Turboball Trackball - Be Informed, Aware, Comfortable, and Safe!

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Manufacturer:	Kensington
Model:	64227
UPC:	085896642275
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Product Description

A mouse designed for hand and wrist comfort. The Unique sculpting of Turboball helps place hand in neutral position to help reduce risk of injury. Four customizable buttons offer one-click solutions to repetitive tasks. Large ball was designed specially for easy fingertip control and precision pointing. Symmetrical design fits left- and-right-handed users and all hand sizes. Scroll wheel speeds through long documents and web pages.

Product Features

* Kensington Turboball
* KENSINGTON

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Customer Reviews

Rated

on 2007-08-13

After using 6 different Expert Mouse Pros and having clicking problems with all of them (even without their drivers installed), I decided to give Kensington a chance to redeem themselves with a turbo trackball.

This trackball, straight out of the box, is the easiest pile of junk to break or jam that I have ever encountered. It did not last 24 hours, and the ball easily jams right into the back of the device.

Wait, I will do you one better. This ball won't scroll correctly. Consider what happens to your on-screen cursor when it goes to the edge of the screen, and you track the cursor along the edges. Now imagine using this trackball and having that happen every 15 seconds at random places on the screen while the ball feels like its stuck on something.

Finally, don't bother trying to click using the buttons. They are horridly placed, and because the mouse is just light enough, clicking on them takes a hard enough press that the whole mouse budges to the other side.

What this trackball does: Breaks, jams, moves when you click.
What this trackball won't do: Scroll correctly, scroll quickly, last 24 hours.

Screw Kensington.

Rated

on 2007-05-09

After searching high and low for a replacement for the Logitech Trackman FX, with the large marble, we found the Turboball. The trackball was close to the same, large size, and we were hopeful that it would work out. However, less than 2 months after installing it, it stopped working. Very disappointing. I can't recommend this trackball.

Rated

on 2007-05-02

I don't think I've found a trackball that's come so close to perfect in so many ways as this one. This one has an exceptional hand-fit, four programmage keys, an essential scroll function, and that superb Kensington software. The fact that it's also so handtome only adds to the overall appeal. it's a joy to use.

To a point. If you live in dusty environments (like mine), you'll have to clean the rollers of a worrisome accumulation of fibers and dirt. This is not only an inconveneince in the short term; it cuts down on the life of the trackball. This is not an optical device, so the movement becomes less than smooth over time.

It's too bad, because the device is stellar - and in the simplest ways. If there were to be an optical version of this trackball, it would be a dream come true. As it is, I prefer it by a stretch over comparable devices by Logitech or Microsoft.

Rated

on 2007-05-01

first to be fair, i'm learning to mouse with my left hand as wrist problems are creeping up on my right. the scroll location of this mouse is terrible, you have ot shift your entire hand to be able to scroll, the exact point of a trackball mouse is you do NOT have to move your wrist/hand, I also find i frequently end up pressing down too much on the scroll which shifts it into horizontal scroll (something i don't use frequently). the buttons are loud, but are easily set to be left/right etc. I'd love to find a better left hand trackball with a useable scroll though this works for now.

Rated

on 2007-03-28

I got this trackball a few months ago. I have an odd multi-computer setup, and this was for my left hand, so the ambidextras design was a plus, as was not having to move a mouse around. I love the programmable keys, you can switch them around for left and right, and assign common functions to the rest. Very handy. Its comfortable to use. The bad side: First, If for some reason you do have to move this thing, its almost impossible to do so without accidently hitting a button or two, so be careful. Second, and most important, the horizontal scroll doesnt connect well with the track ball. It seems to move fine up until 1/8 inch from the on-screen button you want, then it stops. You scroll wildly, and nothing happens. Then finally it shoots off all the way to the side. You quickly wheel it back and it stops about 1/8 inch on the other side of the button this time. Very annoying. You end up just taking the ball out and using your fingers to move the wheels. If they made this design as an optical mouse, maybe it would work better. As it stands now, it seems I just wasted my money and will need to buy another mouse. I love all the programmable buttons, but I really need the mouse itself to work first.