Kensington Expert Mouse

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Wireless

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Kensington wireless trackball
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Kensington wireless trackball [image source twitter yaginier]
Kensington Expert Mouse trackball wireless bottom
Bottom. USB transmitter pocket. Kensington wireless trackball

Scratchy Scroll Ring

The scroll ring makes hideous noise.

Kensington Expert scratchy wheel 2019-11-21
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Work in Linux?

Yes. Works in Linux out of the box.

  1. Lower left button is left click.
  2. Lower right button is right click.
  3. Top left button is middle click.
  4. Top right button is browser back button.
  5. Scroll ring works.

You can remap mouse buttons in Linux using xinput. [see Linux: How to Swap Mouse Buttons]

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Kensington wireless trackball [image source imgur ]

Size Comparison

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Trackball Sizes Comparison

Ball Size

Ball diameter is 55 mm.

Wired

Kensington Expert Mouse trackball with pad
“Kensington Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball” Buy at amazon
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Kensington Expert Mouse scroll ring 67755
scroll ring has a known problem, namely, annoyingly scratchy.
video review. Buy at amazon

Expert Mouse vs Slimblade

Looking at all web comments, some people prefer the Slimblade, but some Expert Mouse.

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Slimblade

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