Crayola Kids PC Trackball

by Micro Innovations

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W40X
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Big Mouse that is perfect for small hands!, November 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Crayola Kids PC Trackball (Personal Computers)

I just bought the Kids Trackball for my 2.5 year old and he was immediately drawn to the oversizd ball and bright colors. I currently use an Intellimouse track ball which is too difficult for my child to operate but I didn't want to give it up to get him a "regular" mouse. That is why this product is so perfect for us...it is easy for him to operate and it can be hooked up to a serial port while still allowing me to use my mouse. This is the only mouse I have seen that allows for two mouses to operate at once. After I adjusted to the size of the mouse, it is about 5" square, I can only find two problems with it...the cord to attach the mouse to the port is extremely short making it difficult to position the mouse in our computer armoire and it is difficult to manipulate if you need to hold down the left click button and move the trackball at the same time (you must use two hands.) This is my child's first experience with a computer mouse and I think that as soon as he understands the concept of the mouse he and I both will really enjoy the Kids Trackball.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't say enough good things, February 11, 2001

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This review is from: Crayola Kids PC Trackball (Personal Computers)

My daughter (24 months) could not use a regular mouse so I bought her a child size mouse. She still couldn't use it properly so I tried this trackball. Now she has no problems at all! No longer does she call me to click the right thing in her game. She can do it herself without any hesitation. It is perfect for little hands. And if it needs to go on the family computer, you don't have to uninstall the grown up mouse, they can both work on the same computer at the same time.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for little hands-compatible with W2K no problem, November 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Crayola Kids PC Trackball (Personal Computers)

I know others have had difficulty with running on higher version OS, but I have my daughter's Crayola trackball running on Windows 2000 without any problem at all. The driver is irrelevant, just use the Microsoft driver for a regular 2 button mouse - it's that simple. Beyond that, I love the excellent precision you get with a trackball. My daughter started working on a computer when she was less than a year, and on a standard mouse it's hard to distinguish the buttons. Many of the smaller chid size mouses aren't very well made. Since all the younger child software is based almost solely on constant left mouse button clicking, we had one mouse before this and the left mouse button gave out in a very short amount of time, especially when the child is first learning and clicks too much. I have had this mouse for over a year now, and it's been nothing but great.