Razer Finally Makes Something for Lefties

[Onus]

I am genotypically left-handed. Fortunately, left-handed people are more likely to be ambidextrous, as I lost much of my left-hand coordination when I became open-minded in 1980. I've never wanted to use a left-handed mouse. When I'm remoted into someone with a leftie mouse, I just carry on with the right hand, remembering to switch the clicks. I use a mouse in Guild Wars and other non-FPS titles, but prefer a trackball for FPS as there's never any running out of surface. I just can't pull off fancy jump moves, but I've never worried about it.

 

[zak_mckraken]

It's good to see some companies take the time to make specialized products like this, since only 7-10% of the population is left-handed. It's basically like making products specifically for Macs. I would advise against making left-handed mouses that works only on Macs though. Not much of a market there!

 

[sliem]

Nice, now they need to make mice for ambidextrous

 

[Envinyanta]

I'm a leftie too, who learned to do most things (including using the mouse and playing games) with my right hand. A few years ago I made the decision to start using my left. I went to ambidextrous mice, switched the button profiles, and 'converted'. It took me about 2 weeks to get past the "dang this feels awkward" stage, at which point my left-handed mouse skills jumped way ahead of anything my right can do. I've never looked back. If you're a southpaw I'd strongly encourage you to try it. Give yourself 2-3 weeks, and I bet your skill will improve beyond what you could do with your right. When I found out about the Razer left-handed mouse, I pre-ordered it right away. Way to go Razer!!

 

[Syndil]

[citation][nom]Envinyanta[/nom]It took me about 2 weeks to get past the "dang this feels awkward" stage, at which point my left-handed mouse skills jumped way ahead of anything my right can do. I've never looked back. If you're a southpaw I'd strongly encourage you to try it. Give yourself 2-3 weeks, and I bet your skill will improve beyond what you could do with your right.[/citation]

You are so right. Maybe it's because we are naturally left-handed. Or perhaps the right brain is just better wired for kicking butt than the left brain!

 

[bootleghooch]

I'm left-handed. I use my mouse right-handed. I've never met a left-hander that uses a mouse with their left hand.

I do however, know a right-hander that uses her left hand. She's strange.

 

[nitrium]

I'm right-handed but got severe RSI. Switched to left-hand and never looked back. Use Razer Diamondback 3G. No issues with gaming at all - in fact I think I'm better now than I ever was using right. It really makes no difference which hand you use for the mouse, but it does take a few weeks to adjust.

 

[anthropophaginian]

[citation][nom]Alchemy69[/nom]I guess I'm the odd one out here. I'm actually right-handed but I always use my mouse with my left hand. I bought an Atari ST as a kid when mice were still a pretty new idea in home computers and it seemed like the most natural thing to do was use the mouse in my left hand so that I could use the keyboard with my more dextrous right hand at the same time, Now, 25 years later, the habit is so ingrained in me that I can't do it any other way.[/citation]

Not the odd one out. I'm right-handed, but use the mouse in the left hand. Mainly because there were more left-handed people in the house. I use the mouse in the right hand for small tasks, but FPS needs the left. I switch to I-J-K-L when on a laptop as I don't want my hand on the touchpad!

 

[Nutjob]

Im left handed but it seems me and all the other left handed people here is already used to using their right hand for their mouse. I couldn't imagine using my right hand for W-A-S-D buttons.