Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

39 reviews

Mar, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 39 reviews of Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability and design, whereas there are some negative reviews about the size and price.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

alaTest has collected and analyzed 16 user reviews of Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the size. The design is also mentioned favorably, but views are divided on the usability. Many are less positive about the price.

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88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Mar, 2025

Expert review by : Michael S. Lasky (wired.com)

Review: Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

No, the SlimBlade is not some vampire movie with Wesley Snipes (he's going to jail anyhow) but this aerodynamic, sleekly designed, periphreal is decidedly sharp....

Thin enough to stick in a shirt pocket. Seamlessly switches from mouse to a 360 degree trackball. Auto-sleep mode automatically extends the two AA battery life up six months. Seriously. Plastic chassis feels like metal with some heft. Amazingly...

Mouse/trackball mode button initially takes some time to figure out. Hard to know when sleep-mode has kicked in

Apr, 2008

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Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

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Expert review by : dgoldring (justanothermobilemonday.com)

Review: The Kensington Slimblade Trackball Mouse and Bluetooth USB Micro Adaptor

I am old enough that I can remember the very earliest days of personal computers…heck, my first computer was the Apple II+ and what a marvel we thought that was. As a result, I have watched firsthand the evolution of personal computers, including the...

Overall, I had extremely high expectations for this mouse. I saw it is the one which would finally release me from the confines of my hated touchpad, and which would allow me considerably more control while using my computer on the train. No small...

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : Joel Evans (geek.com)

Review: Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse

The SlimBlade Trackball mouse is two mice in one. At first glance it's a laser mouse and behaves exactly like one. You pair it to your computer (it's Bluetooth) and then use the scroll ball on the mouse for scrolling up and down and side to side. If...

Dec, 2007

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Expert review by : Simon Jary (techadvisor.co.uk)

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse review

The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse can work like a trackball or as a traditional mouse. Just double-click the area around the mounted optical ball to switch between modes.

Kensington's SlimBlade Trackball Mouse is a worthy alternative to Apple's flawed Mighty Mouse, and a good option for Windows users, too. It takes the Mighty Mouse's 360° scrolling idea and perfects it by replacing Apple's mechanical ball with an...

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by : Simon Jary (macworld.co.uk)

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse review

Apple's Mighty Mouse is a great device, but gets clogged up with dirt far too quickly. So we take a look at Kensington's SlimBlade Trackball, a great alternative mouse.

360° scrolling, optical scroll ball so no cleaning required (unlike Apple Mighty Mouse), operates as mouse and trackball, wireless, battery gauge

Not made by Apple, as expensive as Wireless Mighty Mouse

Kensington’s SlimBlade Trackball Mouse is a worthy alternative to Apple’s flawed Mighty Mouse, and a good option for Windows users, too. It takes the Mighty Mouse’s 360° scrolling idea and perfects it by replacing Apple’s mechanical ball with an...

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by : Simon Jary (techworld.com)

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse review

The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse can work like a trackball or as a traditional mouse. Just double-click the area around the mounted optical ball to switch between modes.

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Kensington SlimBlade K72281US Silver 2 Buttons Bluetooth Wireless TrackBall Mouse

very comfortable in your hand. smooth use, fast and responsive ; had some lagging and quirky use, I installed the driver it came with along with the driver for the bluetooth usb adapter for my pc from kensington. no more tears

the price is the only problem but i had to have a trackball mouse for my small space

Sep, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Slimblade Bluetooth TrackBall

MacMice had the first BT Trackball. It was large, had poor features and short AAA battery life (about 1 day). Kensington has made the Slimblade a very small package, and put in AA batteries that last a long time. This is a quality product. I use it...

The Slimblade BT Trackball has worked very well for me. I like the ergonomics of this Trackball/mouse. BT pairing works well with both my Dell laptops (built-in Dell 350 BT) and my HP laptop (USB BT dongle). The trackball comes in handy on a crowded...

The instructions packed with the device are poor ; Download the user manual from Kensington. There is also a driver for Windows on the Kensington website ; Because of the small size of the ball, accurate mousing in trackball mode can be tricky after...

Jul, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Kensingon did it again!!!

I'm laying down in the bed with this trackball mouse on top of the blancket. Just roll the ball and cruse through the internet. Very happy with the product. Recomand to anyone.

Small, No wire, No more sweeping on the table with your mouse,Battery life. I use Sony Vaio TZ-170 with this product and work great. Curser never hang and wake up with a single click. Trackball is sensitive yet you can get use to it quick ; I'm using a...

Price. But it was worth it. Scrolling down needs some time to get use to. But I got it

Jan, 2008

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