Compare Prices : Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

Review summary: Apple's Mighty Mouse is a great device, but gets clogged up with dirt far too quickly. So we take a look at Kensington's SlimBlade Trackball, a great alternative mouse.

Pros: 360° scrolling, optical scroll ball so no cleaning required (unlike Apple Mighty Mouse), operates as mouse and trackball, wireless, battery gauge

Cons: Not made by Apple, as expensive as Wireless Mighty Mouse

Verdict: Although late - very, very late - on the scene with a scrollbar mouse, Apple produced a serious innovation with its Mighty Mouse. Its scroll ball allowed for not just up and down scrolling but also diagonal movement.

Review summary: The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse can work like a trackball or as a traditional mouse. Just double-click the area around the mounted optical ball to switch between modes.

Verdict: Kensington€™s SlimBlade Trackball Mouse is a worthy alternative to Apple€™s flawed Mighty Mouse, and a good option for Windows users, too. It takes the Mighty Mouse€™s 360° scrolling idea and perfects it by replacing Apple€™s mechanical ball with an ...

Review summary: decidedly sharp. It's also a tad schizoid. And that's a good thing. What I am crazy about is that with the touch of a button on top of this mini-sized travel mouse its smooth-gliding scroll wheel transforms into a responsive trackball. Finally there's ...

Pros: Thin enough to stick in a shirt pocket. Seamlessly switches from mouse to a 360 degree trackball. Auto-sleep mode automatically extends the two AA battery life up six months. Seriously. Plastic chassis feels like metal with some heft. Amazingly ...

Cons: Mouse/trackball mode button initially takes some time to figure out. Hard to know when sleep-mode has kicked in.

Review summary: With minimalist styling, a gunmetal-grey finish and no visible buttons, the SlimBlade oozes quality. It feels great in the hand, too - the rounded contours are backed up by a reassuring weight. But what lifts it above other Bluetooth mice is the ball ...