Background: I have used trackballs for many years. My favorite of all time was the Kensington TurboMouse: I still have 4 of them, but they are all breaking, not working so well. I have reluctantly been forced to use the Kensington Expert Mouse, and have used others in the past. (Reluctantly, because I find the newer Expert Mouse and SlimBlade and others just don't work so well. I suppose that there must be a reason why Kensington discontinued the TurboBall. Probably reviews such as http://www1.epinions.com/review/cmhd-MousingDevices-All-Kensington_TurboBall/content_43841326724).
A few weeks ago I decided to try a Logitech Marble Mouse. For several reasons, including:
a) it is available in more stores.
b) it is smaller than the Expert Mouse, and could fit on a small keyboard tray
etc.
I was concerned that it did not have a scroll wheel, like the Kensingtons. And, that has been a pain.
But, there is a much more important problem: this trackball works for a while, and then stops. Replugging the USB doesn't help. The only thing that seems to help is rebooting, and/or reinstalling the Logitech software.
Like I said, I have used a wide variety of trackballs, manly Kensingtons but also others. I have NEVER had these sporadic failures and silences with any other device. Heck, it should not be necessary to install software at all, should it? I normally don't have to for other devices.
Buyer beware. I can't recommend this Logitech Marble Mouse trackball. I am going to go to the store and buy another Kensington Expert Mouse this evening or tomorrow.
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