Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman (USB/PS/2) by Logitech
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Digital camera reviews of Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman (USB/PS/2)
Digital camera Review: A previous MS Intellimouse trackball user review
Summary: 4 Stars
When my old mouse died I tried to find something similar. Like the intellimouse this mouse can be controlled by your index finger but it is a lot more sensitive. Two fingers work better unless you slow down the response setting.
I love that I can left click with the thumb still but it will take a bit getting used to doing a right click with the pinky. Still, when I want to do that it reacts easily without strain on the hand.
The best feature of this mouse is being able to 'advance to' or 'retreat from' viewed files without having to search for a back button on my browser. Not only is it faster, but it leaves your cursor just where you expect it to be when you get there. When you are in a database this simplifies the movement back and forth to the same navigation location. It has a couple of other nice features the intelli didn't as well such as 'quick lock and scroll' copying which gives you more control where to stop and start.
Ergonomically the mouse feels good but I wouldn't rank it as high as the Intellimouse for my own small hand. I find the ball bigger than is really necessary and the scroll wheel feels a bit farther away from where my index finger wants to be but that is the only reason for a less than a perfect 5 stars.
No wires makes it a dream as I no longer have to extract my mouse from my telephone cord to take a call.
Software loaded without problems on my ME machine (after I ignored ME concerns about missing drivers that were on the disk still to be loaded) and the install instructions could be followed by a 3 year old, though a two step install (basic mouse first then the trackball)was kinda strange.
All in all, a good mouse that I will be happy with...hopefully as long as my intelli lasted. The real bonus is that visiting relatives take one look at it and say "do you have another computer I can use?"
Digital camera Review: A really different Trackball - a positive experience!
Summary: 5 Stars
As I read from previous critics it took a couple of days to get used to the tracking ball being at your finger tips and not on the thumb. I may be still learning this (2 weeks owned). The features I was looking for was wireless trackball with as many buttons and scroll wheels as the best mouse has. My Laptop is a Windows 7 based O/S.
If there's any cons it's that I'm still having to 'remember' that the left click is not at the base of the ball but in the thumb divot. I think it could have easily been designed to fit opposite the right-click button, which is where one would expect. The only other negative I can think of is the scrolling wheel is a little too far forward; I have to physically reposition to utilize the 'fast scroll backwards' button just beyond the scroll wheel.
Aside from these two issues, and I'm REALLY NITPICKING to mention these items, I'm extremely pleased with this purchase and would / will buy another one.
Logitech Cordless TrackMan Optical - Trackball - optical - wireless - RF - USB wireless receiver
Digital camera Review: A vanishing breed . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
I prefer the trackball configuration - and there are few to choose from these days. This one replaced an older Logitech Trackman FX that lasted me five years. Frankly, I like the ergonomics of the Trackman better; this one is too thin and has no attachment for a wrist rest, resulting in fatigue. But it servces the purpose.Digital camera Review: ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!! BUYER BEWARE!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this trackball with much anticipation because it had almost all the features I had been looking for in a wireless format. However, when I connected it to my PC and tried to use it, I immediately found that the default orientation is off by about 30 to 45 DEGREES!!! What this means is that if you place the unit next to your keyboard, lay your hand on it, and move the trackball straight UP and DOWN... your cursor will move DIAGONALLY from LOWER LEFT to UPPER RIGHT!!!?I thought I had a defective unit and returned it to my vendor who was quite surprised when I described the strange behavior. He offered to test a replacement unit before he shipped it out to me. Well, he went through four replacement units that ALL behaved the same strange way. He then contacted Logitech and verified that the strange orientation is in fact the product default and that there is an orientation setting in the Logitech Windows MouseWare driver that compensates for this errant behavior.
This revelation just left me flabbergasted. I went out to the Logitech website and poked around and found a statement on their product FAQ page that states that all Logitech products will operate normally with the default OS mouse driver. Well, for this product this simply is NOT the case.
I then called Logitech tech support to see if there might be a newer version of this product that corrects this problem. The Logitech tech support staff were nice... until I mentioned this particular problem with this particular product. Then they became quite haughty and verbally brash. They first denied there was a problem. Then they acknowledged there was an orientation setting in their Windows driver that corrects the problem. Then they told me this setting would not be present in the upcoming version of the driver?... Their bad attitudes, their denials, and their erroneous information, all contributed to my writing this review.
In direct contradiction to their own FAQ statement that all their products will work normally with the default OS mouse drivers, this product simply will not function correctly with DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, OS/2, Mac OS 7-9 or 10, Amiga OS, Linux, etc. (Recently some users have found a way to tweak the linux mouse driver to get things to work, but this is not supported at all by Logitech.)
So, essentially, in order to use this product you MUST be running Windows 95/98/2000/XP and you MUST load the Logitech MouseWare driver that contains the orientation setting - at least until they remove this setting from the driver?...
As I stated at the beginning of this review, I was so looking forward to this product. The GLARING orientation problem is such a killer for me. The only reason this problem exists, as far as I can guess, is that somewhere in the design phase, the optical sensor was physically moved to a new location on the product and the electronic design engineers neglected to take this into account...
I have been quite happy with Logitech products up until now. To the Logitech company, the Logitech design engineers, and the Logitech tech support personnel, I have just a few words: SHAME!!! SHAME on you ALL!!!
Digital camera Review: Accuracy and the Mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
Allows fine control of the cursor without rolling around the desk/mouse pad. By keeping the mouse stationary you don't have to pick it up or reset it. It does not pick up lint and you can hold it in your hand and use it without loss of cursor control. It is also much better on batteries than my other desktop opyical mouse (laser on the bottom, standard slide around mouse) by a factor of 2 to 1 on battery life. Initially it takes some getting used to but you'll never want to go back!