Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball for PC or Mac 64325 Review

PROS: Large ball, smooth ball movement, comfortable design, large programmable buttons with great software, scroll wheel great IDEA.

CONS: Tracking slightly jumpy at times. Scroll wheel is such a terrible design it feels and often acts 'broken'.

Reviews are correct about the scroll wheel. I can't understand how Kensington allowed and continues to allow this expesive trackball to ship this way. The scroll wheel feels so cheap, rough, has so much play, it literally feels broken. I know it is not after trying several others. Imagine writing a straight line on pavement with a pen: it is rough, loud and inaccurate. It feels the same with this scroll wheel.

If the tracking were as smooth and accurate as it is on my Mighty Mouse and the scroll wheel felt solid and smooth, I would be very happy with this device. Unfortunately, the scroll wheel is so bad I am considering returning it too.

It is a shame that people who like trackballs are left with such poor devices to choose from. Unfortunately, it seems this one is the 'lesser of the evils"' out there.

I thought the Kensington slimblade might fit my needs, but for some ridiculous reason, Kensington told me the Slimblade buttons "are not and will never be programmable". It makes no sense that this device has separate software than all their other mice and trackballs that use the great software "Mouseworks". Hopefully that Executive making these decisions will be fired soon and the next will work harder to make Kensington more successful

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