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Pros

The amount of programmable * makes my work life so much better. It needs one more button for your pinky though, why wouldn't they put one there? The scroll wheel is a push-down to click button but also a left and right 'lean' button.

Logitech m570 is a fantastic mouse. You can pop in most rechargeable aa battery's and it just works without having to tamper very much with it. There seem to be several fake reviews commenting on battery consumption of bluetooth mice.

Elecom 8 bottom function trackball is ergonomically designed. It takes a bit of setting up, and has about a 1-2 week break in period where the trackball gradually gets smoother for use. It's a personal preference thing, but something that makes me als...  Read More

Used it in both mac and windows environments after configuring it with the included software. A little dated in terms of layout / design, but it works just fine to configure its use.

There is absolutely no stickiness and so precision movements are not hindered. The trackball glides nicely and the extra * are a really nice touch. Ratcheting scroll wheel feels pretty good.



Cons

Trackball has a multi second long delay before it responds if you haven't used it for a while. The usb connector is recessed and seems to be unstable. The bluetooth connection to my dell e7440 is not very good and highly choppy. Even logitech m570 for...  Read More

The installer states it's deleting the program. Another and more frustrating issue is the lack of support for this product via updates. Consistently there were also creases in the box as if it were opened then reclosed.

The software to customize * looks like it was made on w2k and hasn't been updated since. The ability to scroll with any kind of resolution or without high levels of concentration is not possible. If you click down two times quickly it will just start ...  Read More

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Quality


After 2 years of constant use for work in a cad environment, this workhorse feels like brand new.


The software is intuitive for setting the button functions and the mouse has the right weight and feel.


Really weak wired connection disconnects a lot, and then the battery operation is not rechargable through the usb port, just so...  Read More


Battery life so far not good, weeks not months.

Price


Yes, it take a bit of extra work first setting it up to enjoy all its advantages, but i expected that, and it has paid itself o...  Read More

Shipping


They sent me a new trackball within 3 days.

Packaging/appearance


I was impressed with the packaging, which was almost completely in japanese, which is where elecom is based.


The trackball comes in a nice box with fold-out descriptions of everything, a nice thick pamphlet that explains everything - it...  Read More


I had to return the one before that because it came out of the package with a spot that would catch in the scroll wheel.

Competitiveness


Wish more companies made track balls far superior to moving your whole hand with conventional mice.


It is huge compared to the sanwa so if you have small hands maybe go the next model down.


I only use it for work but have tried it for non competitive games.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, good, wired and japanese.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 328.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,660 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 30 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Really weak wired connection disconnects a lot and then the battery operation is not rechargable through the usb port just some baffling decisions on an otherwise really nice mouse love the third click button why is that not just a thing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Although this ergo trackball is lighter than the logitech ergo mx the ball somewhat have a lag to it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Good 10 buttons including tilting wheel


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I like the idea of a bt powerperformance selection switch but i dont need it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bad ball tends to lift and skip when moving rapidly left


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Almost impossible to tilt the scroll wheel right without also middleclicking


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dpi switch on bottom is inconvenient


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Wired connection disables both rf connections

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