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If the housing was flat, it would be 5 stars.
Love the feel of the trackball. Wish the angle was flatter. It kinks my wrist and causes pain that a trackball was supposed to eliminate. Ended up having to angle the housing flat, and then creating a pad for my forearm.
After several months of use, my updated review:
I bought this trackball hoping it would work out. But sadly, it has not. The ball is large, easy to move, love have 4 buttons and scroll wheel. Those features I have zero problems with. I even like the software, easy to use and allows programming of the buttons. My biggest complaint is with the angle they made. A trackball is supposed to be an ergonomic tool and allow the hand and wrist to remain in a natural neutral position. This is anything but that. Even using the supplied "wrist pad" the angle is in the completely wrong direction for the tool. I have had to resort to stuffing bubble wrap under the housing to get then angle up and then placing a bubble wrap forearm pad the level my arm . I have been using this in this configuration for months and am finally just getting tired of this. I spent good money hoping this would help my hand after using a mouse for 30 years running CAD systems. If Kensington just made the angle go in the opposite direction, this would be the best out there. Whoever was the lead design engineer on this product should be fired for angling this in the completely wrong direction.
April 2017 · Electronics · verified purchase