Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse: Comfortably navigate features on your PC or Mac with this ambidextrous trackball mouse, which keeps wrist movement to a minimum to reduce stress. Navigation, media and view modes allow flexible use.
I'm a lifelong trackball user, and have spent the last 10 years or so using the Kensington Trackball Pro and was a big fan of the large ball, rollers and the many configurable buttons. The software was the downfall, as it was outdated and had compatibility with my work machine.
The new slimblade trackball is a fantastic replacement. I was worried that it wouldn't be smooth based on some reviews. I don't find that to to be the case even if it isn't on rollers. The ball is silky smooth, buttons are responsive, and the scrolling feature of the ball is very intuitive and works well.
I have hesitated to download and install the software to get more out of the top two buttons... The previous experience with the Kensington software has me gun shy and honestly, I don't need them nearly as much. My top two buttons were configured for scrolling previously and it's been replaced.
Highly recommended, though a little pricey for a 'pointing device'.
My Best Buy number: 2809354667
My Best Buy number: 2809354667
What's great about it: Ultra smooth and scroll design
What's not so great: Need added software to get most of buttons