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

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within 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.com Sales Rank: #62,021 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 21, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
The Smart Cat sets the standard of comfort plus performance in computer control. With intelligent software, one-touch scroll and zoom, and distinctive sounds for each operation, Smart Cat combines all the power of a top-of-the-line mouse with the unrivaled comfort and durability of a touchpad. Programmable software allows you to go from fast on-screen movements to pixel-point control.

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

By	J. Bailey "Jeb" (OKC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

By	Rusty (Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews

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.