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Kensington Pro Fit Ergo VerticalvsLogitech Lift

3 years between them: the 2022 Logitech Lift at 8.1, the 2019 Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical at 7.3. The older one still holds Value.

Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical

Kensington

7.3

The budget vertical: a milder slope, an AA battery measured in years, and a receiver you must not lose.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Logitech Lift

Logitech

8.1

A 57-degree vertical mouse sized for small and medium hands, which the category usually ignores.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Design, Logitech Lift ahead 8.0 to 6.0. They come closest on Ease of use, 9.2 to 8.7. Left of center is Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical, right is Logitech Lift.

Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical versus Logitech Lift — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical run left from the axis labels, bars for Logitech Lift run right. Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical: Performance 6.2, Value 9.0, Durability 6.8, Ease of use 8.7, Design 6.0. Logitech Lift: Performance 7.4, Value 8.0, Durability 7.8, Ease of use 9.2, Design 8.0.Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical (left)Logitech Lift (right)PerformanceKensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical — Performance 6.2 out of 106.2Logitech Lift — Performance 7.4 out of 107.4ValueKensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical — Value 9.0 out of 109.0Logitech Lift — Value 8.0 out of 108.0DurabilityKensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical — Durability 6.8 out of 106.8Logitech Lift — Durability 7.8 out of 107.8Ease of useKensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical — Ease of use 8.7 out of 108.7Logitech Lift — Ease of use 9.2 out of 109.2DesignKensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical — Design 6.0 out of 106.0Logitech Lift — Design 8.0 out of 108.0Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical

Leads on Value.

  • A first vertical mouse, where a milder angle is easier to commit to
  • Kitting out several desks at once rather than one
  • You would rather change an AA once a year than charge anything

Take the Logitech Lift

Leads on Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Design.

  • Wrist discomfort that gets worse through the week
  • Small or medium hands that the larger vertical mice swallow
  • You need a left-handed vertical mouse, which barely exists otherwise

What each one gets wrong

Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical

  • You need Bluetooth, or cannot spare a permanently occupied USB port
  • High-resolution multi-monitor work, where the sensor runs out of room
  • Left-handed use, since this shape exists in one orientation only

Logitech Lift

  • Precision work where the lower sensor resolution shows
  • You want the free-spinning scroll wheel from the Master line

Specs, side by side

SpecKensington Pro Fit Ergo VerticalLogitech Lift
Angle46.7 degrees57 degrees
Sensor800 / 1,000 / 1,200 / 1,600 DPI4,000 DPI
Connection2.4 GHz nano receiverBluetooth and Logi Bolt
PowerOne AA battery, up to a year—
Hands—Right-handed and left-handed versions

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is the 2022 Logitech Lift the safer pick over the 2019 Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical?
Logitech Lift leads on Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Design. If Value matters more to you, take the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical instead. The 3-year gap shows in the totals as 8.1 against 7.3.
What does the 2019 model still win?
On Value, yes. That axis still goes to the 2019 model. The 2022 one answers with Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Design.
Which one ranks higher in "Vertical mice pick your forearm angle for you"?
Logitech Lift sits at #2 in "Vertical mice pick your forearm angle for you", Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical at #4.