HUGE Trackball, 2.4GHz Wireless USB, Index Finger Control, Customizable 8-Button, Large Soft Palm Rest, 52mm Ball, Windows PC Mac (M-HT1DRBK)

Quick Summary: MSTE users who don't have an MSTE - get this mouse as it's the closest "replacement" to date. Obviously, if one wants a mouse like the MSTE, then get an MSTE. But even a used MSTE costs a bit and you have to be careful of the cord. If one wants something Less Expensive that closely resembles the MSTE and is also cordless, then this is the best mouse on the scene since the MSTE itself. Update2: Trying to add some slightly better pictures and others that show the MS Trackball Explorer, Logitech Cordless Optical Trackmall, and the smaller Elecom "DEFT" trackball mouse. But some pictures are not loading to the site. Sorry. :( Update1: IMPORTANT NOTE: Waaay down in the comments (the oldest one at the "bottom" should be a link to the Elecom software download page and the English PDF manual. As this mouse is "very new" you *DO* need a more recent Elecom proprietary software to recognize this mouse if you wish to use it's three proprietary function buttons (F1-F3). Long Winded Review =============== This new Elecom Fingerball wireless mouse - the M-HT1DRBK - appears to have been released is June 2017 and has been available on Amazon since July 2017. In August I was about to order a second of the smaller Elecom M-DT2DRBKs when I stumbled over this new **larger** "HUGE" mouse and figured it was worth a try. The M-HT1DRBK just arrived and after giving it a ten minute test spin I just ordered two more. No clue if it will take "1-2 months" for the next batch to arrive, or if the price will drop from $85.99, but would say it is certainly worth the investment. FYI: It actually does say "HUGE" on the mouse itself. :) Comparisons to the MSTE (MS Trackball Explorer) ====================================== 1) It has a nice large "red ball" like a certain MSTE we all know and love. In fact, the Elecom ball is slightly BIGGER than the MS one. There were many reviews about the smaller Elecom mouse's "grey ball" having issues, and several people purchased a "blue" M570 ball to swap with the "grey" one. From my quick tryout of this new mouse with it's "red ball", would say that the quality looks to be significantly better than that of the smaller mouse's "grey" one. An excellent improvement. 2) This mouse is *MUCH LARGER* than the smaller "grey ball" M-DT2DRBK. Excellent for people with "larger" (aka normal sized) hands. 3) It is a bit wider than the MSTE, and Elecom moved one of the three proprietary "Function Buttons" to the right side of the ball. If you use their proprietary software, this would give you "two buttons to the right of the ball" just like the MSTE. 4) MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL. This mouse has a PALM REST. As this seems to be an alien concept to most mouse manufacturers I will state it again - this mouse actually has a place for the palm of one's hand to "rest" while using the mouse, so for the first time since the MSTE, there is actually a trackball that not only fit's one's hand, it is actually COMFORTABLE. Plus it doesn't have teeny tiny thumb-killing buttons like a certain L*git*ch Trackman. Wish I could show a decent side-view of the palm rest, but this can also be seen with via the pics on Elecom's web site. 5) ??? I would assume that being a wireless device, there may be an occasional "lag" in response times, but cannot say for certain. However there does appear to be a wired version of this mouse as well. It's part number (August 2017) is M-HT1URBK. Usage ===== Bulk of this review was written after only ten minutes of mouse use, so haven't had the time to give it an extended run, but observations so far are positive. "Weeks later" - Still great. Haven't tried the Elecom software yet myself (not using the F1-F3 buttons). - Seems to respond MUCH better than the smaller Elecom version (blue or grey ball). - Range seems to be about the same as the smaller one. About nine feet out it gets tricky and Line of Sight is critical. - The "left" button isn't as "tall" as the MSTE's, so my clumsy thumb is hitting the wheel, but this should be a minor issue. - ??? I read elsewhere that the "left" and "right" mouse buttons are "better quality" than the other buttons, that one should be able to tell the difference, that they should have made *all" the buttons "better quality", etc. Haven't noticed any difference between buttons yet. Too busy enjoying having a wireless mouse that actually fits the shape of my hand for a change. Customization - aka The Buttons ======================== So far as remapping buttons, "drivers", and support for various operating systems... Would assume this mouse works as a basic mouse in anything from XP up to Win10. You've got your Left, Right, Forward, Back and Wheel Buttons, plus the three Extra Proprietary Function Buttons F1-F3. Remapping the eight buttons and basic customization is where it gets interesting. Would assume one needs at least version 5.1.0 of Elecom's proprietary software to use/control all eight buttons. For now I am sticking with X-Mouse Button Control which allows configuration of everything except the three extra Function Buttons. Both programs allow for the use of multiple profiles for easy customization across different applications. Elecom's software (and English PDF manual) is available from their website. I will try adding possible links as a "comment" later as this review is too long as it is. Odd Future Issue (?) ================ Since the palm-rest is made of a "soft" material vs plastic, I wonder how it might hold up over time. Will it wear out? Time will tell.

This is by far, the best computer input device I have used in over 30 years of programming. And I say this despite a few negatives. That is how good this trackball is. The pros: - The trackball is very large, allowing both rapid movement across the screen and very fine, delicate, movements to move the cursor with great precision. - The scroll wheel is not only adjustable for degree of vertical scrolling, but the wheel can be also moved up and down for horizontal scrolling. Pressing the wheel like a button toggles the page and line scrolling. 5 functions in one wheel. - In addition to the 5 function scroll wheel, there are 7 (more than I have ever seen on this class of device) different buttons so with this device you can perform many different functions. There is software that allows you to set each of the 7 buttons to perform any of several functions, or emulate any key, or any combination of up to 3 keys (like Control Shift K). I set it for Left Click, Right Click, Copy, Insert (Paste), Enter, Delete, and I use one button to call a highly used Macro shortcut key combination. In addition the software allows other settings. - The HUGE (yes that is the name) device is just that. It is brilliantly designed so it fits your right hand (left handers are out of luck) with your wrist on a very soft pad and the trackball and all the buttons are manipulable with your fingers only, No wrist or device movement so the seemingly larger footprint is really the same as or less than the area needed by a mouse. Unlike a mouse however, you do not need a flat or smootth surface for the trackball to rest on. It's fine on a pillow, on youir leg, on the arm of a chair, on a table, on top of a book or newspaper, and can operate at almost any angle. -- I have had very bad luck with wireless input devices as I am very sensitive to the latency time between the movement of the mouse and the movement on the screen. This is not a problem with a USB or otehr wired input defice, but with no wire there is always some latency. The Japanese engineers of this Huge trackball have reduced the latency period so much, that I never even notice it on most movements and it is quite small in the 1 out of 70 or 80 moves where Windows or the Apple OS is adjusting and cleaning up its memory. A first class achievement. There is another problem with most wireless input devices: They are energy hogs. If the battery is not rechargable, you might go through batteries very rapidly and expensively. I almost did not buy this for that reason. This requires 2 AA batteries. I have used mine for over 3 months with the original cheap "no-name" batteries that come with the device. Duracell or other class batieries will last even longer and I cannot yet report on this point, but it cannot be too bad as a pair of batteries will last at least substantially longer than a 3 months. It is important that you use the on-off switch to turn the device off if you are finihsed for a session. I generally turn mine on when I boot up in the morning and do not turn it off until I retire at night -- typically about 14 hours. With that, my batteries have lasted over 3 months, so this is pretty impressive. My great enthusiasm exists despite the following negatives: - The instrcutions are not bad. They are terrible! - The website that you have to go to download the software is also terrible and hard to find your way around. - When you do download the software, it is not intuitive as a Microsoft program would be. So you have to work your way through some trial and error and struggle with the on line instructions. Fortunately it is not that complicated. - I am pretty sophisticated with computers and it took me about 4 hours to finally get the device installed and the software configured. Don't worry at first about how you configure the buttons. Use the factory defaults. Then when you get the hang of it and see how time saving it can be, then play with different configurations of the buttons. The Huge trackball is a little pricey, more than twice what a lower-end, wireless, Logitec mouse costs and about 10 percent more than other upscale devices cost. There are plenty that are more expensive and not as good. But I think that if there was ever a good trade off to pay a little more momey for getting quality and functionality, this is it.

Assolutamente in mio Trackball preferito. È stato necessario sostituire i cuscinetti in rubino, davvero poco scorrevoli, con cuscinetti in ceramica G5 da 2,5mm ed inserire degli spessori nella culla della sfera per permettere ai cuscinetti di roteare, per avere un movimento fluido e senza striction. Ovviamente serve un minimo di manualità, e la consapevolezza che cosi facendo si perde la garanzia (a me sembra un prodotto molto resistente, e sicuramente con un costo non eccessivo, quindi ne vale la pena), ma adesso è il TOP! Software molto personalizzabile; Forma ampia e comoda (ma questo può variare da mano a mano); Tanti pulsanti personalizzabili e ben raggiungibili; Scroll verticale preciso e con tilt scroll (quello orizzontale); Diversi livelli di DPI; Due livelli di precisione (immagino sia la potenza del segnare radio) io lo tengo al massimo e la batteria dura parecchio. Insomma, davvero soddisfatto. P.S. Evitate i trackball con sfera per il pollice, la scorrevolezza non dura da Natale a S.Stefano!

Lo mejor del trackball es la cantidad de botones que tiene (programables) y que el tacto al apoyar la palma es acolchado/gomoso. Se alcanza bien con manos grandes (es mi caso) a todos los botones y a la bola. El botón izdo, que es el que quedaría a la altura del pulgar es para mí algo incómodo de alcanzar/memorizar su posición, pero no mucho. El scroll se alcanza bien una vez tienes cogida la posición con el pulgar para el botón izdo. El botón dcho. también se hace un poco raro, pero hay dos en esa zona, luego puedes tener dos configuraciones diferentes (yo uso el más apartado para "suprimir" o para "cerrar ventana", según la aplicación). Por cierto, mención especial al botón del scroll porque tiene modo "tilt" y esto sí resulta bastante poco común (esto es que le puedes aplicar al scroll movimientos laterales también, vamos izda y dcha). Para ir al grano, si queréis detalles mirad el manual buscando en google 20180405_MSC-M-HT1DR_ALL_ver.1.pdf y si no os habéis cansado podéis seguir leyendo la review. Algo que no me gusta es que el fabricante te dice que desinstales los drivers de otros ratones que puedas tener instalados. Yo tengo varios que quiero seguir usando (como el M570 de Logitech) así que no lo hice, y me toca andar extrayendo e introduciendo de nuevo el pincho usb de este dispositivo en cada reinicio del PC (Windows 10) para que lo detecte (aunque los drivers no hay que volver a instalarlos ni me han dado conflictos). Por cierto, los drivers se descargan desde la página del fabricante a la que se puede llegar escaneando el qr-code de la parte inferior del dispositivo (ver imágenes). Sobre la resolución decir que permite varias velocidades (hasta 1500 dpi) y sensibilidades. Yo le pongo la sensibilidad H (parte inferior ratón, la L es para ahorro energía) y la resolución intermedia de 1000 dpi (en caso de una pantalla en 1080 te irá bien así, si tienes 4K o más pantallas o eres gamer tal vez quieras subirla). Así que ese nivel de personalización que permite adaptarse a diferentes configuraciones (resolución, pantallas, etc.) y usuarios (que vayan a supervelocidad o en modo tortuga) también está muy bien. Sobre la duración de las pilas dependerá de su capacidad y del uso, yo recomiendo ponerle recargables de unos 2500 mAh. para que puedan durar unos meses. La bola se puede extraer para limpiar el interior fácilmente (se introduce el dedo por la parte inferior del ratón y ésta sale haciendo presión, no por la propia gravedad). Hay que limpiar de vez en cuando la zona de alrededor de los rodamientos, pero sin obsesionarse. Los rodamientos podrían ser un poco más finos ya que ofrecen algo de resistencia, no mucha, esto va sobre gustos. En definitiva, un ratón muy original y completo (le sube el precio el tema de la logística desde Japón, así que no lo tendré muy en cuenta en la valoración). Si te gustan los trackballs como a mí es uno de los que merecen la pena tener en la colección.

I have used many track balls and this is definitely my favourite- I have bought 2 spare as back ups for the future. Bundled software does not work on Macintosh but Cursor Sense works perfectly as a driver. Very comfortable for someone with big hands and much more ergonomic that a traditional mouse - very good for audio / video production professionals. Very good build quality and mapping the many buttons optimises workflow a lot. I highly recommend this mouse. Beware it is HUGE so if you have smaller hands it may not be for you. 5 stars !

muito top melhor mouse trackball que eu tenho e olha que tenho cinco. precisa amaciar um pouco não há necessidade de trocar os rolamentos apenas amaciar os que Já vem. obs: tenho kensington expert, kensington orbit mobile, kensington slimblade, logitech ergo m575s e elecon huge

J'ai testé plusieurs souris ergonomique que ce soit chez Logitech (Mx Master 3, Mx Ergo, Lift), mais aussi des souris qu'on appelle pointeur central (Ergo Slider plus et Mousetrapper Prime) ; mais la meilleure reste la ELECOM M-HT1DRBK. Certes, il faut s'habituer au changement des clics gauche et droite mais une fois qu'on a pris le coup de main c'est très agréable. Le gros plus de cette souris est qu'on peut ajouter des macros à chaque touche pour chaque application que l'on utilise. Et c'est la première souris pour laquelle on peut programmer autant de boutons (8 par application). On ne bouge pas le poignet donc on évite bien des douleurs style tendinite de la souris à faire des mouvements répétitifs. Le point négatif si on peut dire qu'il est négatif, est que l'application est soit en japonnais soit en anglais mais bon, on s'habitue très vite. Il faut chercher un peu pour la configuration des macros car elle est moins intuive que chez Logitech avec le logiciel Options Plus. Il faut aller chercher l'exécutable de l'application pour configurer la macro. Mais une fois qu'on a compris le fonctionnement et où sont les exécutables dans l'explorateur de fichiers du PC, c'est assez simple. Pour ma part, après avoir testé cette souris durant plusieurs mois, j'ai décidé de m'en acheter une seconde pour en avoir une pour l'agence et une pour le télétravail étant donné qu'elle est assez imposante, elle tient beaucoup de place dans un sac même si j'ai acheté une housse pour la protéger. En résumé, je vous recommande cette souris pour celles et ceux qui ont des douleurs aux poignets car elle facilite grandement le travail bureautique au quotidien. Et si vous aimez créer des raccourcis multiples et diverses pour éviter des CTRL+C avec CTRL+V par exemple, amusez vous à créer des macros si la configuration ne vous fait pas peur. Vous verrez que c'est très utile et évite encore plus les douleurs musculo squelettiques.