need small trackball

Soundguy · Aug 23, 2009

Here's the deal. My wife has to do a bit fo traveling for work, and once onsite uses a laptop.. generally doesn't have good 'space' for a mouse, and absolutely hates the synaptics touchpad built in to her laptop. Laptop is a compaq and has 2 4"x4" flat areas on either side of the touchpad. she has used a small travel mouse on these areas.. but it's just a lil too confined. i need to find a trackball to set on one of those areas. I remember seeing small 'travel' trackballs for laptops that were about the size of a pack of smokes.. I went to best buy, staples, office depot, and radio shack today... all of them only had 2 trackballs.. big one from logitech.. and big one from kensington.

anyone got any sugestions.. tips.. know of any links to sites selling small trackballs?

thanks a bunch.. my wifes about to chew my ear off about that synaptics touchpad..

soundguy

MikePA · Aug 23, 2009

Hi Chris,

Here are 2 links to travel trackballs. The one at Amazon is 4" x 2" and requires Bluetooth. The Geekalert link is a review of a small USB trackball.

I agree with your wife about touchpads. OK for surfing the Internet but for anything more complicated, I prefer a mouse.

Amazon

Geekalert

Soundguy · Aug 23, 2009

hey, thanks for the links. Have looke dat the kensington one already.. but hadn't seen a good info link. I REALLY like the one featured in the geekalert link. that one looks like the sure ticket.

thanks

soundguy

smitty9266 · Aug 23, 2009

You can try one of these Targus*|*PAUM008U*–*Targus Dual-Mode Laptop Mouse is it a mouse is it a trackball no its both.

Most people that have problems with touch pads have dry hands try putting some lotion on before use, you MUST adjust the touch pad for you because the defaults will drive YA crazy.

Jeff

milkman · Aug 23, 2009

Here's another, might be unhandy if mousing mixed with keyboard work.
USB MINI OFF-TABLE TRACKBALL FINGER MOUSE MICE LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK/PC - TRACKBELL-MOUSE - Buy.com

MossRoad · Aug 23, 2009

smitty9266 said:
... you MUST adjust the touch pad for you because the defaults will drive YA crazy.

Jeff

Ya! I turn off the feature that lets you tap the pad to click. I always seem to bump the pad at the wrong time. So I turn it off and use the buttons below the touch pad to click with my thumbs. I also adjust the speed so it is correct for me.

I do have a travel mouse that I use. It is a USB corded mouse and is nice and small. Works good in hotels.