Testseek.com have collected 22 expert reviews of the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball and the average rating is 64%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kensington SlimBlade Trackball.
(64%)
22 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
62 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
A solid device that's easy to use once you get the hang of it.
Quality design & aesthetics
Smooth scrolling
Some media / application support
Smooth ball skates the pointer across big desktops. Comfortable design with big buttons. Intuitive twist-to-scroll system. Controls iTunes in the background. View mode glides through long Web pages.
Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse
Heads-up display conveniently shows the current mode.
Large
Comfortable trackball
Stationary design
Easy-to-press buttons
Unique rotating-ball feature
Cursor
Media
And View modes.
The editors didn't like
The inability to customise any of the buttons is a major drawback.
Noncustomizable button programming
Larger footprint than other trackballs
Relatively expensive
Software lacks any customization. Can’t use twists to shuttle in timelinebased software.
Toggling between three modes complicates work flow
Expensive
Lacks Bluetooth
Cant customize buttons or alter trackball sensitivity
Large footprint.
Trackball feels sluggish
Rotating-ball feature less convenient for scrolling than a traditional scroll wheel (or the scroll ring used on Kensington’s Expert Mouse)
Abstract: The venerable Kensington Expert Mouse is arguably one of the best trackball input devices for desktop computing. Among trackball enthusiasts, it practically has a cult following. Its successor, the Kensington Slimblade, was launched in 2008, but init...
A solid device that's easy to use once you get the hang of it.
The inability to customise any of the buttons is a major drawback.
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Published: 2009-08-25, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
Silky smooth cursor-racing operation, coupled with some good integration with a number of common programs, make the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball a winner. We only wish its extra View mode functionality would work with all apps, but this doesn’t stop...
Smooth ball skates the pointer across big desktops. Comfortable design with big buttons. Intuitive twist-to-scroll system. Controls iTunes in the background. View mode glides through long Web pages.
Software lacks any customization. Can’t use twists to shuttle in timelinebased software.
The lack of button customization and kludgy software is a bummer, but the trackball itself is a marvel of usability and smart design.SlimBlade Trackball ...
Trackball feels sluggish; rotating-ball feature less convenient for scrolling than a traditional scroll wheel (or the scroll ring used on Kensington’s Expert Mouse); buttons not customizable; expensive.
As a cursor-controlling device, the SlimBlade Trackball’s scrolling mechanism is a bit of a step backwards from Kensington’s previous trackball model, and the lack of customizable buttons will turn off many veteran trackball users. On the othe...
Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse; heads-up display conveniently shows the current mode.
Toggling between three modes complicates work flow; expensive; lacks Bluetooth; cant customize buttons or alter trackball sensitivity; large footprint.
Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.
Abstract: Kensington SlimBlade trackball, I jumped at the chance. Eons ago, back in the mid to late 80s, I owned and loved one of the earliest Kensington ADB trackballs. It finally was put out to pasture when Apple discontinued the Apple Desktop Bus, but I got...
Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse , Heads-up display conveniently shows the current mode
Toggling between three modes complicates work flow , Expensive , Lacks Bluetooth , Can't customise buttons or alter trackball sensitivity , Large footprint
Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity....
Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse, Headsup display conveniently shows the current mode
Toggling between three modes complicates work flow, Expensive, Lacks Bluetooth, Cant customise buttons or alter trackball sensitivity, Large footprint
Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.
