If you hate trackball mice, you're gonna want to skip this post. It will be very painful for you.
I have been using trackball mice pretty much as long as I have been using computers. I started with the Logitech Track Man. That was my go to. I had one for every computer and laptop I owned. And it's a work horse. I have NEVER had one die.
But after so many years of using it I just felt like a change. Maybe something with a scroll wheel / mechanism. So reluctantly I tried other trackballs. I went with an Elecom. I liked its all black coloring. It's a great little mouse and so far is serving me well.
But I wanted to try the big balls. After all I'm on the computer all day every day, maybe I should get a power user trackball. So I saved money and bought the Ferrari of trackballs, the Kensington Slimblade. It truly is a beautiful mouse. And I can't believe how smooth it rolls. The ball truly glides. The scrolling mechanism works but is not ideal when scrolling through very long files. It is definitely my current favorite.
I didn't want to have to carry the Slimblade around back and forth between work laptop and home machines, so I decided to get another big ball mouse. I almost bought a second Slimblade but decided to go with Clearly Superior's L-Trac (The all-black, not the glowing ball). I must admit I was very unhappy with this mouse at first. It was as expensive as the Slimblade but compared with the Slimblade it felt like a $30 mouse, not the approaching $100+ price range. The ball movement was rough. Zero glide. You cannot remove the ball without completely disassembling the mouse (This DOES make it great for packing around, although it is a huge beast), and it just doesn't look as cool in person.
But I use it with my work machine and in time the ball movement has loosened a little, to where it isn't distracting. And I have to say, the scrolling! There it DOES glide. Scrolling through huge files is cake. So I've come to enjoy this trackball also. It's still no Slimblade, but a solid #2.
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