Logitech Marble Mouse

by Logitech

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004VUGM
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #63 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Trackballs
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Logitech's Marble mouse fits comfortably in right and left hands like a mouse, yet it works with the convenience of a trackball. Because this mouse requires you to move nothing but your hand on the marble, you can get more done with less motion. Marble technology provides smooth precision, and the Marble mouse easily connects to a USB or PS/2 port.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great hardware, limited software..., February 1, 2001

By 

Todd Woodward (Springfield, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Marble Mouse (Personal Computers)

I also own a Kensington Orbit, and at the time I purchased it though that it was the top of the heap for trackballs. However, while extremely comfortable (and stylish) I quickly became frustrated with having to clean the mechanical mechanisms on a regular basis.

After fiddling around with a Logitech Marble Mouse at a local office supply store, lo and behold Santa put one under my tree.

What a difference optical technology makes! The Marble Mouse is one "smoooooth operator". (Appologies to Carlos Santana.)

With nearly 3/4 of the big red ball sticking out of the ultra smooth case, the Marble Mouse requires minimal force and movement.

Because of it's optical technology, cleaning is a snap. Only three support bearings have to be wiped off every now and then. I should add that I've never been forced to clean the Marble Mouse, because dirt does not seem to affect it's operation.

The two buttons on either side of the ball are large and fairly sensitive, requiring minimal force to use.

Well constructed!

Lastly, but certainly not the least important: The Logitech Marble Mouse is fairly inexpensive.

One major negative: The software that comes with the Marble Mouse, MouseWare, is severely lacking. It only affords the barest minimum for configuration, and there is no support for "chording". Logitech has pretty steep software competition with Kensington's highly configurable and customizable MouseWorks software.

If Logitech's MouseWare software were to be much improved, I would easily give the Marble Mouse five stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Optical Marble makes it work 100% of the time!, November 11, 2000

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"bigqueue" (Litchfield, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Marble Mouse (Personal Computers)

I can't add much to some of the reviews here except to say that my excitement for this product comes from its ability to keep working all the time. I was plagued by the constant cleaning of mice and trackballs.....the cleaning wasn't bad, but the problem was that the tracking performance just got worst and worst, pretty much on a daily/hourly basis until you finally got high enough blood pressure to drive you to clean the ball.(before my head exploded)

Well, this optical marble technology makes that a nightmare of the past. It works all the time, and does not seem to degrade with time. It has taken my mouse frustration, literally, down to ZERO!

I highly recommend this product! (I'm buying a couple more for my wife and kids who have also finally had enough fighting the dirty mouse ball blues)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Optical technology works, and works well!, August 18, 2000

By 

Nuclear B Astard "nuclearbastard" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Marble Mouse (Personal Computers)

This device is designed for people with limited desk space, appealing to those who want trouble-free operation and accurate response. This product works well across the board, with it's very acceptable accuracy and ambidextrous design. It works well with games, as well as everyday apps.