Bluetooth Trackball Mouse Mac

In spite of its shortcomings, the Magic Mouse is still the best Bluetooth mouse for the Mac.

I have a couple of these. My first computer was a Mac PowerBook with a trackball, and over the 20 years since then I have never learned to feel comfortable with a mouse. A trackball is so much more comfortable because you move only your fingers, not your hand. I've tried several different trackballs, and this one is the best, hands down. With the wrist rest extension, it feels completely natural under my hand. Moving the cursor around with the ball is effortless; scrolling with the scroll ring takes a little more getting used to. The 4 buttons are great; I have the top right programmed for Hit Return and the left for Back on the internet. Installing Kensington TrackBallWorks is a must for programming actions and adjusting speed of motion. I can't imagine anyone who's used this item ever using a mouse again. The only drawback is that it's a little big to carry around with a laptop. For out and about purposes, I'll use the trackpad for casual things, but for any serious work, the smaller and lighter 2-button Kensington Orbit Trackball with Scroll Ring is a quite acceptable substitute.

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.

Replaced mouse on Intel Zeon Mac Pro. Added KINIV Bluetooth dongle. Works great! Easy to get touch top used to. Fits hand comfortably. No track ball to get gummed up.

Both the keyboard and mouse are easy to set up via Bluetooth and the Logi Bolt Receiver. I love how I could customize the keyboard with the Logi Options + Desktop App. It's also easy to have them switch and work with both my personal Mac and work computer (Mac.) the mouse is also very comfy and I don't even need a mousepad for it to work well which is convenient

I had read some reviews that say this mouse does not work by bluetooth with the Mac Pro laptop. I decided to take a chance anyways and order. It works great by bluetooth. I have to say that I am very happy with my purchase.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve gotten used to not using a mouse with my Mac, but my husband and I are planning to buy his dad a laptop for Christmas and he is used to using a mouse, so it was great to have one sent to us. My experience with this wireless gaming mouse was a good one. It was fairly easily to setup: I removed the cover, inserted the included battery, replaced the cover, pushed the button on the bottom to turn on Bluetooth and switched the on/ off switch to on. I went on to my Mac’s Bluetooth settings and immediately found the mouse connected wirh an icon in the shape of a computer mouse, which made it easy to identify. From there, I began to move the mouse and scroll, both of which were smooth and easy. I also like that this mouse has the option to connect via WiFi and/or usb. The instructions were very easy to follow and showed steps with pictures that made it even easier. It also indicated that a wireless charging pad can be purchased to go with this mouse, which I think is a nice touch because if I were to use this long term, I wouldn’t want to have to remember to buy batteries for it. The only thing I didn’t like about this mouse is that the up and down scroll wheel is inverted, but I assume that can be changed in settings. I’ve decided my father-in-law would probably enjoy a mouse similar to this one. My husband said he liked it himself as well, but would prefer a wired mouse.

I have a 2019 Mac Mini that always had weak bluetooth reception for my mouse & keyboard. I bought is as "refurbished" and this is probably why someone returned it in the first place. Anyway, to get to the point, I ordered 4 solutions from Amazon and this Mini USB adaptor was the only device that fixed my problem. I'm using that same keyboard & mouse to type this review. Even though there wer no instructions on the device, I did plug it in, turn off the Bluetooth reception in the Mac Settings, used a wired mouse to turn Bluetooth back on again and it has worked perfectly for the past 3 weeks. My frustration has ended!!! Thanks StarTech!