HUGE Wireless

Don’t be put off by the reviews on this page, which at first sight are horrifying news for anyone considering buying the Elecom M-HT1DRBK “HUGE” wireless trackball. A third of the purchasers found it unsatisfactory or barely good enough (up to three stars). There clearly is or was once a quality control problem with the artificial ruby bearings for the trackball. On the other hand, two thirds of the buyers are extremely satisfied or even ecstatic, and there is no problem returning an item to Amazon. Besides, the cure for the bearing problem is known, cheap, safe and quick, a ten minute job with a screwdriver and instructions freely available on YouTube. In addition, the choice of solid large, multifunctional trackball mice is basically this Elecom or its sister, the Elecom EX-G Pro, which is built with the same upmarket components, including the ruby bearings. I decided to take the small risk. My Elecom HUGE is one of the good ones (or later ones, if it was a batch problem, now solved), with a creamy-smooth action on the trackball, feather light switches, one heavier switch just where I want it, and a slight stiction on the scroll-wheel which adds to the precision. You’ll see I gave five stars, so count me among the happy customers. If a finer grading were available, my rating would be 4-3/4 stars because one of the switches is too light for it to be ergonomic in that position — for me. Also, the mostly plain black styling with just the big metallic red trackball (diameter 52mm!) and a smidgin of chrome on the scroll-wheel, while intricate and extravagantly curved, in the eyes of an artist like me should have been further relieved of its blackness. So the quarter-star deduction is for personal ergonomic preferences and to mark an overdose of Japanese “professional” styling, a.k.a. too much bloody matt black, not fundamental faults. Obviously, I consider the Elecom HUGE good value for money; the nearest comparable Kensington costs twice as much and offers less. The HUGE is solidly built and feels like quality in the hand. I wonder, however, whether the self-skinned soft polypad which adds so much to the comfort of operating the HUGE will last the decade or more of hard use the rest of the trackball seems good for. (If the memory foam skin does wear while the trackball survives, I’ll glue on tan leather cut to shape.) The ergonomics are excellent, with large, huge and massive buttons, and would suit a hand of any size, including very large hands. The hand is spread across the big expanse of the aptly-named HUGE, with the thumb operating three of the buttons plus the four-function scroll wheel, including yet another button function, which I instantly allocated to the left click because it is heavier and louder than the other switches, in the instance of the left click a very good thing. An ergonomic error — for me anyway — was making one of the assignable buttons, the piano key under my little finger, as light as the others. The little finger is just not as controllable as the other fingers. In fairness, it must be said that the designer apparently intended the ring finger to operate this button, with the little finger being unallocated. I therefore assigned no function to this button. As a result I control the ball with my two middle fingers, which is another big win in precision, especially since the HUGE offers three resolutions (500, 1000, 1500dpi) selectable on-the-fly with a slider button under the thumb, so that you can make pixel-perfect adjustments on any size of screen, useful in making fine art or graphic design, indispensable in engineering work, and even in typing or editing when the cursor needs to be placed precisely but quickly every few seconds. I’ve also reassigned the default left-click thumb button to the Mac’s COMMAND modifier key (the propeller) because it is too easy to press such a large, responsive switch and get unwanted results if a direct action is assigned to it. This trackball is so customisable and feature-rich, it reminds me of nothing so much as a puppy eager to please. A word about the control assignment software: The earlier software has been rewritten and repackaged, including into English, and is now excellent, regardless of what you may read in the reviews here. It is easy to make the basic button assignments, and you can even use the trackball for gestures, similar to gestures on Apple’s Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad. Counting the scroll-wheel’s click and tilt functions as buttons, there are ten buttons, which with the variations and the gesture programmer give no fewer than 160 possible functions. It is well worth spending some time reading the help files for the function allocation software accessible through the software dialogue box. For those with much more intricate needs (games players, perhaps?) I’ve also tested the HUGE with USB-Overdrive aftermarket peripheral management software (free with advertising, $20 without), which is potentially more powerful than Elecom’s free software, but only if you know what you’re doing. On the whole, I think most buyers of the HUGE will find Elecom’s layman-friendly software serves them well. So who is the Elecom M-HT1DRBK “HUGE” wireless trackball recommended for? I’m a writer, an editor, a typographer, an industrial designer, and a painter both in traditional media and digitally. In each of those avocations by itself Elecom’s HUGE would be worth the money and considerably more to me, so for each of them the trackball adds far more convenience than the trivial cost per job. Music and video editing, which I occasionally do, also uses the same facilities and speedy precision. The question isn’t really whether the HUGE is great value for money, but whether each individual buyer would get on better with the HUGE layout of the trackball on top and the scroll-wheel at the side, or with the reverse layout of the sister EX-G PRO, which has the scroll-wheel on top and the trackball at the side, which when you change over to the trackball is a straight transition from the common Microsoft-style mice with a consequent shorter learning curve. Personally, I think the trackball on top with the scroll-wheel on the side, as in the HUGE, offers the best ergonomics — and the learning curve was anyway pretty short. The Elecom M-HT1DRBK “HUGE” is definitely recommended.

Having long been a fan of high quality ergonomic trackballs Elecom's are some of the best on the market - robust, very comfortable to use, and for my tastes they do a better job than the other classics heavily favoured by Video, CAD, and Audio engineers. In my particular case I have a number of these, including the smaller variants I use when on the move. I spend a lot of time using them for CAD drawing, playing the occasional MMO, and general computer work - at no point do I find myself ever wanting to dig out a regular mouse. After a while spent using them they just feel like a natural extension from you to what's happening on the computer, rather than an annoying productivity bottleneck you are constantly aware of. The one thing to be aware of which is less than ideal, is someone at Elecom thought using Ruby for the bearings the ball rolls on was a great idea - myself and many others disagree. Ruby rolling surface it seems are somewhat prone to juddery stiction over time, and are best replaced with Zirconium Ceramic bearings (2.5mm size). These are readily available cheaply on Amazon, and a number of videos of how to swap them out can be found on certain video streaming platforms should you want to get the best possible experience out of these rollerball mice. A highly recommended mouse - just a shame it doesn't ship with Ceramic bearings pre-installed right from the factory.

I spend the majority of my time at a workstation. While I never developed RSI from using a mouse, I bought this as an alternative option to switch back and forth between. The Huge is now my primary input device, and the mouse occasionally comes out when I want to rest my trackball fingers for a while. I really expected there to be more of a transition period needed while I got used to the trackball, but I took to it straight away. While my hands are average sized for a male, i fit comfortably on the device and can reach all of the buttons without reaching. The thumbwheel is responsive and the tactile bump provides just enough feedback without adding any notices or resistance. The device is large, but will sit stationary on your desk and will take less space than an average mouse user would need for swiping. The trackball is large, weighty and accurate. You can modify the sensitivity directly on the device using the high/med/low settings. The buttons are typical microswitch clicky. The left click is fairly loud, but not horrendous. The software is only OK. Unfortunately, it appears that you can't load the device with presets, but need to run the software in the systray for the extra button mappings to work. You do have a lot of scope for programming the buttons, but this was a bit of a letdown for me. I would have loved the device to have been bluetooth-enabled in order to be able to switch between computers. The 2.4GHz runs great, but you will need a free usb port for the receiver to be plugged in all the time. All in all, great device. Highly recommended for those

Good mouse, but you need to change the bearings to steel, plastic just wears too fast.

Not so much a review but a reassurance for Linux users you’ll be able to program the extra function buttons. Obviously you won’t be able to run the Elecom programming software natively because it’s only designed for Windows and Mac systems. But fear not. I have this “HUGE” trackball as well as the Elecom “Deft.” On both I’ve been able to program in keystrokes and complex macros using “Input Remapper.” The extra function buttons on the trackball will be dead to start with, but you can wake them up and make them do your bidding. I use Linux Mint but Input Remapper is available on most distros through your software manager or installation via the terminal. Input Remapper has a GUI to make things simpler. You can ignore online posts that insist on using the terminal for button programming if you’re not a command-line nerd. There are plenty of resources online demonstrating how to use Input Remapper. Just do a Google search. It’s a bit fiddly til you “get it” but once you understand how the program works you’ll be able to program your trackball buttons to your heart’s content. Long story short using Input Remapper, open the program and select your device to take you to the programming feature. In here you can record your button choices. Create a new input on the bottom left, give it a name. Then hit “Record” and press the mouse button you are wishing to use. Then click Apply. On the bottom right you’ll see your programming options eg Macro or Analogue etc. It’s there you add the commands for your particular button choice. You’d type the desired command(s) there and click “Apply.” It’s not the place here to go into the specifics of the programming, but I’ll give a few tips on how best it’s done. When you name your newly created input on the bottom left, keep it on a “human” level. Eg “DaveRapidFire” or “DaveWorkspaceLeft” and avoid using the names of the physical buttons themselves eg “Fn3” – The reason for this is the program will probably ignore your recorded button press because it thinks a native command is already assigned to it. Avoid using spaces in your command names. Computers don’t like spaces. Fact. Also you may need to give it a few goes. At this stage the program can be less than responsive. Persevere. Close then open again if needed. When you’ve done your research and understand how the commands work and what’s the correct syntax to input multiple keystrokes, use a text editor like Libre Office Writer to type out commands you’ll paste into the macro box. It may take a bit of trial and error, but as an example of using a button to inject the complex password *)2025Pwrd the coding is as follows: modify(Shift_L, key(8)) . modify(Shift_L, key(0)) . key(2).key(0).key(2).key(5).modify(Shift_L, key(p)).key(w).key(r).key(d) In the macro section there’s a dropdown box. Most of the commands available start with “key_” so if you type “key_” then look in the dropdown box you’ll see most of the commands available for your modifications. Just a tip. Set your programming profile to “Autoload.” Always bear in mind these devices have no onboard memory chip. That means they run on software alone that launches in the background after you’ve logged on. From that point onwards all of your button settings will be in full effect during your user session. Hopefully this has been helpful to Linux users. You can at least be assured you can get these devices working the way you want with a bit of a will and a way. All the best with it, and if Elecom are listening, feel free to give me a massive bung for getting Linux users onboard. I await with baited breath…….

So you are prob like myself. a firm lover of the Microsoft Trackball Explorer's. Having owned both versions of the MS trackball, i have always been a firm believer in them. in fact i have 4 at home. one in the workshop. the rest used for my normal PC. the thing is. they arent cheap.. even when brand new they were almost £80. and now because of the rarity of them, you find Brand new ones or 2nd hand but almost perfect ones for almost £200. Scary prices for a device.. Logitech made an alternative. personally i never like them. they were always the lesser of the brands out there. there was a couple of others, but they didnt last long in the scheme of things.. so when my last trackball was wearing out, i went on ebay and then Amazon looking for a new one. By Luck i found this Beasty.. Size wise its almost the same. the Ball is almost in the same place. but it looked really nice.. Programmable buttons, soft padding, Wireless. and CHEAP... well almost £40.. but for a trackball thats Cheap. SO ordered it. turned up today.. First thoughts.. Wow.. everything is in Chinese/japanese (made in China but i think its japanese branding) that matters not. has the dongle, has batteries.. 10 mins later its on the PC and running. right away its smooth.. like fluid smooth.. the ball is like nothing is there. it floats within the housing. the mouse icon glides effortless across the screen. i start flicking buttons.. its got some interesting defaults.. downloaded the latest software for it. so easy to program the extra options. first thing was to go and play some games on steam. which it handled without issues. flicking from screen to screen, was a breeze.. i think the Microsoft one has met its match. whilst i will keep my old ones. im going to buy a couple of these new HUGE ones. not just for spares, i have systems in the workshop and else where that i need one for.. So if you are looking at this, wondering if its worth getting hold of seeing as the Microsoft one has worn the bearings out, or the buttons have jammed up.. Go for it.. Well worth it

I have used several wireless trackball devices over the years, in search of one that ticks all the boxes for me and this is by far the best one I've used. I love it. It is actually massive, so the embossed 'HUGE' is very apt! My hands are big and it's perfect for me. Extremely comfortable, and the default button functions are great. I haven't tried the app to assign the f buttons and don't think I need to, but good to know the option is there if I need it or want to try a different layout. Only improvements would be to make it a rechargeable device, but I'm being picky! Highly recommended!

Working from home for 8+ weeks now, due to the Corona situation. I'm really starting to feel the strain of not being able to use an ergonomic chair, office desk etc. So I decided to see what other options where out there mouse wise. The Elecom Huge M-HT1DRBK Wireless, just might be the best invention since Coca Cola and BigMac. Difficult to master most definitely. I haven't used a wheel mouse in a lot of years. But this configurable wonder will become my best buddy and fast. I just have to relearn how to use it. When the manufacturer call the model Huge they weren't exaggerating. It's a monster. (Attached below is a picture of my Contour Unimouse, old Logitech G9 and the Elecom. So you can see just how big the mouse really is). I have big hands, but the mouse still fits my hand like a glove. Typically a standard mouse is just too short or not wide enough. The surface where you rest your palm on the Elecom, is cushioned and soft. The ball is big, but easy to use. After only a few minutes of use, you soon realize that you use completely different muscle groups and tendons, compared to a regular mouse. Relax and enjoy it. When you first start using it, I recommend you keep your old mouse connected as well. If you do, you'll be able to switch back and forth between the 2, and thus not put too much strain on your hands and tendons. Slowly get used to the new mouse. Playing around with settings trying to see what fits my needs. Love the fact that there are so many buttons. Only minor annoyance so far, is the placement of the scrollwheel.... BUT the vertical scroll is pure win!!

This will forever be my favorite mouse. Extremely quiet and smooth. Comfortable on the palm especially if you have large hands. Great battery life and lots of useful programmable buttons. I don’t game on pc but for editing video and pics I much prefer this over a traditional mouse. Easy to clean also. Would/Will buy again if it ever quits. 2+ years zero problems.

Lo mejor del trackball es la cantidad de botones que tiene (programables) y que el tacto al apoyar la palma es acolchado/gomoso. Se alcanza bien con manos grandes (es mi caso) a todos los botones y a la bola. El botón izdo, que es el que quedaría a la altura del pulgar es para mí algo incómodo de alcanzar/memorizar su posición, pero no mucho. El scroll se alcanza bien una vez tienes cogida la posición con el pulgar para el botón izdo. El botón dcho. también se hace un poco raro, pero hay dos en esa zona, luego puedes tener dos configuraciones diferentes (yo uso el más apartado para "suprimir" o para "cerrar ventana", según la aplicación). Por cierto, mención especial al botón del scroll porque tiene modo "tilt" y esto sí resulta bastante poco común (esto es que le puedes aplicar al scroll movimientos laterales también, vamos izda y dcha). Para ir al grano, si queréis detalles mirad el manual buscando en google 20180405_MSC-M-HT1DR_ALL_ver.1.pdf y si no os habéis cansado podéis seguir leyendo la review. Algo que no me gusta es que el fabricante te dice que desinstales los drivers de otros ratones que puedas tener instalados. Yo tengo varios que quiero seguir usando (como el M570 de Logitech) así que no lo hice, y me toca andar extrayendo e introduciendo de nuevo el pincho usb de este dispositivo en cada reinicio del PC (Windows 10) para que lo detecte (aunque los drivers no hay que volver a instalarlos ni me han dado conflictos). Por cierto, los drivers se descargan desde la página del fabricante a la que se puede llegar escaneando el qr-code de la parte inferior del dispositivo (ver imágenes). Sobre la resolución decir que permite varias velocidades (hasta 1500 dpi) y sensibilidades. Yo le pongo la sensibilidad H (parte inferior ratón, la L es para ahorro energía) y la resolución intermedia de 1000 dpi (en caso de una pantalla en 1080 te irá bien así, si tienes 4K o más pantallas o eres gamer tal vez quieras subirla). Así que ese nivel de personalización que permite adaptarse a diferentes configuraciones (resolución, pantallas, etc.) y usuarios (que vayan a supervelocidad o en modo tortuga) también está muy bien. Sobre la duración de las pilas dependerá de su capacidad y del uso, yo recomiendo ponerle recargables de unos 2500 mAh. para que puedan durar unos meses. La bola se puede extraer para limpiar el interior fácilmente (se introduce el dedo por la parte inferior del ratón y ésta sale haciendo presión, no por la propia gravedad). Hay que limpiar de vez en cuando la zona de alrededor de los rodamientos, pero sin obsesionarse. Los rodamientos podrían ser un poco más finos ya que ofrecen algo de resistencia, no mucha, esto va sobre gustos. En definitiva, un ratón muy original y completo (le sube el precio el tema de la logística desde Japón, así que no lo tendré muy en cuenta en la valoración). Si te gustan los trackballs como a mí es uno de los que merecen la pena tener en la colección.

pratique et ergonomic, Je l’utilise en tant que personne avec handicap J’en suis très content et le réglage de sensibilité de la sphère est vraiment pratique. Bon appuis de la main sur la souris et confortable

PREMESSA: funziona solo in modalità wireless ! (niente cavo, e niente ricarcia via cavo) Per il resto nulla da dire.... è l'huge ! ottimo mouse trakball come che già recensito per la versione cablata (in caso vi invito a leggerla dove ho postato qualche foto) e ora visto la comodità ne ho preso uno wireless per usarlo anche con altri pc ! come al solito , per usarlo con programmi tipo grafica o cad, ho rinunciato alla garanzia l'ho di modificato, sostituendo le sfere originali (testardi alla elecom) con quelle ceramiche, optando per le sfere ceramiche 2.5mm di grado g5 !. Dopo la modifica, il mouse ha cambiato il cosidetto "pelo" (come si usa dire) diventano una periferica top!.

ロジクールのTM-400を愛用して来ましたが、後継品が出ずに嘆いていた者です。 同じ３本指（玉が小さいので2本指ですかね？）タイプのDEFTも購入しましたが、どうにも納得出来ずにいました。 しかしこのHUGEは玉がデカイ！TM-400よりもデカイ！！ 操球感も抜群！メッチャ気持ちいい！！（ポンコツになってしまったTM-400と比べて） そしてカーソルが早い！超早い！デュアルディスプレイの端から端まで一転がし！！（スイッチでいつでも3段階に調整可能） なのに3本の指でボールを保持して細やかに動かすのも自在！！玉に触れてなきゃクリックでカーソルがブレることもない！ 大玉最高！！マウスなんていらんかったんや！！！！ と、本当にべた褒めしたくなる製品です。 右クリックが細長くて押しにくいと書いてらっしゃる方もいますが、私の持ち方だとボールに掛けた薬指の側面で 常時押せるので抜群に具合がいいです。が、形状やボタンの配置が独特な製品なので、店頭で実物を触ってみるのをお勧めします。 残念な点としては、低反発素材のパームレストですかね！？慣れてきたのでそんなに悪く無いかなー、とも思いますが、 DEFTと似たような無難な形状にして、脱着可能なクッションを付けておけば良かったと思います。 あと、スクロールホイールの質感が凄くショボい（ロジクールの無段階～クリック切り替え機能付きのホイールと比べて） のも気になります、が、些細な事はどーでも良いのです！ 親指型しか出さない奴等ではなく、エレコムさんを応援します！！ありがとう！！ 操作に慣れてきたのでマウスアシスタント5もいろいろ触ってみました。 使うソフトウェアごとに操作を割り当てられる上、マウスジェスチャにも対応しており非常に使いやすいです。 私はJWCADで使う時には、進むを中央クリック、戻るをESCにしています。 ホイールを一定回数早回しすることで自動送りが始まる機能も、細かく設定できて悪くないです。 ますます好きになったのでもう1台買い足そうと思います。 追記 結局有線のM-HT1URXBKを2台買い足しました。 余ったこいつは車のドアに脱着出来るように加工してしまいました。 運転席のハンドルに取り付けるテーブルの上にノートPCを置いて、ドアの肘置きに大玉トラックボール! HUGEがあれば図面も車でスイスイ書けてしまいます!! これこそマウスには絶対真似のできない芸当であって、トラックボールの完全勝利と言えましょう!!