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%)
64 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: A few things, out of many, that can be said about trackballs are that they are odd and futuristic looking contraptions, even going back to the first computer trackball ever made - roller ball - which looked like a dome-shaped alien spacecraft...
Abstract: Recently I heard from a reliable source that this type of product had been recommended by a doctor as a solution to overcome a medical problem. However, to the best of my knowledge, the product in question is not available on the National Health. ...
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 st...
Abstract: The first thing that will strike you about the SlimBlade is the enormous size of its ball - with a 55mm diameter it’s about the same size as a snooker ball and not far off the same weight. Being so big and heavy it 'rests on' rather the 'clips into' the base which, in itself, is on the large size – 150x135mm at its widest. The left and right click buttons are actually the two large areas behind the ball. With the Windows or..
Abstract: The fact that this exciting-looking wireless model isnt a mouse and so involves a bit of a learning curve is the only thing keeping it out of our top three. It consists of a ball on a smooth dial which you rotate with your fingers to scroll around or...
Abstract: If you prefer a trackball to a mouse for day-to-day work under Windows or OS X, the SlimBlade Trackball is a fine example of the species and the new twist action, which acts much like a mouse clickwheel, is a useful bonus. Priced at a similar level to...