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The Kensington Optical Expert Mouse trackball mouse is designed to be an alternative to the traditional version, with the cursor controlled by a large weighted ball. The ball itself is approximately the size of a snooker ball, finished in a sparkly grey effect. Surrounding the ball is a ring for scrolling, and two large assignable click buttons are placed on the mouse's left and right sides. The thought of operating a trackball reminds us more of fun than work with your normal ‘business' mice. Nostalgic memories of furiously spinning trackball-operated 1980s coin-op arcade machines got us excited to try this intuitive-looking product. It's equally suitable for left- or right-handed users thanks to its symmetrical design, and comes complete with a detachable leather-effect padded wrist rest which fixes to the base. Included in the package is additional software for Windows or Mac PCs to customise its setup. Out of the box, without installing any drivers, the lowermost buttons on the left and right sides correspond to standard left and right click actions, respectively. The trackball of the Kensington Optical Expert Mouse itself is exceptionally easy to manipulate to navigate your desktop. It stays stationary when needed and moves easily when commanded,... - 04/02/2010 - 3 out of 5
