Kensington Slimblade Trackball USB 2.0 for PC and Mac, K72327US
October 28, 2009 | Posted by Rajesh 
- Multi-function ball lets you easily navigate through your music, pictures and documents using media or document view mode
- With its low-profile shape, you´ll be able to use it comfortably for hours on end
- The sleek stationary design saves your desk space
- Gain fingertip access to image and media controls
- Control cursor and scrolling; volume, play/pause, stop, and next; zoom in/out, and pan, all with the ball
Product Description
Now the ball does it all Your computing experience just got smoother, faster and easier with the Kensington SlimBlade(TM) Trackball. Choose navigation mode to control cursor and scrolling. Media mode controls volume, play/pause, stop, and track forward/backward, while view mode zooms in/out, and pans. And it does it all with the ball to put complete control at your fingertips. You can even keep an eye on which application you are in and which function is being perfo… More >>
Kensington Slimblade Trackball USB 2.0 for PC and Mac, K72327US
Categories: Kensington Notebook Mouse | 
Tags: K72327US, Kensington, SlimBlade, Trackball | 
5 Comments »
I have always loved the ease of use of a trackball, this one is no exception. While the top two buttons are not reprogrammable, this is not really a drawback for me. It fits easily in the hand. To scroll I lay the side of my index finger on top of the ball and spin the ball with my middle finger. Easy to use!
Rating: 5 / 5
Please properly review the product. All of you people are slamming the software, and it is difficult to discover if the trackball is a good device. I don’t care about the lack of software configurability, I just want a good, comfortable, reliable trackball. If you think it is a five star device, then mark it such and comment on the lack of good software. Thanks.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is the first trackball I’ve owned in over a decade. Overall, I really like it. The feel of the ball is terrific, and the low profile makes it much more comfortable than the prehistoric trackball I used previously.
Unfortunately, the driver software (for the Mac) absolutely sucks. It causes crashes on a machine that hasn’t crashed in literally years.
The good news is the scroll wheel function and left/right buttons work without the driver software, so it isn’t necessary to install the drivers to use the trackball.
The bad news is the 2 additional buttons don’t function without drivers, and none of the aftermarket drivers recognized them.
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve been using the Slimblade for several weeks now, and I like it a lot. It fits my hand very well. The ball rolls quite easily. The ability to re-size screens easily is very nice. I had used the Expert Mouse before and was pleased with it, but this is better. One reason is that you don’t have to click in an area to use the scroll feature, it just works, and twirling the ball is just a little easier than twirling the scroll ring. It would be nice to be able to adjust the acceleration of the cursor movement, as you could with the Expert Mouse.
Rating: 4 / 5
I don’t have this mouse yet but plan on it.
I have the expert and the orbit and they both work as expected under linux
The new slimblade however seems to have some issues with the top 2 buttons, at least under linux. That is to say, they don’t work at all.
Well, there seems to be a light at the end of that tunnel.
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I am thinking maybe for 2.6.29 or 2.6.30
I will wait for that to happen first but once it is verified I will get this mouse.
I wish kensington would show a little more linux love here.: ) ( one star for the lack of linux love )
I would have bought it sooner….
Rating: 1 / 5