Adesso Easy Cat 2 Button Glidepoint Touchpad (Black) by Adesso
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Digital camera reviews of Adesso Easy Cat 2 Button Glidepoint Touchpad (Black)
Digital camera Review: I might return it
Summary: 1 Stars
This touchpad is poorly constructed. If you're counting on using the physical buttons for clicking instead of tapping the touchpad to click, good luck. The buttons are very mushy and don't provide good feedback on whether you've clicked the button or not. Also, the software doesn't provide as many settings as the touchpads I've used that are built into laptop computers. For example, there's no way to adjust the tap sensitivity, or move the Right-click area from the upper right corner of the pad to, say, the lower right corner of the pad. Also, it's very difficult to get the adjustment right to be able to tap the title bar of a window and drag it to a different location on the screen. I'm fiddling with the "Tap Adjustment" and "Double-Tap Speed" settings to try and get this right, but it never seems to work right the first time.
I wish there were more available products like this to choose from. I might try another product called the "Ergonomic Touchpad." It's a little bit cheaper, but it uses the same software as this Adesso model, so it may not be much better. Hey Microsoft, Synaptics, Logitech, Apple! Somebody please build us a better external touchpad mouse.
Digital camera Review: It works as expected
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for an alternative input device for my desktop setup since i was developing carpel tunnel with my mouse. For a while a trackball worked, but the pain merely switched to my elbow.
Since i was so used to the touchpad on my laptop, I started looking for one. The Adesso Easycat is pretty brilliant and works well and has solved my problems for now. I use it in conjunction with a regular mouse (a MS Intellimouse) and switch back and forth as needed. For most things I never have to reach for the Intellimouse at all. The Adesso is very programmable and can do all that the five-button Intellimouse does.
Some observations on the Adesso Easycat USB model:
-Its pretty thin and small and looks quite nice. The price isnt bad considering Adesso pretty much has a monopoly on USB touchpad devices.
-It does not ship with a driver, its supposed to be plug-n-play. HOWEVER, TO USE THE ADVANCED FUNCTIONS on it you DO need to download the driver from Adesso. Otherwise you miss out on a lot of functions and personalization features. The driver can be downloaded from the Adesso website (http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=272).
-Once you have the driver installed, you can customize it in every possible way - sensitivity, reprogram buttons, orientation, etc. It has a very wide variety of features including: horizontal/vertical scrolls, zoom, Browser forward/back buttons, left and right clicks as taps, drag, etc. On top of that, three 'buttons' are customizable (both buttons plus a 'click area'). (the reviewer below who complained that it was too sensitive for him probably did not know that you can install this driver and adjust it).
-On my setup, I had to reduce the sensitivity/speed of the left-click tap feature before it registered correctly.
-I placed mine right under my spacebar, with a piece of velcro. Its brilliant and works and feels more or less like my laptop's touchpad. For most things I never reach for the regular mouse anymore. its very intuitive once you've set it up the way you like.
In sum: It wont cure all your problems, but as an alternative and unique input device it will make your life a bit easier.
Digital camera Review: Just barely adequate for a Mac
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm unaware of any other 3rd party products like the Adesso touchpad. If Apple would ever make a full-functioned trackpad, I'd gladly shell out the (big) bucks for it. However, the 2-button EasyCat seems to be the only game in town for a Mac user (the larger 4-button SmartCat is not Mac-compatible at all).
As it is, the EasyCat affords only bare-bone functionality for Mac users, as the provided software will only work on Windows machines. Here's a list of the drawbacks:
1. You can't change the functions of the buttons,
2. You cannot scroll horizontally,
3. You can't adjust the scrolling or tracking speed, and
4. The "tap-to-click" function cannot be turned off. I've managed to get used to "tap-to-click," however, and it turns out to be a better option than clicking the bottom-positioned buttons with the thumb. The reason for this:
5. The surface area of the EasyCat is so scant that only the smallest hand would be comfortable operating the thumb buttons.
Although the EasyCat will not replace my trusty Kensington trackball, I am keeping it as a secondary input device. The EasyCat trackpad demands the least amount of manual effort, and its small size and negligible weight make it easy to hold in the hand or lap, which is a relief from the stationary posture that the trackball requires.
Digital camera Review: Just what you think it is
Summary: 4 Stars
These things are hard to find! It looks just as the pictures show and works fine. You can double-tap on the touchpad, slide your finger up and down on the right side to go thru pages. The only thing I wish was different about this was that the cord would have been on the top instead of on the right side but this is a minor point. I've been using this for about a month and no complaints.Digital camera Review: Love It -For disabled people- easy to install
Summary: 5 Stars
1)This is the only type of pointing device that I can use because of my physical disability. Really great just tap and can left click, drag, and even lift finger to reposition for more drag with computer's locking feature on. You don't need to use the included left and right buttons.
2) The right click corner and scroll arrows are really nice features, even though with my physical disability I cannot them.
3)With this product being USB is easy to install. Don't even to have to use the included software CD. And you can plug-in or remove without restarting computer.
4) Word of advice. If you have a new laptop with a flat touch mouse built in the disabled the built in one or sometimes this one will freeze up temporarily from time to time competing with built in mouse.
5) they could have more selection in colors though. And I guess wireless is coming in this type of pointing device.