Reddit mentions of 3M Gel Wrist Rest for Mouse, Soothing Gel Comfort with Durable, Easy to Clean Leatherette Cover, Antimicrobial Product Protection, 6.9", Black (WR305LE)

I don't like the idea of the full hand case. I figure with the Classic case I can add wrist rests if I want them. Like these

I absolutely love mine, I can't stand normal staggered keyboard layouts at all anymore. Benefit to the classic case is my ergo hook is way more portable for traveling.

I will say I don't like the layered sheets style case at all. I would prefer an injection molded case for it to be more compact. If I ever get a 3D printer the first thing I'm doing with it is a compact case for my ergo dox.

OP, the equipment (mouse + keyboard + hand rest) really matters. If you don't have a good mouse or keyboard and a hand rest you may want to really invest in these.

Also you can map your mouse buttons to the keyboard. Or you can map everything to your mouse if you decide to go that route. A good multi button mouse like the G600 (specifically meant for MMO gaming without using the KB much) can map all the keys needed for POE to the mouse. There are other mice you should look at, specifically look for a decent 5-7 button mouse. Gigabyte makes quite a good 5 button mouse you can get for like $20.

I HIGHLY recommend a good mouse pad and a wrist rest pad. I use this 3M wrist pad combined with a Steel Serise mouse pad. A good mouse pad makes a very noticeable difference in terms of how hard/easy it is to move the mouse.

Seconded. Love my G500. Bought a second one for work. Also use this wrist support.

For the most part I'm really happy with it. Dead accurate, very smooth, and the "self-cleaning" ball just works. You hold it differently from a mouse, and it doesn't pretend to be a mouse like other trackballs. It's very, very large in comparison to most devices (probably not good for small hands) and you need to hold your hand very far forward to work the buttons and the scroll wheel right. It's always comfortable but it takes a month or two to fully adapt until it feels "natural" and you stop thinking about it. I do recommend a wrist rest since you hold it so far forward. If you let your wrist "kink" as it meets the desk I think you will get real sore.

It's my personal bet to try and stave off carpal tunnel syndrome - I think moving my fingers/hand to roll the ball is less likely to cause problems than a thumb-control trackball (moving your thumb while your hand is clenched is not a natural movement) or a mouse. I've never had problems with CT Syndrome, but given that I work at a desk I do worry about the potential for it.

There are a few things I don't like about the LaserTRAC - the combo to toggle sensor resolution (middle+right mouse button) is easier to hit accidentally than I'd like particularly in gaming, there are only 3 buttons, and as far as I know there are no "real" add-on buttons available, just things that people have ghetto'd up with Legos and stuff. The only one I've ever seen that looked good was a modded dictation foot-pedal - but at that point you might as well just get a USB dictation foot-pedal and forget about the LaserTRAC's expansion ports. I got the jacks because they were only like $5 or $10 extra on Massdrop... but it's pretty much wasted money.

Personal opinion here but the casing's "top slope" is not quite right somehow and I think that's where some of the learning curve comes from. I use a wrist rest to get my hand farther up on the device and it works fine, but really I think they could stand to lop off the closest 3/4" or 1" of the body casing so that you are not tempted to rest your hand too low on it. Or maybe just embrace the fact that it's an enormous honking trackball and have a less aggressive downward curve to force your wrist higher up into a horizontal position.

The 18 inch one on this page

Its a little long for my TKL keyboard but its been comfy nonetheless

This thingy because my desk is actually a table, and the edge is starting to drive my wrist bonkers. My hand gets really cold and sore in the winter after a while at the computer, and just painful after awhile the rest of the time. At first I shrugged it off, but it's starting to worry me..

study sunday! Good luck studying!

Congrats on your internship!

Working all day at a computer means it would be nice to have a wrist pad in the office.

It's actually two of these. Sometimes I'll stack them for extra support (i.e. WASD while playing FPS).

I have this one from Amazon for my mouse wrist, the 7inch option.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016OV5MQ/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It is pretty nice, more solid than squishy but has some give to it, and is very durable construction. its 0.8 inches thick so it might not be thick enough for you.

It's very slim (the ball is only about a mm above the table, so it couldn't actually get any smaller), but I still use it with one of these, which makes it even easier on my wrist:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016OV5MQ

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See a doctor, make sure your hands are below your shoulders not above. Sit with good posture, don't slouch. Stretch your wrists, fingers and hands between games. Unless you are a pro gamer I also recommend a wrist pad, it's kept me from ever getting a gaming injury. I use this one!

You may want to invest in one of these.

What's wrong with a wrist rest? Why would you want to cover the entire desk when the only part that should be uncomfortable would be the edges?

Why not just get a wrist rest and a mouse mat? Something like this? http://www.amazon.com/3M-Leatherette-Antimicrobial-Protection-WR305LE/dp/B0016OV5MQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415645344&sr=8-1&keywords=mouse+wrist+rest

It's a fantastic rest and it's super cheap. Here it is on Amazon. :D