Customer Reviews

Contour Design RM-STA Mouse, Roller Mouse Station (white)

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The Contour Rollermouse is an attractively designed device that makes a good attempt at replacing your standard mouse or trackball - and using it for the first time, you can't help but be impressed. A roller bar slides back and forth efforlessly, and that sliding bar can also be used for up and down cursor movement. The result is extremely accurate keyboard use that bypasses the need to go to a mouse whenever you need to go to a new location. Push down on the bar, and it's like a double-click.

Anyone suffering from serious joint problems will find this very easy to work with, and learning to use it takes only a little longer than it would for a standard mouse. For those who don't have physical problems, the Rollermouse is likely to stave them off. It bears noting, however, that here's also a Rollermouse Pro, which has added comfort. it's only $10 more.

Problems? Everyone mentions the price ($189-199), though a number of online vendors attempt to sell it at a mark-up. Certainly don't pay more than this. This does not include a keyboard - only the "roller" and a pad. Frankly, the buttons could have been somewhat bigger. But the manufacturer offers a one month free trail period, so it's really a no-lose situation.