttons |
6 |
Dimensions |
5.16 x 3.23 x 3.11 inches |
Weight |
5.9 ounces |
Design |
Right handed vertical |
Colors |
Purple, Rose, Blue, Black |
Body material |
Plastic |
Operating system |
Windows, Mac, Android |
Connectivity |
Bluetooth, 2.4G dongle |
Battery |
Rechargeable via USB-C |
Battery life (rated) |
Up to two months |
Lighting |
No |
Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse: Cheat sheet
- What is it? A vertical wireless mouse to support your wrist while you work.
- Who is it for? Anyone who works at an office job or finds themselves sitting at a computer for long periods of time.
- How much does it cost? The Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse is available at Amazon U.S. for $27 and at Amazon U.K. for £27.
- What do we like? It is comfortable to use, has a great two-month battery life and you can control your music from the mouse.
- What don’t we like? There are only three DPI levels, no left-handed version is available and the thumb rest grip isn’t effective.
Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse: The ups
Having never used a vertical mouse before, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how comfortable the Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse is to use for extended periods of time.
Keeps wrist straight
The design of this mouse is ergonomic and upright, supporting your wrist and forearm. With a traditional mouse, your hand has to twist, and this can cause the muscles and tendons in your wrist to strain, leading to long-term health effects like RSI. With the Seenda Mou-302, I could feel the difference from my usual CadMouse Pro, and my hand positioning felt far more natural.
The mouse is set at a 61-degree angle, and the tilt means that your fingers can still rest comfortably without slipping down. I could feel the difference after using it for just a day, and this is not an issue I had noticed before. Now, when I use a normal mouse, I question all of my life choices.
Music control knob
The top of the mouse has a circular knob for controlling music. I love to curate a mean playlist and am constantly listening to the newest music releases while testing the best headphones, so I adore this feature. It meant I could easily crank the volume on tracks I love, and turn it down when I needed to focus.
It works by pressing down on the button to play and pause, and then turning the toggle to adjust the volume, and there is no lag to the controls. The knob doesn’t get in the way either, but is conveniently positioned to move with your thumb and forefinger.
Good battery
The battery life of the Seenda Vertical Wireless Mouse is an impressive two months. After using it every day for the last three weeks, it still has 89% charge remaining. The mouse is rechargeable with a USB-C, so no need for wasteful disposable batteries, and can still be used even when it is charging.
Very quiet
Sometimes the click-clacking of office keyboards and mice can prove annoying and very distracting, so I love that the left and right click buttons are completely silent. The scroll is also silent, which is refreshing from the clicking scroll I was used to.
That being said, the back and forward controls on the left side of the mouse do make a noise when clicked, but I used these controls far less often, so it didn’t make much of a difference.
Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse: The downs
While the Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse is generally lovely to use, there are a few issues that stick out to me.
Slippy thumb rest
The mouse has a thumb rest on the left side, and this has ridges for your thumb to grip. On the top and bottom of the grip, there are buttons that you can use to toggle backwards and forwards between pages.
Because of the positioning of these buttons, my thumb kept slipping, and I accidentally pressed them a couple of times. This was super frustrating as it usually happened when I was in the middle of reading something, changing the page and breaking my flow.
USB is loose
There is a 2.4G wireless USB dongle that is housed in the base of the mouse, but it isn't very secure. It wobbles around as the mouse is moved. Obviously, if you are using the mouse with the dongle plugged in, this isn’t an issue, but I was using the mouse with Bluetooth and was very aware of the shaky dongle.
That being said, there are quite a few mice out there that don’t have anywhere to store wireless dongles. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have lost dongles. The fact that the Seenda mouse has somewhere to store it is great, but it could come loose.
Three levels of DPI
The mouse only has three levels of DPI, and while the range is fine for a productivity and casual gaming mouse, it won’t suit serious gamers who will need higher sensitivity levels.
The three DPI levels are 1000/1600/2400, whereas our favorite ergonomic mouse, the Logitech MX Vertical, has a DPI of 400-4,000 that can be set in increments of 50 DPI, allowing you to fine-tune your DPI precisely. However, the Logitech is a lot more expensive at $99.
No left-handed version
Lefties are completely left out by Seenda in the design of the MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse. There is no left-handed version of this mouse, and because of the vertical design, it’s not like you can just remap the buttons and make do.
If you want a left-handed vertical mouse, check out the Contour Unimouse, which can be purchased in left-handed guise.
Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse: Verdict
I would recommend the Seenda MOU-302 Vertical Wireless Mouse as a cheap and cheerful option for anyone who is working at their computer constantly. The mouse offers great wrist and forearm support, and is an addition to my workday that I never realised I needed.
The mouse has its caveats, though. This won’t be the best choice for gaming as there is very limited DPI adjustment. The lack of a left-handed model is an oversight, as even lefties need good wrist support, and the thumb grip could be better positioned so as not to accidentally hit the buttons on the side.
But the positives definitely outweigh the negatives. The long battery life means I don't have to worry about running out of juice, and I love being able to control my music’s volume from the mouse. This is a feature I used more than I realized I would, and now I don’t think I’ll be able to go back to a normal mouse.
