Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan

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I truly really like this mouse, if you have employed a trackball and thought it was clumsy but like to have the feeling in your wrist at the finish of the day give this a shot. straight forward plug n play, no driver required in Vista64 ult not certain if the method just has a calibrated driver or just that I calibrated my self within about two hrs I was playing all the games RPG, method and net design, surfing the internet ext. Totally the finest input device ever! I have significant hands and my wife has truly small ones each of us really like the solid feeling its wireless, it by no means moves, would have liked a stranded USB wired version no batteries original included batteries have so far lasted 6mo. I like the feeling and total functionality so considerably I am acquiring 1 for the office, out of my own pocket.

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Cordless, lots of programmable buttons, fits my major hand perfectly, extremely comfortable Speak to points get dirty rapidly, cost as well high (but worth just about every penny in my opinion) I totally really like this trackball! I enjoy it so significantly that I use it at operate, property and on the road. I am a Style Engineer and use this along with a Space Navigator, a excellent combo! My wrist was in agony ahead of I located this device. I'll admit that the ergonomics took a couple of days to get use to and prob isn't for absolutely everyone. I've had mine at operate for over 4 years and the only challenge I've ever had, which isn't even considerably of one particular, is that the 3 make contact with points for the ball get gunked up rather swiftly.

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1. Very comfy hand positioningtwo. Superb trackball gliding or rolling3. Battery Life is great so far but haven't owned it that long but I am on a computer system the majority of my day. Just being picky...Logitech's Marble Mouse trackball positioning appears just a little additional comfrotable than this 1 but the distinction is slight I use Autocad all day so I place a lot of use on my trackball, if I had to redesign this mouse I'd put the mouse wheel a little bit greater on the mouse, possibly exactly where the cruise up button is...it just appears like my pointer finger rests right above it and it may possibly make my hand cramp a tiny much less for the duration of continual zooms

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This is by far the ideal trackball/mouse I've utilised. I replacing my old one immediately after 4+ years with the similar factor. I'm a draftsman, treackballs are excellent, I've used much more than a couple of, The Explorer is not negative, but costly. This is much better, fits just appropriate in you appropriate hand, thumb rests more than 3 buttons all programable, my index & middle finger move the ball and ring, index also controls the scroll and three other buttons if you need them. I also have a MX900 mouse which has a related button configuration, and the trackball is my alternative. I would favor a cord as to replaceing battries as I leave it on the desk. Right after a lot more that four years I replaced it with the very same thing, that says how substantially I like it.

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I enjoy this mouse have used it for about 6 years. This is my 5th mouse,all had the identical difficulty.Left click button wares out clicks but dose not function. The makers need to consintrate on the left clicker and in stall a heavy duty buton.

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Really like the ergonomics of it, straightforward to use as soon as you get utilized to it. I was preparing on getting this track ball for home use, but i was in a position to get my function to get me 1 for office use very first...so i figured i'd try it ahead of i paid any of my personal dollars for it.Glad i waited!I like the layout, the battery life is fine...but it just gums up consistently! At -least- as soon as or twice a day i have to pull the ball out and clean the contacts. I would say i shed an typical quantity of skin--i don't have psoriasis or anything weird like that. I've never ever had this dilemma on any other track ball.... I don't even get a pile of junk at the bottom of the mouse! It just pulls the dead skin off my fingers and deposits it directly onto the ball contacts till the buildup stops the ball from moving!I just don't know what else to say, except i'm glad i didn't invest โ of my own dollars for this dilemma! WHY!? WHY MICROSOFT?!? WHY WON'T YOU BRING BACK YOUR TRACKBALL EXPLORERS?!?:cries:

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For me, this was the very best alternative for wireless trackball. Complaints about ergonomics are subjective. I am able to use any mixture of index, middle, and ring finger to manage the tracking. Right click is the similar finger as a regular mouse. Left click with your thumb is effortless to adjust to. Scroll is on your index, which makes additional sense than in amongst the proper and left buttons? Becoming cordless tends to make it simpler to reposition to whatever is comfy throughout the day. The added buttons are nice if you get into it. It's truly additional like 8 buttons if you count that the scroll wheel clicks and you can re-map the lock button.I had really serious pain in my elbow and hand numbness from normal mouse activity. Switching to this setup cured it. Possibly I'm a rapidly learner, but it only took me a day or two to be much more effective with the trackball than a typical mouse. Operates on any surface, generally accurage, and much more operating off the edge of the mouse pad! Minor flakiness when connecting, but commonly it's simply because 1) the battery is low, or 2) I was switching through a KVM. Hard to ding the mouse for that. There was also issue with Logitech's drivers on a Mac that didn't play nice with Growl, but that all worked out. I can't don\'t forget how but it wasn't that substantially of a hassle. There does tend to be some cruft on the ball contacts as soon as in a even though, which can make the ball harder to move. It has under no circumstances stopped the tracking, and I only have to clean it every handful of months. The cruft by no means causes inaccuracy like on an older mouse with the ball inside. Also bad there's not a left handed version? Has a side benefit of keeping folks from trying to drive while they are at your personal computer. They push it about on the desk like it's a giant cordless mouse, wig out when absolutely nothing occurs, discover the trackball, do a couple wobbly laps around whatever they're trying to point at, get all flustered by the thumb proper click, and give up. Excellent instances. Also, I adore the individuals who take away evaluation points simply because they aren't utilized to working with a trackball. Duh. That's like going to a Chinese restaurant, and giving it a poor assessment since you couldn't get a cheese burger.

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-nice design and color-more buttons and adjustable-effortless installation-looks like this would be the simplest to use than some of the other trackball mouses out there -takes some receiving used to (still not used to it yet, just had it for a couple of hours)-buttons and mouse movement type of stiff (for now, mainly because it's new)-bulky-I have no need for the cordless feature, which would mean either stocking up on batteries or acquiring rechargeable ones-mouse-wheel-scroll-thing a tiny as well modest for my liking-would have preferred it if there was a media button for skipping sounds or pausing, and so on. rather of the lock button-lock button just highlights issues for you and keeps it highlighted so you don't have to continue clicking the left button, you can just click that as soon as (waste of space to me, and from time to time i accidentally click it) At most, the mouse is about 7inches extended and about 4inches wide, so I would not advise this mouse to somebody who does not have space to fit it. Nor would I advise this for those with small hands.Great as a casual gaming mouse; absolutely nothing too fancy and not also pricey.

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Exactly what I was looking for in button placement. Also will allow remapping of the buttons. It says you shouldn't use rechargeable batteries, and when I did it acted erratically. The left mouse button didn't accept me pushing down on the front of the button I have to push on the back witch is awkward. However I just remapped the left click to the forward button witch I never ever use and it operates fine. Doesn't generally send actions in the order I execute them. For example if I scroll then hit the left mouse button, it may well approach the left mouse click very first, largly unnoticable even though. It only comes in wireless, I would much choose a wire to save on batteries, and hopefully get a small much more stability. However it's the only optical mouse in the style you can get.

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The Only Trackball on the market (that I know of) with a Mouse-wheel. Immediately after 5 years of use. Completely NONE! Confident I would like a lower price, who wouldn't. But, the TrackMan is worth every single dollar spent. I started employing trackballs in college (late 90's) and by no means went back to mice. As an AutoCAD drafter I rely on working with a mouse-wheel to promptly zoom in and out of regions. I searched and searched and I only located Logitech's TrackMan, to give me all the capabilities I will need. after 5 years, I bought a second one particular. I take the older one particular out to the field with me on my laptop (I do Land Surveying). the new one particular is for my home WoW personal computer.

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worth just about every penny. I was skeptical about using trackball. But I was wrong. at 1st it was kinda awkward to use, but soon after a even though you will get use to it. No much more wrist discomfort.... it is huge, if you have smaller hands, you could want to get smaller size trackball

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Usual excellent quality to be expected from Logitech. I've had mine now for about 5 yrs, I'm a heavy gamer and don't like moving a mouse around a ton. I've been via several PCs and nonetheless employing the identical trackball. Excellent ergonomics (especially for huge hands), Great gaming response, properly built (I've knocked mine on the floor and dropped it even though taking it to LAN parties a number of occasions). Operates with any logitech receiver, so if you have a cordless keyboard and mouse this will operate with that receiver without having adding a second one particular. No corded version. I have had reception difficulties a few occasions with this becoming wireless. This is a hard to uncover item. Logitech has produced not changes or improvements to it in years. I would like to see a corded version and possibly an even slightly more "gamer prepared" version (higher dpi). I takes some obtaining use also. But if you give it a week or two of use, you will by no means mouse once again! As far as I'm concerned this is a Ought to HAVE!

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I’ve had this mouse since mid-June and in that time I was expecting to have to adjust the batteries when or twice. I say expected since I haven’t had to do so. The mouse itself functions really nicely and is really programmable. This mouse is laid out extremely properly I can reach all the buttons with no trouble. I use my pc for extended periods of time and this mouse is comfy. Moving the cursor is smooth and precise with no jumping to location or stuttering. The rubberizing on the black surfaces of the physique and appropriate click is a good touch but it isn’t held down nicely and has frayed at the edges. Most notably in the left click, forward/backward button location. It doesn’t seem to leave a sticky residue so if it peels all the way off it shouldn’t be significantly of a concern. Also, the Set Point software program that makes it possible for you to remap the keys will not permit you to program another button to act as the right click button. I came off of employing a MS Trackball Explorer 1. to this mouse following the MSTE broke immediately after quite a few years of diligent service. This mouse is an excellent option. In truth I consider so very of this mouse that had this one particular been around when throughout the time the MSTE was on the industry, I would’ve had a quite tough time deciding among the two.

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Getting owned the Logitech T-BC21 for 5 years, which by the way is still operating wonderful, I wanted to up grade to yet another Track ball. Purchased this a single in April 2010, It's a mouse with substance. very comfortable, button assignment feature outstanding. Ball position good, can use two to four fingers for superb cursor positioning. none that I can see or really feel !! Right after five 1ǘ months the cursor would take off on it's own. up, down left, correct, then operate typically for awhile then start dancing again. tried various things to no avail, so I called Logitech, Since I REGISTERED IT They had all the information, just gave them the s/n . they asked me to try a few things, with the issue nonetheless happening I was informed that one more new a single would be shipped to me. within a week I recieved it.! Thanks Logitech your service help is outstanding.

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Wireless, nicely placed buttons, even for a major handed guy like myself, and takes a beating. I have worn off the paint on the buttons, and some occasions it loses connectivity exactly where I have to unplug it and plug it back in, but other then that its been great. Also battery lie is great. I get about three months amongst battery alterations which is good thinking about Im disabled and sit right here for 12+ hours a day utilizing it. Just the having to unplug it and plug it back in now and then. Lucky for me I have it plugged into a front usb jack so if it occurs I dont have to get to the back of my computer to do it. To have had this for more than 10 years and nonetheless works is a Massive plus in my book and when/if it dies will replace it with another 1 without having to assume about it.

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energy consumption and light leak (referring to red light about trackball explorer) is kept low, as properly as quite a few buttons to assign to the run menu and etcthe tiny surface location the trackball has, is some pretty pleasant feeling plastic compared to less expensive trackballs its not as comfy as a trackball explorer, but serves as a superior replacement for lack of what else is reasonably pricedand BTW- the connect button on the trackball itself requires a pen to hit, and the software clashes with intellipoint if you occur to use a trackball explorer for gaming, and a logitech for common menu surfing hand rests on surface of desk when employing it appropriately, so locate an old squishy mousepad for your wrist, or somehow come across a trackball explorer for much less than 120 bucks

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This mouse is well built. The construction of this unit feels solid and built to last. It utilizes RF technology, so line of sight is not necessarily needed, but it does seem to operate considerably better when it's applied. There are a lot of possibilities for tweaking the configuration and adding custom keystrokes to generic buttons that seemingly have no purpose to your precise mouse makes use of. It's extremely uncomplicated to clean when efficiency begins to waver. Substantially simpler than any regular mouse I've observed on the marketplace. I don't especially enjoy the button positioning. I would have preferred the scroll wheel in the thumb area like my old trackball, but I'll get used to it I'm certain. In order to use all of the buttons as they've laid them out, you are more or much less locked into 1 certain hand position that feels a small awkward, and to be specific, in order to have your index finger on the scroll wheel where they have deemed it most usable, your middle and ring fingers are on the wheel, which is less comfortable than utilizing the ball with your index and middle fingers. Even although there are lots of configuration possibilities, there is no solution for a right click with your thumb, which I discovered to be seriously inconvenient. All of this will most likely be null and void if this is your 1st trackball, since trackballs do take acquiring utilized to regardless of their configuration. I will say though that if you've never ever utilised a trackball ahead of. As soon as you do begin employing 1, I think you'll have difficulty going back to a standard mouse.

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I purchased this mouse in November 07. I'm nevertheless employing it. Logitech makes high excellent solutions. Only for right handers. Needs additional buttons.

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functions excellent, simple to get utilised to DO NOT use the software included. I am running windows XP SP3, caused all kinds of issues including crashes---download mouseware 9.7 from logitech 1st. Choose your programs. I only use the mouseware support mainly because the rest is intrusive and you don't require it. Triggered me some grief figuring this out; so DO get the 9.7 mouseware!!

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Wonderful value. The connection between the mouse and receiver in no way drops or slows. Has a superior quantity of functions which includes forward, back and scroll lock. Awkward hand angle to use some of the buttons. Can't modify the location of the left- and correct-click buttons.

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Still in production for much more then five years. I have been a trackball user since ྞ. Everytime one would die come to uncover out it was no longer in production. So I'm glad to see these are still getting produced. This is the very best trackball out at the moment. Not the finest if you game, but what trackball is?? Pinpoint accuracy is the largest flaw ingame.Mouse1 died right after a couple of years of hard use, but plenty of other buttons to use as mouse1.Some issues reconnecting right after battery adjust. I will acquire another if mine ever dies. About 5 years and still going powerful.

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Effortless on the wrist, has all the functions of a regular mouse, and looks far better than the other Logitech alternatives. It takes about a week to ten days to genuinely break in the thumb "left click" button. I have to say that at 1st, I didn't like this thing all that a lot. The left click was so stiff that I found it difficult to do anything. Certain the ball was excellent, the scroll wheel is a welcome addition (I had the marble prior to this), but it was bugging me that the key function of the mouse, the click, was so cumbersome. Getting paid all that income for it, I decided I may well as nicely stick with it. Immediately after about a week of working with it everyday for function, the button finally started to loosen up. And now it is finally the mouse that I thought i was getting when I ordered it. Love it.If you can bear by way of the "breaking in" period, get it.

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Great mouse. Lasted 4 years so far. Wonderful for every thing from websurfing to highend gaming. Haven't had an concerns however. Reciver is on the bulky side, doesn't impact performace For those who knowledge connection difficulties, what type of batteries are you utilizing and when do you modify them? Making use of goo batteries helps a lot, and they last a long time. (several months with heavy use)

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I have employed this for numerous years. This is my third 1. Very uncomplicated to use and very convienent?comfortable Proper -Handed only only appear to get a couple of years out of these units. Worth it for me, maybe not for everybody.

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Easy setup. No drivers needed for fundamental left button, right button, and scroll wheel operation. Left-click button modest and difficult to press. The button was positioned too far back so the thumb has to be curled. The position and effort brought on hand cramps when dragging the cursor. Software drivers do not work with Windows Server editions. The ball did not spin freely. Following utilizing the USB version for several years, this item seemed like a reasonable step up. It has a scroll wheel, which the USB version does not. Even so, it was a disappointment following employing the USB Marble Trackman, which is silky smooth and the buttons are major paddles on every side, uncomplicated to hit but without being overly sensitive. As opposed to this product, the button feel on the USB version excellent -- nice tactile click, straightforward to hold down whilst dragging.The ball on the USB version will spin freely, producing it straightforward to flick across the width of a 3-screen setup with a single motion. This wireless version felt like pushing a peanut with your nose.