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Scroll RingĪccording to Kensington this Orbit features an “Award winning” Scroll Ring, but we haven’t been able to find out yet which award it won. I personally never use these wrist rests (the Kensington Expert comes with one as well) but you should try it to see what works better for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() This makes the overall length much bigger of course, but some people prefer the support. If you prefer extra support under your wrist, the Orbit comes with a removable wrist rest that can easily be attached or removed. The ball is held in place by the body, so during transport or if you hold it upside down, the ball won’t fall out. The ball is placed solidly in the device, and can easily be popped out for cleaning purposes. The Orbit with Scroll Ring has a medium sized ball: not as large as the Kensington Expert and SlimBlade, but bigger than the Kensington Orbit Optical. If you have never used a trackball, I would recommend a finger-operated one (see the list of other finger-operated trackball here). I prefer this kind of ‘finger operated’ trackball, but as I mention in other trackball reviews as well, this is a personal preference and if you are used to a thumb-operated trackball you might argue differently. With this Kensington Orbit, you can use your thumb for the left-click, index and middle finger for the trackball, ring finger for the scroll ring and pinkie for the right-click – that is in my opinion a great set-up which allows for much speed and accuracy. As a bonus, you can program an action for when you press the left and right button at the same time, making this a hidden ‘third button’. With the TrackballWorks you can program each button, for example if you are left-handed and want the right-click on the left. I got used to it after a while, but if you’re just switching to this trackball you will feel the difference. The buttons are large but compared to most trackballs are a bit too sturdy: it takes some pressure to click. Especially the scroll ring and trackball are both working very smoothly and are accurate. Installing Kensington’s TrackballWorks software (available for download on the Kensington website) is recommended though, since it gives you options to program the buttons and speed and direction of the scroll ring.Īfter using the Orbit for just a few minutes I was really impressed with the comfort and precision. Like all modern trackball mice, this trackball immediately works without any driver installation when the typical Kensington USB plug is connected to my computer. The materials are nice: solid plastic in a matte dark-grey, with the ‘metallic’ blue ball as a stark contrast sticking out on top. On each side of the body there are two large buttons. Around the ball there is a grey rubber ring that acts as the scroll ring. The body is very small and low, and the ball is held in place by a shiny plastic ring. The design is perfectly symmetric, so can be used by both left and right-handed users. ![]() When I opened the box, took out the device, and placed the blue, medium sized ball in the body I immediately felt that this is actually a nice device. On photos it doesn’t look that impressive. I wasn’t expecting much of the Kensington Orbit trackball with Scroll Ring, but was positively surprised. Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Vertical Wireless Trackball.Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball.
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