Like most of us, I spend a great majority of my waking hours with my eyes on a screen and my hands firmly planted on a keyboard and mouse. For the sake of my eyes and ears, I have my luxurious quintuplet of monitors on my home desktop and a decent enough surround sound system, but my keyboard and mouse leave a lot to be desired. I am looking respectively for a responsive (clicky?) keyboard and a wrist-friendly mouse, especially since I have occasional RSI-ish pain in my right wrist if I get too carried away. I've heard good things about vertical mice. Please hit me up with all your favorite suggestions.

I don't have it but I've heard good things about this keyboard http://www.amazon.com/ROCCAT-Mechanical-Keyboard-Per-Key-Illumination/dp/B00FB4BUMW
I'm not sure which version of it you'd want though. I like the brown.

I second Ruler's find, that seems to be a good keyboard, though a little expensive. by the way, responsive != Clicky; a responsive keyboard would generally have deeper keys, or require a little bit of pressure, so you are sure you pressed the key instead of accidentally brushing it. of course, it could also be mentioning the speed at which keys are sent to the computer. Clicky distracts from gameplay, unless your using a headset, but I can pull out this CPU magazine of mine that tells how to remove the click, if you buy it and find you don't like it.

http://waa.ai/hrf - Really cheap keyboard that seems nice
http://waa.ai/hrV - This one is labeled "Anti-RSI" if you want to give it a shot
http://waa.ai/hrc - Not really for you, im just posting this here not to forget about it (cause it looks cool)

as for a vertical mouse, i've never heard of it, so i cannot give my opinion on it.

one last thing: perhaps you may want to look into getting wrist mounts. they come on some mouse pads.

Model M keyboard. You fool. Why would you get anything else.

I prefer Logitech Trackman Marbles if you want something comfortable for all day: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble

At home I use the Razer DeathAdder, as it's basically the only traditional mouse that doesn't absolutely suck for left-handed folks. I like it quite a lot. http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-deathadder-left-hand-edition

I didn't realize there are lefties who didn't just use right handed mice.

A long time ago I used to use right-handed ergonomic mice, and then started transitioning maybe a decade ago to either unbiased or slightly-right biased with, but using my left hand. The weirdest thing is that mice that are proclaimed to be ambidextrous may have a symmetrical form factor, but the buttons will still be designed for right-handed use.

Anyway, yes, they do exist.

Because as I told DrDnar, I want more lights and features than a Model M has. Based on reading this guide, I want either Cherry MX Blue switches for awesome typing or Cherry MX Red switches for solid gaming and reasonable typing.

I'm using Razer Blackwidow Ultimate with Cherry MX Blue keys and I love it, good responsive keys and clicky sound. I also have the non ultimate one (A bit cheaper, now covered in orange juice), which has the same switches but no backlighted keys.

As to mouse, I'm using Razer Ouroboros. I chose this one since it allows me to change the length of it (Fits my hand perfectly), and it has these side pieces you can rest your fingers on without sliding them on the table.

I've seen those quite large vertical mouses and I wonder how long it would take me to get used to one, they might be good for your wrist though.

I pretty much second all mechanical keyboard choices offered by those in this thread. I don't own one personally, but I have used them before and they felt multitudes better (and a lot more satisfying) than the standard "squishy" keyboards I've been using most of the time.

As for a mouse, I have heard some good things about http://www.cyborggaming.com/prod/rat3.htm

though they seem to be out of stock on tigerdirect and the website, but 90 dollars on amazon. I'd probably buy one if I had the cash and didn't have an SSD on my wishlist.

Anytime I try to mouse with my left hand, I feel like a cripple. 20 years worth of Stockholm Syndrome.

FINE GET THIS THEN Kerm GOD

http://codekeyboards.com/

I have a R.A.T 7 and I am quite happy with it. I bought it for the simple reason that my fingers are so long that I need a mouse with a lenght I can set. Plus, the thumb (and the last finger (don't know how it is called in English)) can be laid on that flat thing you see on the side of the mouse (you can put one too on the right side).
The only problem is that the main keys (for clicking) are sleek so any dirt sticks and is easily spottable (but easily cleanable too).

And I don't talk about my keyboard because it is awful. You should have made that topic earlier, I would have learnt about all those wonderful keyboards and got one on my Christmas wishlist.

What keyboard features are you looking for, out of curiosity?

I'm personally partial to the Matias Click switches, which are a clone of older Alps switches. That said, buckling spring is also nice, but if a Model M doesn't have the features you want...

I'm not at all a fan of Cherry MX, FWIW.

^ this.

You could also opt for one from WASD, which the CODE is based on. I use a WASD V2 with MX Brown switches.

You may even consider a completely different sort of switch.

Okay, the CODE keyboard looks really, really good: tactile without tons of noise, nice backlighting, good rollover, and a solid build. $150 is a bit dear, but I'm extremely tempted.

*bump* I'm thinking strongly of investing in the CODE Keyboard. To help figure it out, I ordered WASD Keyboards' sampler set, and thanks to USPS incompetence, it finally arrived today (see below). Here are my impressions so far:

*bump* I have, at long last, finished getting my keyboard and mouse. Here's what I finally ended up with:
:: Keyboard: CODE Keyboard, 104-key, Cherry MX Clears: So far I love it. From the firm, tactile, yet not stiff or loud switches, to the solid weight of the keyboard itself, to the adjustable backlight, there's not a lot I don't love about this keyboard so far. I'll try to remember to update my opinion in this thread after a few months, once I have more experience with typing on the keyboard under my belt.
:: Mouse: Perixx MX 1000 Gaming Mouse: A weird combination of cheap and solid, this wired mouse offers 7 buttons and on-mouse DPI adjustment, a nice woven cable, adjustable LED effects, and has a good shape. I haven't done much gaming with it yet, but the reviews all indicate that this is a superb mouse for the $18 price point.