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Review on ELECOM 8-Button Finger-Operated Trackball Mouse: Wired/Wireless/Bluetooth, Smooth Tracking & Precision Sensor (M-DPT1MRXBK) by Leonard Beard

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Worst Trackball Ever

UPDATE: I gave this mouse to the man who killed my dad and we're even now. I bought a basic Amazon trackball to replace that piece of junk! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H82JJ2T?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image I've had a lot of trackballs in my life and this is by far the worst. The biggest problem isn't even repeatability. Sometimes you can barely move the ball and the mouse shoots three screens, and other times you can twist and turn the damn thing to move an inch if at all. At first I thought it was dough because this thing is chewing it, but it's not. I tweaked all mouse smoothing settings and installed their app, but the problem still comes and goes. It's not my computer because I connect it to my laptop and the problem still occurs there too. I don't know who this mouse is for, I play games, edit videos, do graphic design, write code and a bunch of other things, but I can't think of a single case where this design is accelerated. The right mouse button is placed so awkwardly that you have to place your hand on it in the most uncomfortable position imaginable. You must release the mouse ball each time you press the right mouse button or you risk moving the cursor. I wear XL gloves so there aren't tiny fingers here, and even then it feels like I'm holding a grapefruit. It wasn't necessary, they meant it. It's clear the developer had something very user-specific in mind for their personal preferences, and anyone who spends money on it is just part of a pathologically disturbing test group. Here's a good way to determine if this mouse is right for you. Do you use the page turning feature so much that you wish your mouse buttons were in the most central position for the easiest access imaginable? Well, good news, because this mouse does just that, and by acting now you can make it super-sized, which can only be described as the size of billboards! Seriously, don't buy this mouse. The adjustment period for the right-click took 2 weeks with daily use. If I was only spending $15-20 on it I would throw it in the trash after the first hour and use the standard mouse that comes with the Cyberpower PC. I seriously use the trackpad on my laptop, even with this poop connected to it. It's great when my friends are away and using a laptop. You can click them with one finger on the ball and another finger on the mouse pad. Nobody understood where the right click is. I swear if you buy this and come over here to validate it, you owe me a beer!

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Modern