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

Best gaming trackball I’ve found so far
I’m one of the small minority of gamers that plays PC games with a trackball, so this review will mostly be centered around my gaming experience with the Elecom M-HT series trackballs.For a long time, I played games with a Kensington Orbit trackball, simply because there weren’t many alternatives out there that offered fingertip control and a decently weighted ball. Of course, the downside of that trackball is that it only has two buttons, and the scroll wheel is unfortunately positioned where it’s way too easy to hit accidentally (resulting in embarrassing weapon switches in the middle of combat). However, at the time, it’s what I had.When I ran across the Elecom M-DT (Deft) series, it was a breath of fresh air, a fingertip trackball that had a decent amount of buttons and a scroll wheel that was out of the way, but easily reachable. The downside of that trackball was the ball itself. It was too light, which caused some lost accuracy when sniping and didn’t give me the satisfying flick response of the Kensington. Still, overall it was an improvement, and I went with it for another year or so.When I ran across the Elecom M-HT (Huge) series, it was a no-brainer. I spent about 15 minutes looking over specs and reviews, and hit the buy button. It arrived yesterday. I immediately hooked it up, updated the mouse assistant software from Elecom, and started playing games with it.The motion of the ball is incredibly smooth, and the weight of it stabilizes the position, allowing for more accurate sniping and reliable flick moves. If anything, the ball might be slightly too heavy, causing minute amounts of lag and oversteer with rapid “twitch” moves. However, it was pretty easy to get used to, and the size and weight of the ball allowed for some very stable aiming.The finger position for the buttons has been greatly improved since the M-DT series. The right click and Fn3 buttons fit right under my ring and pinky fingers, leaving the index and middle fingers to control the ball. I usually roll the ball with my index, middle and ring fingers, pulling my hand slightly out of the “proper” position, but the integrated palm rest allows my hand to easily return to the default position without having to think about it.The integrated palm rest is another big improvement over the M-DT series. When I used a separate palm rest, the trackball would often wander out of position, especially during flick moves, which would be distracting as I would have to “reset” the position of the trackball to keep my fingers in the ideal positions for the buttons. With the M-HT, the palm rest is integrated, so the trackball doesn’t move unless I actually want it to.The software (downloadable from elecom.co.jp) is pretty basic. In assigning functions to buttons, most of the basic PC user stuff is available in dropdowns. For gaming, I make use of the “arbitrary key” option, which allows for up to 3 simultaneous keypresses for each button press (such as a key and up to 2 modifiers). I haven’t made use of the gesture function, which allows for a button to have more than one function using gestures on the trackball, since I wouldn’t want anything to get in the way of fluid movement while gaming. The software doesn’t have support for macros or sequential keypress combinations, but I’m fairly certain that could be compensated for by adding other software such as a macro manager.I’d have to say that my least-used feature is the resolution switch. One of the benefits of a trackball in gaming is that its “resolution” is inherently variable. At a low resolution setting, accurate sniping is possible, while quick moves can still be managed with “flick and tap” maneuvers or by “walking” the ball with multiple fingers. I left the switch at the middle setting, and adjusted the mouse scaling to my liking. I figured I could switch it up or down on the fly for different scenarios, such as distance sniping and CQC, but honestly I haven’t needed to switch it so far. Time will tell.Pros: Smooth and stable ball motion, integrated palm rest, good button positioningCons(?): The ball might be slightly too large and/or heavy, but it’s easy to get used to. Small hands might have a more difficult time finding a comfortable position, but my hands aren’t exactly huge.Summary: This is the best gaming trackball I’ve found so far.Additional note: It seems the ball was initially lubricated when I took it out of the package. After washing the ball as a test, the tracking was a bit “stiff”. Natural oils from your hand will eventually loosen it back up, and from what I’ve read this is actually the best lubricant because the parts are designed to deal with this sort of scenario. (Finger oil is inevitable, and in this case it actually helps.)

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!

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.