Reviews for Logitech Marble Mouse

Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Design, functionality, feel, footprint and ergonomics.

Weakness: none

Really easy to use, better than those thumb-ball trackmouse. It has a nice color. Was going to pick this up at Gateway store since they had the best "bottom line price", but looks like they don't offer free shipping, so ended up picking it up at Staples. And since it's an optical mouse, it works flawlessly. I'd recommend for those who wrist issue like myself. Also fun to use.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Easy to configure; Allows you to work with clutter.

If you are seeking a stationary mouse, I would recommend this product. The trackball has a smooth feel and easy scrolls. It does take a little while to get used to not moving the mouse. Great product if you have limited space to scroll a mouse.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: I am now ordering my third trackball. I can place this Marble Mouse on the arm of my easy chair because it doesn't have to contact a surface. Just fingertip control. I love it.

Weakness: Occasionally it falls off the arm of the chair and the track ball comes out, but this new one has an improvement over the first one I had. The ball does not fall our as easily.

This product does not need a mouse pad. It can be used in a small area on desk because it's fingertip control and it's extremely responsive. It's not available in any of the retail stores in this area. I was glad to find it at Price Grabber.

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Marble mouse Trackball

Strengths: easy to use long lasting

Weakness: none

i cant use anything else without wrist problems. Easy to clean and has never given any problems after 7 years of use. Iam now ready to purchase my second one just to have a spare.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: No skipping, easy to install, easy to clean, and it doesn't wear out.

Weakness: None

Once you get used to this device you won't like anything else. This works great with all applications including fast paced games. I just purchased my 4th (2-3-2004) marble track ball for a new system. I won't even consider a standard mouse again.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Optical, precise, ease of cleaning, good software, inexpensive ($20 at Circuit City, $13.50 online for refurbished), takes up less room on desk.

Weakness: Takes a few days to get used to. Resting the heel of the hand on the housing isn't at first very natural.

I purchased my first Logitech Marble Mouse in December 2003. I purchased it because my wrist was aching from using a "regular" mouse. The Marble Mouse (MM) works so well that (a.) my wrist isn't aching anymore and (b.) just today (1/22/04), I purchased two more MM's through PriceGrabber so I could have one at work and another in the case for my laptop.

The optical pickups do collect a bit of crud but the frequency and ease of cleaning is nothing like a non-optical mouse. With the old mouse's, you had to remove the cover, remove the ball, then try and get the yucky (toe-jam-like) stuff off the rollers - ick. With the optical mouse, when it gets crudded up, just grab the ball & pull it out of the housing, stick your finger in there, wipe off the pickups, blow it out & put the ball back. Cool!

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: USB connectivity, ease of use, programmable features, ergonomics

Weakness: None that I can find

I am very pleased with this trackball mouse from Logitech. Logitech makes trackballs that are controlled either by the fingers or just the thumb; I settled on this one because I could not get comfortable controlling the trackball with the thumb. This trackball mouse has exceeded my expectations. There are four buttons, two on each side of the trackball. There is the basic left click/right click buttons, which are comfortable and easily accessible. There are two additional smaller buttons used for scrolling up and down a page. I find this feature very helpful. Also, you can program the mouse to perform a certain function when you push the two larger buttons together, such as open up Windows Explorer, go to the command prompt, etc. Overall, I highly recommend this mouse to anyone interested in a trackball device.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Takes up very little space on you desk. Easy to install included software. Simple to use.

Weakness: none

This is my third trackball. I love working with them. They are very accurate and require minimum movement of your hand.
I suffer from arthritis and this is just what the "Doctor Ordered". I would also definitely order again from the vendor.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: reliable, smooth and good feel

Weakness: none

love this mouse. quick response time and easy to handle, I use it with my laptop. I had a lrge mouse same type but prefer this one

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: fit in small places. dirt resistant

Weakness: PS/2 connect doesnot fit well into my IBM T23 laptop.Have to use USB.

This is my first trackball mouse ever use. everything runs excellent. Maybe it can be made a little bit smaller.
I enjoy using it

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Very precise movement. Perfect for using in an area that is too small for a mouse. Fits my hand well. Easy to control. Easy to change the settings to customize controls.

Weakness: Too much extra game software added. Don't really need it. When installing the software you may need to reload just the drivers for it to work correctly.

It took a day to get used to the feel and action of the trackball but now I love it. Scrolling is much easier than using a mouse with a wheel button. Especially with spreadsheets and long documents. It's a perfect addition for using with a laptop. The touchpads on a laptop can be hard to work with.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Smooth ball

Weakness: Plastic BAse

all that matters is how smooth that ball is and this one is great. I would have rather it not look so much like my mouse because I would rather my hand stretch out than curl around the base but its better than a regular mouse and I think better for carpel tunnel perhaps. It has a cool back and foward website button for quicker surfing. This product was refurbished but It looked new.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Better than a conventional mouse (i.e., you don't need a mouse pad and a large area to move the trackball). Also the connection is quick and easy.

Weakness: In my opinion, the trackball was almost to small for the hand of an average man (may be better suited for smaller hand sizes); and as with most trackballs, requires time to get used to.

This trackball was bought as a gift for a family member and I have only experimented with it. However, for several years now, I have used (and become comfortable with) a Microsoft optictal trackball (which uses the thumb to move the trackball) and I found the Logitech trackball (which requires use of the index finger) to be a little more difficult to master. Also, as stated above, the Logitech trackball seemed almost too small for my hand (maybe with time I would get used to it). Beside that, I didn't find the Logitech to be undesireable to use. In conclusion, I would use almost any trackball rather than a conventional mouse, and the price of the Logitech was more desireable than a Microsoft version.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Take up little space on desk, easy to install.

Weakness: none

I have always used some type of tubo mouse but I feel the marble mouse fits the hand better and it very easy to use.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: Easy to handle. Do not have to move Mouse all over Pad.

Weakness: None that I can find.

If you are looking into getting a Mouse I would Recomend the Logitech Trackball Mouse. It is far superior then the standard Mouse that comes with your PC or Mac.

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Logitech Marble Mouse

Strengths: I like the smoothness of the ball and ease of cleaning and the USB connection. It can be used with either hand much easier than other Mice and it needs less space on the desk top as it doesn't move.

Weakness: Don't like the difficulty to "drag and drop" and universal scrolling could be easier.

Received the Marble mouse as a Christmas gift. I installed it with the USB cable and used it as a second mouse to get used to it. Like the USB connection. It is very comfortable and easy to use except for the universal scrolling and "drag and drop". I purchased a second Marble mouse for my wife. She has a laptop that stays on her desk except when we travel, and her desk does not have room for a mouse that rolls to move the cursor.

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Stationary Marble Ball Mouse

Strengths: stationary

Weakness: not the best with a gamer unless experienced with one

I got this for my dad because he literately sits there with the mouse in the air and i figured this would be pretty useful but he hasn't taken the time to get used to it.

Shooter games or just games that require speed and accuracy, this may not be the best for people unused to it, I have seen people play shooter games with this kind of mouse and that was when I was 7 and I have only seen that one person use one anyways.

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Convert from MS Trackball... never going back!

Strengths: * My wrist no longer hurts daily after using this device * So far (3 wks) I havent had to clean the device at all (compare to daily with MS Trackball) * Very inexpensive

Weakness: * I wish the device was a bit wider; seems to be too narrow even for my small hands * Poor placement for scroll-buttons (and the scroll-buttons only work with Logitech's software installed)

I converted to this device, out of deperation, from the MS Trackball. I dont believe that I have 'carpal tunner' per-se, but I definately have issues using regular mice. I went to the MS Trackball for relief and at first it worked, but then I ended up with pain daily... pain/numbness in my hand and wrist, and then pain in my brain for trying to figure out why on earth I needed to clear it daily!

So I bought the Logitech Marble device here and no longer have any pain in my wrist/hand and so far (3 wks) havent had to clean the device once!

It was a bit odd at first using my fingers for the trackball (versus thumb for MS device) but I like it now. And actually I think the precision is much better with this device as well. Overall great product. Now... I just wish they made a portable version! :)

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Best gaming device ever made

Strengths: accurate; symetrical; simple; very exposed 'ball'; value

Weakness: no scrollwheel; no x64 driver

I've used the Logitech 'Marble Mouse' for around 5 years (since it was white and had only two buttons), and consiter it be one the best gaming devices ever made especially for FPS games. The very simple, symetrical design with the highly exposed marble allows fast, accurate control. The addition of the two new buttons make it more convienient for desktop use. The price is incredible for such a capable trackball.

My only complaints: there is no scroll wheel which is becoming more commonly needed in 3D games. The xp driver has a workaround allowing you to press both button to activate scrolling, but the driver doesn't work in Windows xp x64 Edition. It's an older device but it'd be nice to see a 64-bit driver for it. I hope they never discontinue it.

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