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(More customer reviews)Bought my first Kensington trackball in Dec'86 to go with a FatMac-512. Since then have literally worn out three ADB TurboMice driving a succession of Macs, 50-60 hrs each week: SE/SE-30/Quadra840/9600-233/G3-300. Tried out other trackballs along the way (StingRay, Abaton, MacAlly) but none even came close in the heat of battle.So, when this stunning-looking USB TurboRing became available in New Zealand it seemed the logical choice for the new PowerBook G3/500. The first few days using the TurboRing were sheer delight -- so much so that I ran out and bought another one for my wife's iMac DV/SE. Bad call: within a week both units became unresponsive and sticky/jumpy. The Kensington help-bot offered no relevant comments about this type of behavior. Cleaning the ball with water and detergent would help for a little while, but soon it would be right back to stick-slip frustration. Disappointing, but hardly surprising. Compared with the rugged (and trouble-free) mechanism inside the Turbo Mouse, the TurboRing suspension seems, in a word, flimsy. Both our glamorous TurboRings are now gathering dust right next to an equally disappointing MacAlly iBall. Curiously, Kensington's ads on the back page of MacWorld, where the TurboRing reigned supreme for several months, now only feature their 'retro' models: TurboMouse, Orbit, Mouse-in-a-Box. Wonder why that is. The TurboRing looks and feels great at first sight, but if you mouse around for a living don't go near this Turkey (there must be a pun in there somewhere, but why bother).We're now using the new Apple optical mouse on all USB Macs in our shop. Totally problem free and ploddingly dependable but we sorely miss the trackball advantages: tiny footprint, fingertip micro-control, less arm fatigue.On balance, we're probably going to forgive Kensington their folly and phase in the USB version of the ancient TurboMouse, even if it's starting to look pretty boxy after all those years. There must be some reason why they don't engineer industrial-grade guts into an ergonomic design :-(
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Kensington Technology Group presents its TurboRing Trackball. It is powered for work and contoured for comfort. ScrollRing technology - state-of-the-art scrolling system is created specifically for use with trackballs. Naturally positions hand will help you work more comfortably and productively. It also features large ball for easy fingertip control and precision pointing. Three customizable buttons deliver one-click solutions to such repetitive tasks as open/close, cut/paste, double-click, and more.
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