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Testseek.co.uk have collected 22 expert reviews of the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball and the average rating is 64%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kensington SlimBlade Trackball.
 
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The editors liked

  • Attractive design
  • Five-year warranty
  • Fiveyear warranty
  • Easy to use
  • Extra features beyond other trackballs
  • Nice looking
  • Can help prevent RSI when used in conjunction with other controllers
  • Excellent build quality
  • Innovative scrolling technology
  • Accurate for moving and scrolling

The editors didn't like

  • Uncomfortable and expensive
  • Action is high for RSI sufferers
  • Accuracy in use doesn’t match that of graphics tablets
  • Expensive
  • Not portable
  • Needs drivers for extra buttons

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  Published: 2010-09-08, review by: arstechnica.com

  • Abstract:  The venerable Kensington Expert Mouse is arguably one of the best trackball input devices for desktop computing. Among trackball enthusiasts, it practically has a cult following. Its successor, the Kensington Slimblade, was launched in 2008, but init...

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  Published: 2009-10-02, review by: Theinquirer.net

  • A solid device that's easy to use once you get the hang of it.
  • The inability to customise any of the buttons is a major drawback.

 
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  Published: 2009-08-25, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com

  • Silky smooth cursor-racing operation, coupled with some good integration with a number of common programs, make the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball a winner. We only wish its extra View mode functionality would work with all apps, but this doesn’t stop...

 
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  Published: 2009-06-23, review by: maclife.com

  • Smooth ball skates the pointer across big desktops. Comfortable design with big buttons. Intuitive twist-to-scroll system. Controls iTunes in the background. View mode glides through long Web pages.
  • Software lacks any customization. Can’t use twists to shuttle in timelinebased software.
  • The lack of button customization and kludgy software is a bummer, but the trackball itself is a marvel of usability and smart design.SlimBlade Trackball ...

 
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  Published: 2009-05-24, review by: laptoplogic.com

  • Quality design & aesthetics, Smooth scrolling, Some media / application support
  • Noncustomizable button programming, Larger footprint than other trackballs, Relatively expensive

 
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  Published: 2009-05-01, review by: macworld.com

  • Large, comfortable trackball; stationary design; large, easy-to-press buttons; unique rotating-ball feature; Cursor, Media, and View modes.
  • Trackball feels sluggish; rotating-ball feature less convenient for scrolling than a traditional scroll wheel (or the scroll ring used on Kensington’s Expert Mouse); buttons not customizable; expensive.
  • As a cursor-controlling device, the SlimBlade Trackball’s scrolling mechanism is a bit of a step backwards from Kensington’s previous trackball model, and the lack of customizable buttons will turn off many veteran trackball users. On the othe...

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  Published: 2009-04-14, Author: Justin , review by: cnet.com

  • Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse; heads-up display conveniently shows the current mode.
  • Toggling between three modes complicates work flow; expensive; lacks Bluetooth; cant customize buttons or alter trackball sensitivity; large footprint.
  • Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.

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  Published: 2009-03-17, review by: mymac.com

  • Abstract:  Kensington SlimBlade trackball, I jumped at the chance. Eons ago, back in the mid to late 80s, I owned and loved one of the earliest Kensington ADB trackballs. It finally was put out to pasture when Apple discontinued the Apple Desktop Bus, but I got...

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  Published: 2009-04-27, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse , Heads-up display conveniently shows the current mode
  • Toggling between three modes complicates work flow , Expensive , Lacks Bluetooth , Can't customise buttons or alter trackball sensitivity , Large footprint
  • Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity....

 
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  Published: 2009-04-27, review by: Zdnet.com.au

  • Comfortable for those physically unable to use a standard mouse, Headsup display conveniently shows the current mode
  • Toggling between three modes complicates work flow, Expensive, Lacks Bluetooth, Cant customise buttons or alter trackball sensitivity, Large footprint
  • Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.

 
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