Title: the trackball binds
Product review: When I recieved this mouse, by the look of it, it was exactly what I needed - it's size was bigger than in the pictures (about 6" long), which makes for a comfortable fit, and it had the 5 buttons that I'd gotten so used to on my Microsoft Intellemouse.As other people are saying, the one thing which kills this product is the trackball binds to the "rollers". Since this is an optical mouse, there aren't any moving parts, but the ball does glide on three stationary metal balls, and two stationary plastic retainers which keep the ball inside its socket.Depending on where your thumb is at any given moment, there might be pressure squeezing the ball down onto the plastic retainers. Since the ball and the retainers are made from plastic that's similar in density, they bind to one another - sometimes requiring quite a bit of force to unbind them.This being my first foray into trackballs, I figured that I'd return it, and get the wireless logitech that everyone's howling about. Shame :(
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