Microsoft Explorer (D68-00002) Trackball

Pros: well put together, very customizable and quite comfortable
Cons: its quite expensive

When it comes to pointing devices on a computer, I am usually not a picky person at all. I will use whatever happens to be on the particular computer that I am working at (I do however, have a special hatred for touch-pads which are usually found on...

Pros: contour shape aides to less wrist ache and needless movement
Cons: can seeming get "sticky" (an easy fix though)

I admit, I have the worst set up for my home computer's mouse and keyboard area. They are too high, semi-off center, at a really bad angle, etc. After leaving a job that gave me horrid tendonitis, luckily not the Carpal Tunnel some girls got, I had to do...

Pros: Sleek, high tech, logical layout, perfect fit
Cons: I question the longevity of the light that stays on all the time

This trackball is the best I've ever used. The moment I put my hand on it I just knew where to place my fingers. My hand fits perfectly over the trackball. I've had the regular Microsoft trackball and also the trackball optical before this one. I still...

Pros: Lots of helpful buttons, comfortable design, and finger-tip controlled trackball.
Cons: Slightly too large; angle may put slight pressure on the wrist; dragging is difficult.

As I've mentioned in my other reviews, I have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. In an effort to avoid surgery, I'm making as many changes to my environment as possible. One of these changes involved replacing all my mice with trackballs.

If...

Pros: Neat, comfortable, powerful, cool-looking, versatile, accurate, it glows
Cons: complicated for someone used to a one-button mouse, slightly less facile than a plain trackball.

Amazing... this USB cable transmits enough electricity to light up this little round mousey-ball thingy...

That was my first thought when I plugged in my mouse explorer trackball for the first time. Well, I finally got tired of periodically...

Pros: optical tracking mechanism, smooth action
Cons: unconventional layout, trackballs are not mice

Part of my life is spent in quest of the perfect computer input device. As a serious programmer and graphic artist, I've had wrist trouble in the past, particularly in my mouse hand. I've recovered by being very sensitive to issues of ergonomics,...

Pros: less cleaning, smooth operation, cool looks, programmable
Cons: right-handed design, not for small hands, build quality, price

Being not happy with the Microsoft Trackball Optical I bought last year to replace my old Intellimouse Trackball (you can also read my opinion in the Trackball Optical section), I decided to try its more expensive sibling, Trackball Explorer.

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Pros: Smooth trackball movement, easy to clean, nice shape for right handers
Cons: Not so good for the southpaws

When I purchased a Tecra 8000 laptop a few months ago, everything was great about it except for one thing; all of the Toshiba laptops come with these small eraser-like devices in the middle of the keyboard and that is to serve as the pointing device....

Pros: Very comfortable, convenient scroll wheel and browsing buttons
Cons: The stupid red light

It pains me to write this review because I've loved Logitech trackballs for so long. I started using trackballs in the early 90's because I found that they prevented my wrists from aching after a heavy day of computer use. In typical Microsoft fashion,...

Pros: Nice fit with a great big ball
Cons: Does not work properly with Linux

I developed an RSI in my wrists, self diagnosis, and decided to switch to a more ergonomic setup. This trackball is the first, and so far only, step in that transition.

I chose this trackball over the logitech, because of the big easy rolling...

Pros: Sleek, comfortable shape / no dust problems / plethora of buttons
Cons: cursor movement is the worst I have ever seen!!! / price

I'll get right to the point: This is the worst mouse I have EVER (I have used a lot) used as far as cursor movement is concerned. The cursor looks as if the Explorer is rolling over a lunar surface as it jitters all over the place. Since I bought this to...

Pros: Fast surfing device for high volume, long term web users.
Cons: Difficult to adapt to. One size (I'd prefer a slightly small hand size)

I was spending hours surfing the Web with the MS wheel-mouse explorer. My wrists were killing me, my elbow was yelling at me .. I needed to get a device that was motion friendly for high-volume web usage. Let's put that at about 25+ hours per week (at...

Pros: Easy to configure, Inexpensive, Comfortable
Cons: finger motion takes some getting used to, thumb button awkward

I purchased this mouse to replace my standard MS 2-button scroll. The main reason for my switch was the wrist strain the old 2 button produced, as well as the optical upgrade.
I definitely prefer this mouse in those categories. I have no more...

Pros: Great feel, comfortable, ergonomic, no hand fatigue
Cons: At first, it had a bad "burned plastic" smell.

After years of using a Microsoft Mouse every day, I started to develop some strange soreness and numbness in my "mouse" hand. It would come and go, but periodically, I would wake up in the middle of the night because my hand hurt, or was numb. I knew...

Pros: great optical sensor, looks cool.
Cons: ergonomic nightmare!

I really don't know what people are thinking when they say this device is great for carpal tunnel, tendonitis, etc...
I've been recently struggling with this related condition and heard about this trackball.
I tried it out in the store and...