I can't comment on whether or not this is better or worse for those of you suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, as I'm being prompted to mention it in this review. But as a small business operator working on various tasks and assignments, sometimes I want to liven up the place. This mouse was just plug and play for me, so there was no need to load new drivers to make it work right.
Now, with all of that keyword mention work out of the way, let me tell you what I think about this mouse. It's super cool! It really seems pretty much like any basic mouse you'll ever use, but it comes with stick on pads with cool, kid-friendly designs. Pity the manufacturer didn't apply them for you. It's always nerve wracking to think I might get this on slanted and never be able to fix it up. It also comes with a charging stand. Ever seen that with a mouse? And this is no ordinary charger. It has multicolored lights all around the bottom, and when plugged in, at the touch of a button you can get it to change the design, the lights, whether or not they stay still or rotate, flashing, etc. I haven't yet figured out how many options there are with the lights, but it's many. I pressed the button many times and never produced the same result twice. Very cool, like you've got a party going on at your desk.
It so happens this sits on my desktop that is juxtaposed against my living room TV stand, home the Xbox. Let me tell you, the Xbox game controllers have nothing on this mouse in terms of the flash.
I don't know if this plays games better than other mice, but I have it paired with a similar white gaming keyboard that also has dancing rainbow colors around the keys and a gaming laptop with it's own built-in light-heavy keyboard. I use all of this stuff to check emails, browse the Web and watch movies, all the time looking like a cool gramps figure in my 50's with a flashing computer setup. Eh, life is short. Flash.
My sense of the quality is that it's fine for the price. Not a brand name I recognize but the mouse works. Just don't drop it from up high onto a hard floor or step on it, and I think it should be fine. I would say it's a bit thinner in construction than the plastic of my Logitech. But the Logitech will not impress a kid like the stickers, pads and pulsating illumination of this mouse. If you're a gamer--or even if you're like me (not one)--enjoy!
Instructions are THOROUGH. Hope you like reading, and in many languages at that.
Final aside: not to focus on the packaging, but the box it comes in is nice, professionally done and very presentable as a gift.