Our expectations were pretty low for the usb heated mouse and rightfully so. Our theory for reviewing this mouse is to ask the question, “if heating pads help your muscles, does a heated mouse help your hand if you have repetitive stress injuries?” We put that theory to the test, and we were rather disappointed.

First off, the build quality is horrible. It’s light weight cheap plastic, and the mouse buttons kept getting stuck. It’s basically an unusable mouse because the buttons don’t respond well. For example, I’ll try to click on something and once I lift my finger, it doesn’t let up. It leaves me wondering, “did they test this thing before mass manufacturing?”

Lets talk about the heating element. It’s a small element in the middle that doesn’t get very warm at all. The heat is an on/off switch so it’s not like there’s adjustments to be made. I found the temperature to be luke warm, and overall a disappointment.

While I wont totally discount the idea of a heated mouse providing comfort to people with RSIs, in this case the mouse is such a poor execution that it’s just a waist of money. The poor quality of the buttons contradicts any benefits that the heat it provides might have. Sorry, the review stops at that. If I go crazy trying to use it after 5 minutes, it has failed. It’s only perk is that it only costs $23. I’m afraid being cheap doesn’t justify being useless.