Microsoft Trackball Optical

This is a really nice bit of kit. The trackball features a scroll wheel, which is very useful and quickly becomes second nature, and 'back'/'forward' buttons. All of these are logically placed, and overall it is exceptionally comfortable to use, even for long periods. Setup is a doddle, just plug in and go. The only real downside is it has a tendancy to clog up slightly; I find I need to take the ball out and clean it and the inside once or twice an hour. And obviously it's completely the wrong shape for the left handed.. I picked this up for all of £25 4 years ago and it continues to do the job. If you don't like touchpads/laptop nipples and you ...

Too the Ney sayers of the MS optical track ball, I say, What, the Logitech track ball better, WHAT, what rock are you under, now granted that the current asking price of over $100 us ( because its out of production ) is a bit steep, and because I have my supply of them that I procurred when the price of 24.99 was soo reasonable. I've even concidered selling a couple, then thought better of it. Logitechs trackballs in no way compare, they either have a model with No scroll wheel ( useless) or there models with a scroll wheel and only 2 buttons, no back or page forward buttons, anyone that thinks they compare in any way, Just has Never used the ...

In my review on Logitech Trackman I gave all reasons why trackballs in general are so good, so I`ll add just one more to that: - they are still not much in demand, so shops that have a few lying in stock for years are keen to get rid of them and You can come across real bargains. That is how I bought a new Microsoft Trackball Optical for just under 14 EUR. It went as a gift, but I gave it a test drive out of curiosity. Here it will be compared to my Logitech Trackman which is the benchmark in the category, while Microsoft is just starting out with trackballs. Trackball Optical comes in a box with a PS/2 adapter for its standard USB ...