IOGEAR GME421 4Directional Optical Mouse

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Product Details

Product Manual [4.45mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000683EC
• Item model number: GME421
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #188,263 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 15, 2002

Product Description

Product Description
IOGEAR's new 4 Directional Scrolling Optical Mouse has many features which make it an excellent tool for web surfing, large spreadsheet editing, and graphic designing. It allows you to scroll not only up and down, but also side to side. The superior optical sensor tracks movement 1500 times per second, providing smooth and precise tracking on any surface. You are also able to turn the scroll ball into a track ball. The unique on-screen digital zoomer magnifies any area the cursor points to on the screen. This unit is USB and PS/2 ready.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Trackball doesn't work, February 10, 2004

By	Micstr (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

If you want a cheap optical USB mouse, then this is ok. If you're getting this because you want a portable/small trackball mouse, then look elsewhere.

I tried this on three different computers (with Windows XP and 2000), and as a regular optical mouse, it worked fine, but once you switched over to trackball (read the instruction manual, don't throw it away!), then all I could get out of the trackball is a short, jerky left and right motion -- it wouldn't move up and down at all! The responsiveness of the so-called '4D' scroll ball was sluggish, when I had it in standard mouse mode.

If you want a trackball, I'd recommend Logitech. If you want something portable, Targus also makes one similar to this that I haven't tried yet.

Good luck!