Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball for PC or Mac 64325 by Kensington
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Digital camera reviews of Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball for PC or Mac 64325
Digital camera Review: Bad ergonomics
Summary: 2 Stars
Great Trackball, poor design. Using the Trackball makes you bend your wrist backward too much. The top of the ball is quite a ways above the table making it awkward to use. The Trackball system is excellent. The pad supplied does not raise the wrist anywhere near the right height to use this comfortably. You need almost a 2 inch thick pad. You could raise the area in front of the Trackball a couple of inches, but the unit is expensive and that shouldn't be needed.Digital camera Review: Bad-ass Mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
After some researching some trackballs, I decided to go with this and it was worth it. My wrist doesn't hurt anymore and I have better control of my workflow.
I did have to prop it up a bit since the ball is a little more elevated than I would like but it works just fine now.
Digital camera Review: Be warned.... this is an incredibly imperfect product
Summary: 2 Stars
recognize that less than stellar reviews are almost labeled as 'not helpful' because people somehow take it personally that another person has disparaged some product that they want positive validation on. So be it. Here's the honest review of the Expert Mouse nonetheless.
For $80.00, I'm shocked. This is an incredibly cheapo feeling product. My purpose in going this route was to eliminate some growing wrist pain. I can already tell that a trackball is going to help; but it won't be this trackball. My days are spent with Photoshop, InDesign, and a myriad other applications that demand extremely precise cursor and tracking accuracy. This trackball rests on tiny plastic/nylon bearings that either do not rotate or do so VERY poorly. All of which leaves the trackball to herky jerky around. Yes, there are extensive settings in the driver software to fine tune some the actions for your personal needs. But understand this very clearly, the fine tuning is meaningless because the actual mechanical workings of the ball are sooooooooo poorly designed. Both the ball itself and supposedly magnificent scroll wheel operate with the feeling and sound of grinding coffee. Overall the operation is typical of a mouse costing maybe $12.00, not a penny more. I realize this is sad news for those of you really looking for a positive review. And believe me, I have reviewed things for Amazon very favorably, but for $80.00 this particular item is just very close to being as useless as it can be.
Digital camera Review: Best Kensington Expert Mouse Ever!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used a Kensington Expert Trackball mouse for 11 years now and this one is the best one yet. I decided to upgrade even though my 11-year old Kensington Trackball still works! I really wanted a trackball with a scroll function even though I could program the buttons for page down/up.
The scroll wheel is awesome and becomes intuitive after a short time of use. It will take some users longer to get used to the trackball if they don't normally use one. My boss used my mouse on my pc and could not stand it (which is why I have a regular mouse attached to the pc as well since I am the only one who uses the trackball on a community pc).
The optical tracking is excellent though it is not as precise as some of the gaming mice (some have up to 4800 dpi). However, I don't need precision microdot pointing for what I do at work. The trackball is very fluid and there is very little drag or friction. You can adjust the pointer speed to suit your tastes.
If there is one thing I wish Kensington had not changed is the size of the trackball. The original Expert mouse ball was larger and thus I was able to customize my Expert Mouse by exchanging it with a billiard ball (the 9-ball actually).
Overall, this is definitely the best Kensington Trackball that I have used. While the price is pretty steep, it is definitely worth every penny if you have ever used the Kensington Expert Mouse. My only concern is how long the optical portion of the mouse will last. So far none of my optical mice have had any issues and the oldest one is at least 5 years-old (I work in the IT-PC/Server field).
Digital camera Review: Best Mouse - By Far!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchase one for my office over a year ago and purchased another for my home office use. I have been having issues with my hand fall asleep with the older style trackball; however the one I use at work (Kensington) does not bother my hand even after a full days use. Love it!!