CHF117.– was CHF133.–
Logitech MX Ergo
Wireless
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231 reviews
Ball scratches noticeably and audibly, repeated dropouts and jumps of the cursor.
In principle, a pleasant trackball. Ergonomically much more pleasant than the Marble TrackMan with a central ball. But its ball and ball guide is significantly better: Almost noiseless and jerk-free. The ball of the MX Ergo scratches and jerks discreetly and the movements are audible despite the (quiet) SAN on the desk and fan noise. Not to mention the nicer look of the red ball.
What regularly jerks on the other hand is the mouse cursor. In contrast to the Logitech cable mouse next to it, the MX Ergo has dropouts again and again, the cursor usually jumps around more roughly on the screen afterwards. This is extremely annoying in the long run.
Contrary to the review at Heise, the device also works under Linux (in my case Debian 10 Buster). However, I first had to install the tool "solaar" (as a package from the repo of the distribution, e.g. "apt-get install solaar") and _then_ unplug the USB receiver again and plug it back in and then turn the trackball itself off again and on again.
What surprised me a bit, because I had imagined it differently according to the product description and other websites, was the tilting mechanism: There are only two positions. I had imagined it to be stepless. But the base is simply like an inverted gable roof with two roof halves and a metal plate (resting on the desk) that is always held on one of the two roof halves by a magnet. But even if this was not as expected: The mechanism is stable, totsimpel and very easy to use. However, it needs enough force to change the position so that this does not just happen by accident.
I was also a bit disappointed that the scroll wheel engagement for "hyper-fast scrolling" can't be turned off, as it is on many other, cheaper Logitech devices. I would have definitely expected in the price range.
On top of that, the MX Ergo is only available with wireless. And the Unifying wireless technology is known to be vulnerable and insecure. But you'll look in vain for a much simpler and safer cable variant from Logitech. Actually a poor report card for Logitech, if you think about it.Pro
- Lies very comfortably in the hand
- The tilt functionality is totsimpel
- Charging cable included
- Also works under Linux
Contra
- Ball scratches noticeably and audibly
- The tilt functionality is not stepless
- Despite micro USB port and very stable USB cable, no data transfer via USB possible
- No instructions included on how pairing should work and what the flashing of the numbers means
- Scroll wheel locking cannot be switched off
- No nice red ball like earlier Logitech trackballs, only a boring grey one.
- Has despite only 1.5m distance to the receiver again and again dropouts and the cursor jerks
- Is only available with radio
- Unifying wireless technology insecure and vulnerable
Logitech still has to fix one or two things
Unfortunately, the new trackball model has two bad design flaws and an unattractiveness
1) No storage for the USB plug inside the mouse. There would be plenty of room
2) If you accidentally overwrite the connection to, USB connector, you can't go back unless you use Logitech software, which is not available for all operating systems, to unbind the old one
3) The swivel mechanism only swivels from one end position to the other, you can't fix it in between.Pro
- Good quality, robust impression
- Many mouse functions
Contra
- No storage of the USB plug in the mouse. Space would be plenty
- If you accidentally overwrite the connection to the USB plug, you can't go back.
- The swivel mechanism only swivels from one end position to the other
- High price
Has too many weaknesses, therefore too expensive
If it were available with a cable, it would have received 4 stars.
What bothers me are the sluggish buttons, which are already triggered when you just put your finger on them.
In addition, the dial is too close to the hand.
Otherwise, the hand rests well and the sensitivity of the ball is very good. The angled position is also really very good. Nice details, for example the base plate, which is magnetically fixed and can be removed to push the ball out to clean the three support points of the ball.Pro
- Trackball well controllable
- good mechanics of the trackball and the base plate
Contra
- Keys too smooth
- Scroll wheel too close to the hand
- No operation via cable possible
Could be good if the software is corrected!
Good hardware - lousy software
Pro
- Lies well in the hand
- Solid impression
Contra
- Not compatible with Setpoint
- New software only offers rudimentary settings for pointer speed and acceleration
- Not configurable in my case so that the screen can be "crossed" without repositioning!
- Can therefore so the old trackball MX570 not replace!
wish it had usb-c
Best mouse with trackball
I love the mouse, but why only with Micro-USB.
Contra
- Why is it not available with USB-C
6 out of 231 reviews
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