While the actual trackball is an excellent piece of equipement (big, ergonomic, plenty of buttons), everything else is quite wrong when you buy it.
The price is probably double what it should be, and for that money you get a very lousy customer support: no answers, or automated answers that ... Read review
The best trackball ever made has just gotten better. Designed for PCs and Mac's, the new ... more
Expert Mouse® employs Kensington's Diamond Eye® optical technology for smooth, precise cursor movement. Surrounding the ball, we have a brand new implementation of...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The best trackball ever made has just gotten better. Designed for PCs and Mac's, the new ... more
Expert Mouse® employs Kensington's Diamond Eye® optical technology for smooth, precise cursor movement. Surrounding the ball, we have a brand new implementation of...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The best trackball ever made has just gotten better. Designed for PCs and Mac's, the new ... more
Expert Mouse® employs Kensington's Diamond Eye® optical technology for smooth, precise cursor movement. Surrounding the ball, we have a brand new implementation of our award winning Scroll Ring® that puts scrolling right at your fingertips. More comfortable than ever, the Expert Mouse® even comes with a soft new wrist rest-right in the box! You get all of these great new features along with the same, large ball, exceptional control, and ease-of-use that has set the industry standard for more than 15 years.DiamondEye® Optical tracking for superior accuracyAward-winning Scroll Ring® for precise fingertip scrollingExceptional comfort for ultimate productivityLarge ball for maximum precision and controlDetachable wrist rest cradles hand in comfortMetallic black and silver color scheme
Postage & Packaging:Free! Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The best trackball ever made has just gotten better. Designed for PCs and Mac's, the new ... more
Expert Mouse® employs Kensington's Diamond Eye® optical technology for smooth, precise cursor movement. Surrounding the ball, we have a brand new implementation of our award winning Scroll Ring® that puts scrolling right at your fingertips. More comfortable than ever, the Expert Mouse® even comes with a soft new wrist rest-right in the box! You get all of these great new features along with the same, large ball, exceptional control, and ease-of-use that has set the industry standard for more than 15 years.DiamondEye® Optical tracking for superior accuracyAward-winning Scroll Ring® for precise fingertip scrollingExceptional comfort for ultimate productivityLarge ball for maximum precision and controlDetachable wrist rest cradles hand in comfortMetallic black and silver color scheme
Postage & Packaging:Free! Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
While the actual trackball is an excellent piece of equipement (big, ergonomic, plenty of buttons), everything else is quite wrong when you buy it.
The price is probably double what it should be, and for that money you get a very lousy customer support: no answers, or automated answers that don\'t pertain to the problem. Another problem is that the drivers are poorly designed and have plenty of conflicts with dotnet applications, like random ... more
While the actual trackball is an excellent piece of equipement (big, ergonomic, plenty of buttons), everything else is quite wrong when you buy it. The price is probably double what it should be, and for that money you get a very lousy customer support: no answers, or automated answers that don\'t pertain to the problem. Another problem is that the drivers are poorly designed and have plenty of conflicts with dotnet applications, like random crashes, components not working, and even freezing windows. Their answer after 5 emails: it\'s a known issue...(nowhere to be found on the website).
Pros: excellent ergonomics and functionality, ball is very big. Cons: price, drivers, customer support, wheel is very noisy, must be cleaned every one-two days.
Advantages: Looks good Disadvantages: The price considering its durability
...was a replacement) of my Kensington mouses . The scroll ring sucks, they need a better bearing than plastic on plastic. After about 1 or 2 months one of the small red trackball supports (keep ball off of cup and rotating freely) fell off, made the ball rough and obnoxious. I got the unit replaced (Kensington was more than hospitable ++) However the unit I got had a finicky USB controller, and it would disconnect from my computer at random, and very ... ...be rare, or not; however Kensington needs to test their products more rigorously and commit to better build materials. This trackball for its cost was and isn't worth it.
Other Thoughts: I had the old turbo mouse from Kensington, and it went with me to London for 2 months, I never had problems with it. This unit ... well Its not built to last in my opinion, and for it's cost, its a darn shame. Get a mouse, or that thumb trackball if you can stand ...
maclennan33 22.05.2007 (30.05.2007)
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Kensington's line of trackball products has earned the largest number of awards in the industry's history. That's because of Kensington's commitment to combining the best hardware with the most up-to-date software features. Now, by matching easy-to-use software with a new 4-button design, the best just got better. The new Expert Mouse allows you to get more fingers in on the action. In addition, its flexible, symmetrical trackball design fits any size hand.
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