c/trackballs · by QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz · 313d

Kensington Expert MouseTB800 Trackball announcement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGXbn_ysvLU

Been liking my GameBall so far but are there any Kensington users? What they are like?

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cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 313d (1 reply)

We're really getting a new trackball from Kensington, I can't believe it!

I sure hope there's a wired version, though.

tal@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 313d

I'm pretty sure that that's a USB-C port at 0:21. Unless it's only for charging, I imagine that it can at least be used in wired mode (unless you specifically want a wired-only device).

checks Kensington site

Yeah, sounds like it can be used in wired mode.

https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-solutions/trackball-products/expert-mouse-tb800-eq-multi-connection-trackball/#Product-specs

Includes USB-C® cable for in-use charging and wired connection.

EDIT: On the same page:

Connectivity: 2.4GHz USB Receiver, Bluetooth®, Wired USB-C®, Wireless

ExtremeDullard@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 313d

I'm a huge Kensington Expert Mouse fan. I've owned dozens of them for the past 3 decades and I have 5 in constant use, at home and at work. I use no other pointing device - apart from my MNT Reform laptop's trackball, whose buttons I remapped in the firmware to be like the Expert Mouse's.

I will most definitely get that new one. Thanks for putting it on my radar!

nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 313d

Kensington was my first trackball, I loved it... until it died. It was replaced with the same model, and when that one died the only replacement I could find was Logitech. Now I moved to elecom, but would give a new Kensington a spin!

Edit: however after watching the video, I would not try this model. I have never liked this design, I prefer using my thumb to move the ball.

JayGray91@piefed.social · 1 pts · 313d

My elecom finger trackball is hanging on for dear life as it now has intemittent mouse double click and I'm tired of the crap power switch. Yes I could use wired but I think the port's damaged.

Been looking at ploopy adept (the one that's pike this Kensington) but am wary with no scroll wheel at all.

I can get all the scroll wheels I want and seems to have extra buttons that I'll miss from the elecom if I move to the ploopy.

Edit: no mention of sensor DPI though in the product page