Big Ergonomic Mouse Trackball

I'm a trackball convert. I was having a lot of wrist pain using my trackpad or mouse. The trackball is very ergonomic for me -- very comfortable and very intuitive. I really like the scrolling ring.

Home use. Great ergonomic mouse!

This is a very comfortable and ergonomic mouse pad.

This product -- especially when combined with a split ergonomic keyboard -- helps to reduce stress on your wrists. Clutching the mouse puts a lot of stress on the muscles in your forearm. But you roll this big trackball with your open hand. Instead of clutching the mouse button, you can simply tap one of the big programmable buttons with your thumb, and the mouse locks and drags until you tap the button again, when it releases. The scroll wheel is terrific. It seems like an afterthought but I use it all the time. I like this product so much, I bought one for my business partner for Christmas. Just like the split keyboard, people who sit down at my computer and use the trackball for the first time hate it. But if they use it for more than one full day, they end up loving it.

I have been using a trackball for more at least fifteen years (my preference). The 4-button USB Expert Pro Mouse - Trackball by Kensington is there best trackball yet.

I'm at the computer 12 hours/day and I find a trackball much better than a mouse for my hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. My Logitech Trackball developed floating cursor and I couldn't cure it. I looked at lots of recommendations from friends and relatives, but no one mentioned the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball. I found it on my own, and it is perfect for me. The large ball makes for easy cursor precision. Its simple clean design is very appealing to me. It's the easiest least stressful pointing device I've ever used. (I started out with a CPM machine so some of you will have an idea of how many pointing devices I may have used over the years.)

My 2nd Orbit Trackball. The first lasted MANY MANY years. Made the mistake of buying a cheaper Logitech trackball, that barely lasted ONE year. I really like the big buttons on the Orbit Trackball, & the velocity response (can move cursor both in very small increments, or sweep across the screen quickly). Because I've had a small computer desk (30 wide) for 35yrs, a trackball is necessary. My extended keyboard & trackball fit nicely. A mouse not only requires MUCH more space, I HATE constantly picking up & relocating a mouse to move around the 21 monitor: a waste of time, distracting & frustrating. I never have to look to find where my trackball is! Plug & play simplicity, & easy to clean.

Works great for me. Very good trackball mouse.

It works exactly as intended. I got a trackball to try and make my environment more ergonomic and avoid RSI. It's too soon to tell if this will be a big improvement in that respect, but as a pointing device, it's fine. The scroll function is fantastic and totally intuitive after about twenty minutes. I have never used a trackball. It's taken about a week to get back most of my accuracy with a mouse, but I'm also 47 years old and that's to be expected. Some reviews complain about the buttons. They work fine and don't feel especially Cheap. The accurate mode is interesting, but I have an intuos tablet for fine work in Photoshop and other design programs, so it's more of a novetly for me. The software works well. I had to mess with the acceleration a little bit (27 mac monitor), but that's to be expected. I'm tempted to fire up Call of Duty and see how badly I do on it! Overall, if you want a finger ball, this one is well-made with good software. It won't replace an emotional void in your life, but as a piece of hardware it's great.

I've been using Kensington trackballs for many years. This is a very ergonomic and sexy-looking one. Also, Kensington has updated their Trackball Works software so it's flawless and quick on Apple's latest Yosemite OS X 10.10.1. B&H Photo offered the best net price.