The Linux Cast

Kensington Expert

Added 2021-11-22 21:23:10 +0000 UTC

So I've been using a trackball now for a few months, but the Logitech one that I got, is kinda trash. The ball slows down all the time for no reason. So I decided to try another one. Using a rec from DT, I bought the Kensington Expert.

First off, it's huge. Way bigger than I was expecting. Also, the wrist rest is shit, like utter garbage. Cheap and smaller than it should be.

That would be fine if it didn't suck as a trackball. Now, you're never going to get the accuracy with a trackball than you will with a regular mouse. I get that. But this is so bad it is unusable. The Logitech one I had was great accuracy. If it didn't slow down or become scratchy based on the weather (no lie), I'd still use it. But this one, I just can't point at anything accurately. Even doing something like clicking on a tab in Firefox takes huge effort.

Add on top of that, it's uncomfortable AF, and I just can't use it. I thought maybe if I got used to it, it'd be okay. Moving from a thumb tracker to a finger tracker needs effort, but after three or four days, it's just not working.

So I guess back to the drawing board. I want a trackball, but this one just isn't it. If you have recs, let me know.

Hope everyone has a great week. Also I should get some more Early Access stuff up this week, as you can tell, I'm trying to do better.