Adesso Smartcat 4-Button PS/2 Glidepoint Touchpad ( GDB410 )

by Adesso Inc

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008XOL2
• Item model number: GDB4100
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #80 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Touch Pads
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 21, 2003

Product Description

Adesso Smart Cat Glidepoint Touchpad GDB410 TouchPads

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for arthritic hands, January 31, 2006

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J. Bailey "Jeb" (OKC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adesso Smartcat 4-Button PS/2 Glidepoint Touchpad ( GDB410 ) (Personal Computers)

It only takes a touch of the pad to click- right or left. Good if you have thumb, finger pain.

3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe USB would be better than PS/2?, April 14, 2009

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Rusty (Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adesso Smartcat 4-Button PS/2 Glidepoint Touchpad ( GDB410 ) (Personal Computers)

Underlying the Adesso name is Cirque. That's the company who originally introduced the touch pad mouse design to the PC market. I had a keyboard with one of these pads back in the Windows 98 days. It worked great. I loved it. As I migrated to Windows 2000, problems developed. The cursor lagged behind my commands to move it. I figured it was my computer causing the lag. I had to get another mouse.
Time has passed and I now dual boot Windows XP and Windows Vista. Thought I'd try one of these Smart Cats again because I missed it and now they even have a scroll function.
Unfortunately, there is still the lag problem. I move my finger on the pad and there's a half second delay before the cursor moves. Stop moving my finger on the pad and there's a half second or so while the cursor must catch up. The scroll function is "choppy" and lags also.
In the old days, I blamed Windows 2000 for the lag because it was a new operating system. Today, the same is happening with two newer computers using Windows XP and Windows Vista. Even the Adesso/Cirque hardware is newer. Lag is still there. The time lag is just too annoying.
Maybe the problem is the PS/2 connection? There's more bandwidth and faster transfers using USB so I would look to the USB version for sale on Amazon and see what people say there.
It saddened me to return this SmartCat. I think it's the best input device design ever created. I'm just waiting for Cirque to improve the implemenation. I want one of these that works. Maybe someday.