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Kensington Wired Trackball
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Kensington Wired Trackball

by Kensington

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A wired trackball mouse from Kensington with four programmable buttons.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

One owner has used several units for 15 years, needing only occasional dust cleaning inside the housing to keep them running.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as June 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I have a few Kensington wired trac balls (wth 4 buttons) that I have been using for 15 years.

trackball wired-mouse computer-peripheral ergonomic

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