Best Trackballs 2017

By Xah Lee. Date: 2009-12-24. Last updated: 2017-02-17.

This page is a list of best trackballs, from user's reviews on trackball/gaming/amazon forums, updated for 2017.

Kensington Slimblade Trackball

Best design. 4 buttons. Huge ball.

To scroll, twist the ball (like rotating earth).

Highest quality. Huge ball. The whole thing is big. Laser tracking. 3 standard buttons, plus a scroll wheel! No software required.

Minor complaints is that the scroll-wheel and middle button are hard to reach.

Classic. Huge ball. 4 buttons. Best thing is scroll-ring, but it's actually lousy, as it makes a rustling sound.

this one is considered the best by some.

it's got the most smooth ball, and not expensive.

No extra software required for standard buttons and scroll wheel.

Has DPI switch.

the only issue, is that the whole thing is a bit small. Perfect for small hands.

this one is well-loved. Medium sized ball, only 2 buttons, medium priced, but best thing is the scroll ring.

button and functionality, better than Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball for sure.

But for the shape and comfort, some people prefer this Elecom EX-G, some not.

Logitech's M570 trackball is the most popular, simply because of the name, and low price.

But notorious is that the buttons start to fail after a few months.

The Elecom EX-G, comes with wireless version or wired, and also left hand version.