TrackMan Marble+ combines an easy-to-use scroll wheel with the smooth motion and superior performance of Logitech is patented, optical Marble technology. This gently curved three-button design features a trackball positioned for thumb control, and provides fast, precise cursor movement. Logitech is innovative wheel button is a true wheel that saves you time scrolling through documents in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and it is also a third, customizable mouse button for extra convenience.With the scrolling wheel, you can scroll from wherever your cursor rests in any Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or Internet application without having to move over to the scroll bars. The advantage of optical Marble sensing technology Patented, optical Marble sensing technology eliminates the moving parts of mechanical trackballs. A laser-like beam illuminates dots printed on the ball, while an optical sensor tracks the motion. This gives you precision, reduces wear, and ensures smooth tracking, even if the ball gets dirty or scratched. Because it records motion optically, there is no need for regular cleaning. Only Logitech TrackMan Marble family offers you this combination of reliability, low maintenance, and high performance.
1 Simply the best!
I have had (the wheel-less version of) this trackball for what seems like forever. It's outlasted two computers, three moves, and must have been with me over 5 years at this point. (It was the brand-new, cutting-edge model when I got it!)
It fits *so* comfortably in the hand, especially for someone with long fingers like me. (Putting my fingers on a top-ball model means my thumb is too short to reach the buttons!)
It's simple to clean, has never given me a moment's grief, and is still going strong today. Considering it's been disconnected (*why?!?!?), I'm thinking about getting another now just as protection against the day it finally dies, I don't want to ever use anything else!
2 This is the best - replacement model needs work!
This mouse is one of the best I have ever used. With or without the scroll wheel, it is the only mouse our household (of 5 computers) has used for years. Two nights ago one of ours gave out, and I went to Staples to replace it only to discover that they discontinued them. The replacement model has serious issues - it's more compacted and has a sharp ridge down the middle, as well as having the trackball moved further up, making use painful.
If you can get your hands on one of these, do it. Logitech no longer makes a comfortable trackball with the ball on the left side.
3 Not a better mouse anywhere - Please make more
From a person who earns his living with a mouse. I work with CAD/CAM software daily. In the old days a mouse might last 6 months - this one lasted over three years. My boss bought a TrackMan Marble one day and soon we all had them due to the comfort. No hand cramping! In CAD you constantly use your mouse pointer and this was the best of the best. Too bad they discontinued it. The replacement design was not made for the pro - it's simply a consumer mouse. Once a person becomes used to this mouse, he or she wants no other. If you considering this mouse for a try I say buy it!
4 Trackman is better. No more mouse in my house.
I bought this trackman because I was tired of having a sore wrist from working with a mouse. It is amazing how much better the Trackman is for moving a curser and for scrolling. I have an older computer, it's funny to think of a pentium II computer as older, and still use Windows 95. This model was the only one I could find that is compatible. The newer Trackman modles all require Windows 98 or higher os. Also this model has a serial connector, which I can plug into my split keyboard, and has an adapter for the round PS/2 connector. The Trackman allows more freedom to work. I can set the unit anywhere on my desk or even on my lap. The only draw back I have noticed is that this model is not as smooth as the newer models. It has all the same functions and uses the same software as my cordless Trackman. I recommend this model to anyone who is still using Windows 95 or who wants to connect to their serial port.
5 Mouse Software sucks, but mouse is Fantastic
The mouse is great. I have had one for several years and got the one with the scroller the other day.
My complaint is that the mouse software screws everything up. It is simply buggy and has wasted my time on every system I have tried to install it on. It really screws up NT (Blue Screen).
6 This trackball beats a mouse ANYDAY!
In its most basic form, a trackball is functionally superior to a mouse - obviously, less energy is expended moving one's thumb rather than the entire arm, and Logitech's latest creation is by far the best trackball in existence. With its optically guided pointer, the sensitivity of the interface is spot-on. I have made many hardcore mouse users *see the light* with this very device.
Switching from a mouse to a trackball may, at first, seem awkward, since you probably learned to use a GUI using a mouse, but isn't it time to graduate to a higher level of Human-Computer Interface?
ps - sorry lefties, I have not seen one of these for y'all, but Logitech does have a device using the same smooth-as-silk technology that will work with either hand.
