Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (White) (K72500WW)

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Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (White) (K72500WW)

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Kensington orbit wireless trackball-scroll ring comes with dongle if you wish to connect using their provided dongle to plug in your computer usb port. I use linux, so i can't use kensingtonworks, but i found that when i connected it, it behaved exact... Read More

They work well and are reasonably priced. It runs for a pleasantly long time on a pair of aas.

On my second one in 6 yrs. Also happens to be about when the warranty expires. Bought another in late december 2018. Called kensington september 14th (today) went through the process again.

Cons

The track ball itself seems good, but the scroll ring is horrible. The wrist support extension simply sits below the unit but doesn't really attach to it. I lean toward the assumption that these are all just under-engineered items, made on the cheap.

Out of the box, the * send random signals that put the computer into odd states. Pressing a button wakes the track ball, but also sends a mouse press to the computer which is * and annoying. The * have no distinctive tactile feel compared to the base ... Read More

No matter whether i use the dongle or bluetooth, this has serious issues with lag. No amount of cleaning, restarts, or unplugging fixes. Have tried different usb ports to no effect. The pointer freezes after a few minutes of no use.

Buyer beware folks. This isn't right. Very disappointed. Utter trash.

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Quality

Ball accuracy/smoothness: 10/10 everything is solid in this area, precision of the ball relative to mouse cursor is so good (ni... Read More

Good product, once you take the time to adjust mouse movement speed and controls.

The form factor was either way too tall and short length wise, or the ball was just way too big/heavy (maybe they will figure o... Read More

I never used scrollwheels until i encountered a radiology reading workstation product which absolutely required scrollwheel fun... Read More

Price

If you need a wireless track ball and you can't spend very much, this is a great purchase.

Shipping

Update: sept 21, 2023 the next day i received an email: "your replacement trackball is on the way.

Contacted kensington in mid-august for a replacement, per warranty.

Packaging/appearance

Having that would make this mouse a perfect package.

Competitiveness

I switched from logitech to this kensington one and i am so glad i did!

There is an awesome video by tech critter (malaysia) that shows you how to replace those switches that are available here on amazon.

Finally i tried the energizer brand rechargeable batteries (2300mah nimh), and those fit and i could close the battery compartment door.

I'm comparing it to pointing devices in general, not just the logitech.

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This product had a total of 7,393 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 10 2024.