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Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball vs Ploopy Adept Trackball

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    Main Differences
    Design
      StyleShapeBuild QualityWeightHand Size RecommendationWireless VersatilityCableMouse FeetIn The BoxPortabilityPalm Grip: Hand Size RecommendationClaw Grip: Hand Size RecommendationFingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    Control
      Main ButtonAdditional ButtonsClick LatencyCPISensor LatencySensor SpecificationsMouse WheelNoise
    Operating System And Software
      Configuration SoftwareMouse Compatibility
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Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball
Ploopy Adept Trackball

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Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball Picture

Track

Ploopy Adept Trackball Picture

Track

ConnectivityWireless
Type
Trackball
Default Weight
N/A
Ambidextrous
Locked
ConnectivityWired
Type
Trackball
Default Weight
230.8 g
Ambidextrous
True Ambidextrous
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Our Verdict

Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball

Ploopy Adept Trackball

The Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball and the Ploopy Adept Trackball are both finger-operated trackballs. On the one hand, the Kensington has better overall build quality and includes a wrist rest, a feature the Ploopy lacks. It uses static bearings, which can create stiction issues. Comparatively, the Ploopy uses ball bearings, which typically don't suffer from stiction issues but are noisier. It also offers significantly better raw performance and much deeper customization potential with VIA software and QMK firmware support.

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  • Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball
  • Adept Trackball (Black)
  • Adept Trackball (Blue)

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Design

Style  

Style Picture  

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Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Coating 
 

Locked
Locked

Lighting Color  

Locked
Locked

Shape  

3D Model  

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Length  

Lock" (Lock mm)
Lock" (Lock mm)

Width  

Lock" (Lock mm)
Lock" (Lock mm)

Height  

Lock" (Lock mm)
Lock" (Lock mm)

Grip Width 
 

N/A
N/A

Ambidextrous 
 

Locked
Locked

Left-Handed Friendly 
 

Locked
Locked

Finger Rest 
 

Locked
Locked

Build Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Build quality picture  

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Weight 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Weight Picture  

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Lowest Weight 
 

Lock g
Lock g

Default Weight 
 

N/A
Lock g

Weight Distribution 
 

Locked
Locked

Extra Weights 
 

Locked
Locked

Maximum Weight Without Wire 
 

Lock g

Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

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Claw Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

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Fingertip Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

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Right-handed 
 

Locked

Left-handed 
 

Locked
Locked

Ambidextrous 
 

Locked
Locked

Coating 
 

Locked
Locked

Finger Rest 
 

Locked
Locked

Wireless Versatility 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Of Paired Devices 
 

Locked

Bluetooth 
 

Locked
Locked

Receiver 
 

Locked
Locked

Battery Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Use When Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

On/Off Activation 
 

Locked
Locked

Receiver Extender 
 

Locked
Locked

Receiver Storing 
 

Locked
Locked

Battery Indicator  

Locked
Locked

Cable 
 

Connectivity  

Locked
Locked

Cable Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Cable Video  

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Cable Type 
 

Locked
N/A

Permanent Kink 
 

Locked
N/A

Port Type: Mouse End 
 

Locked
Locked

Port Type: PC End 
 

Locked
Locked

Mouse Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Mouse Feet picture  

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Gliding Experience 
 

Locked
Locked

Material 
 

Locked
Locked

Extra Included 
 

Locked
Locked

In The Box 
 

In the box picture  

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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

Portability picture  

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Volume 
 

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

Cable/Receiver Storing 
 

Locked
Locked

Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Picture  

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Small Hand 
 

Locked

Medium Hand 
 

Locked

Large Hand 
 

Locked

X.Large Hand 
 

Locked

Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Claw Grip Picture  

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Small Hand 
 

Locked

Medium Hand 
 

Locked

Large Hand 
 

Locked

X.Large Hand 
 

Locked

Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation  
 

Fingertip Grip Picture  

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Small Hand  
 

Locked

Medium Hand 
 

Locked

Large Hand 
 

Locked

X.Large Hand  
 

Locked
Control

Main Button 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Force/Distances Graph  

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Switch Type 
 

Locked

Switch Model 
 

Locked

Additional Buttons 
 

N/A
N/A

Buttons Picture  

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Buttons Activation 
 

Locked

Total Number Of Buttons 
 

Lock
Lock

Number Of Side Buttons 
 

Lock
Lock

Number Of Programmable Inputs  
 

Lock
Lock

Profile Switching Button 
 

Locked
Locked

CPI (DPI) Switching Button 
 

Locked

Gesture Support 
 

Locked
Locked

Click Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency Data  

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Expected Connection 
 

Lock ms

Wired 
 

N/A
Lock ms

Receiver 
 

Lock ms
N/A

Bluetooth 
 

Lock ms
N/A

CPI 
 

N/A
N/A

CPI Graph  

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SRAV Close-Up  

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SRAV @ 1600 CPI 
 

Lock%

SRAV @ 800 CPI 
 

Lock%

SRAV @ 400 CPI 
 

Lock%

SRAV @ Fixed CPI 
 

N/A

Precision Error Between Speeds 
 

Lock%

Precision Error Between CPI 
 

Lock%

Worst Tracking Error 
 

Lock%

Minimum CPI 
 

Lock CPI
Lock CPI

Maximum CPI 
 

Lock CPI
Lock CPI

CPI Adjustment Steps 
 

Lock CPI
N/A

Sensor Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor Latency Transition Graph  

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Delay At Half Movement 
 

N/A

Sensor Specifications 
 

Sensor Technology 
 

Locked
Locked

Sensor Model 
 

Locked
Locked

Works On Glass 
 

Locked
Locked

Minimum CPI (DPI) 
 

Lock CPI
Lock CPI

Maximum CPI (DPI) 
 

Lock CPI
Lock CPI

CPI (DPI) Adjustment Steps 
 

Lock CPI
N/A

CPI (DPI) Variation 
 

Lock%

Minimum Lift Off Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Polling Rate 
 

Locked
Locked

Mouse Wheel 
 

Mouse wheel picture  

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Scroll Wheel Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Scroll Wheel Steps 
 

Locked

Scroll Wheel Tilt 
 

Locked
Locked

Thumb Wheel Type 
 

Locked
Locked

Thumb Wheel Steps 
 

Locked

Noise  

Noise Video  

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Click Noise 
 

Locked
Locked
Operating System And Software

Configuration Software 
 

Software Tour  

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Software Name  

Locked
Locked

Software Windows Compatibility 
 

Locked
Locked

Software macOS Compatibility 
 

Locked
Locked

On-Board Memory 
 

Locked
Locked

CPI (DPI) Adjustment  
 

Locked
Locked

Polling Rate Adjustment 
 

Locked
Locked

Profile Configuration 
 

Locked
Locked

Profile Auto-Switching 
 

Locked

Software settings screenshot  

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RGB On/Off 
 

Locked
Locked

Account Needed 
 

Locked

Mouse Compatibility 
 

N/A
N/A

Windows Compatibility  

Locked
Locked

macOS Compatibility  

Locked
Locked

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