I use a Logitech Trackman Marble with the buttons reversed so that I can use it left handed. Not ideal maybe, but this was the only trackball I could find that worked left handed. Actually, I'm not even left handed. I just have so much carpel tunnel and ulnar nerve damage (elbow version of carpal tunnel) that I decided to switch hands instead of letting my right one wear completely out. The first week or two was hell, but now it feels quite comfortable and natural.

Kensington Expert Mouse

Tom

Bella layout keyboard for Vegas, Shuttle Pro, and any good quality wireless optical track mouse or trackball

Like Laurence, I used the marble mouse for a long time before I got my notebook. Now I use the touchpad or a mini USB mouse when needed.

Beware of Logitech drivers in Windows. Often unnecessary, and prone to cause system stability issues in some cases.

Microsoft Laser el cheapo USB mouse. Never gets dirty. No Ball to fall out and no problem with drivers.
JJK

Standard Microsoft optical mouse for right hand, Shuttle Pro for the left. Standard keyboard in the middle.

Paul.

I use the Microsoft Natural Laser mouse I think you can only get it as a combo pack witht the wireless natural keyboard 7000. the keyboard it good for typing but not so much for editing (using it for JKL with your left hand puts a weird twist) but I have to use the mouse because I have carpal tunnel

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109038

I also use the Logitech MX performance mouse

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104321

I could not live without my Shuttle PRO 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0FU0FD9620

also I am trying to use a Wacom tablet but it is really hard for me to get used to.

Hope that helps.

Ordinary Microsoft optical mouse.

Peter

+1 wacom

Editguy re: wacom. Have you tried this exercise, I think they used to include it with their tablets many years ago, but it helped me and I recommend it to many people whom I've introduced the tablet to. Open a blank document, full screen, in a photo type app (like photoshop) and just start drawing small circles, lots of them, then squares, and then circles in all four corners, X's etc, just make a complete mess, you can change ink colors and go over the existing shapes. Take 5 minutes and do it, helped me, and lots of others.

+1 of the Kensignton Expert Mouse, I have one on each of my machines.

+1 on the MS Natural Laser Mouse. It's good compromise between a horizontal mouse and a vertical mouse. It's about like holding a baseball with your hand tipped to about a 45 degree angle. Totally helped with my mouse elbow.

Unfortunately, it's right handed.

The MS Natural keyboard 7000, however, isn't quite cutting it for me. The split keyboard is fine but I don't like the key action much. I'm constantly missing keystrokes because I didn't mash a key hard enough. I'd like a little clicky feedback. Also, the keys are painted and I quickly wore the letters off the left hand set.

I think there's a wired set that's cheaper and with the keys going blank I'd be happier replacing a cheaper keyboard.

Rob

One none of you've ever heard of--a Memorex mouse. Liked the first one so much (12 years ago) I searched and found an identical unit when the first one failed a few years back.

Wireless, rechargeable with its own docking station, laser, big, has two extra buttons on the sides which I don't use for Vegas but which go back one page and forward one page when I'm browsing.

Mouse came packaged in a very cool blue plastic box that looked like a small Roomba. +1 for brand differentiation.

I use the Logitech MX™510 Performance Optical Mouse. Very smooth and accurate for editing with several extra buttons and a Contour ShuttlePro 2. (don't edit without it)

~jr

I have always had real good luck with Logitech for ease of use and durability. Also, if you don't have one, I recommend one of the Contour Shuttle devices. It makes timeline operation much easier.

Dave T2

Oh yea, I almost forgot about my a Contour ShuttlePro v2 which I don't edit without.

(I edited my previous post to include it)

~jr

Logitech M305 wireless laser mouse. Nano receiver in the laptop; works fine.

@ddm, Thanks I will try that. I see videos of lots of people using tablets and they love them. I will give it another try. maybe I need a bigger one or something.

Paul B

I will +++++++++++++24 the Shuttle PRO 2 (again) it has cut my editing time by at least a 1/3 or more best Christmas present I ever got.

I'm Southpaw.

Me too! Do you set-up your mouse for a lefty or a righty? I set everything up for a lefty and have a good chuckle when a righty tries to use my station : )

I use a Logictech M325. It comes with the standard right and left mouse buttons as well as a scroll wheel. I use it with a laptop so the nano USB connector thingy is helpful beause it does not protrude. But the most important thing is that it comes in all kinds of colors to coordinate with your laptop color. Okay I realize the color doesn't really help with the editing, but it does make me feel better.

I got about three years of solid editing out of my old Logictech. I literally wore out the buttons and had to finally replace it with a shiny new one.

i use this a steel series mouse its not much better than a every day run the mill mouse but it has a cord and its has more adjustible parameters. I Dont know why people by corless mice it makes no sense to buy bateries for somthing that can be run by a cord. 98% of all the mice i found in the local stores were cordless so i ended up buying this one.
http://steelseries.com/us/products/mice/steelseries-sensei

Also have the Contour pro v2 in my sights
http://retail.contourdesign.com/?/products/23

Seems like the Contour ShuttlePro V2


comes with a Vegas preset out the box.

I always use a mouse with 2 side buttons. I have the front one programmed to <DELETE> and the rear one programmed to <ENTER> (in all programs, not just Vegas). Just brilliant for editing, especially starting/stopping playback on the timeline.

Currently I have a Razer DeathAdder, but only because the Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 doesn't support XP x64. My next mouse will probably be one of those. Doesn't really help you though, as it's handed.

Also have a Contour Shuttle 2 in my left hand, but I only use the jog and shuttle, not the buttons.