welspo Wireless USB Handheld Finger Trackball Mouse with Laser Pointer

UPDATE (9/2022): I reached out to the manufacturer and they sent me a replacement even though it was almost a year since I'd purchased it. I'm updating my review based on my happiness with the mouse (which was always very high) as well as the fact that I'm extremely impressed that the manufacturer was willing to take responsibility and stand behind their product.------------------------------------It's very convenient to have a mouse you don't need to rest on any surface, and I loved this mouse while it functioned correctly. Unfortunately, after less than a year of very light use (at most once every few weeks) it stopped working. Specifically, when I'd plug the small dongle into the PC I'd get the error "A request for the USB device descriptor failed. Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)", and no amount of finagling would resolve the problem. I'd have thought the dongle would be bulletproof since it has no moving parts, but apparently just inserting and removing it a few times over the past year put it out of commission.At this point I'm left with an expensive laser pointer, and it's frustrating to know that the mouse itself is probably fine and the only thing preventing me from using it is a bad dongle. I'm now using an old wireless Microsoft laser mouse that's still going strong after 15 years, dongle and all.Maybe I just got a bad unit and you'll be luckier than I was, but as it stands I can't recommend this mouse.

worked great for just over a month, so is now out of the return window. Randomly disconnected and now it won't pair back. When following the steps, it gives a solid red light instead of a blinking one. The mouse is a great concept but seems to be cheaply mass-produced and isn't meant to last. A great option if you have a business trip or conference and want a handheld mouse with a built-in laser pointer, but if you are looking for long-term use you may want to seek a different similar product.

I use a laptop that has a touchpad (which I hate), and also has a trackpoint (the "eraser" thing) which can be fatiguing and painful if I'm doing a lot of mousing. When I'm working at a desk, I can use a regular mouse. But when I'm working elsewhere, a mouse doesn't work well at all.I hate a true trackball - tried them many times and they just never work well for me. This concept looked intriguing so I decided to give it a try.First off, my comments would apply to any of a number of models of handheld mouse out there.The concept is interesting - you hold the mouse in your hand, don't have to be right by the machine, don't have to have room for a mouse to move.After several days of using it, my thoughts are:- It's a bit disrupting to have to put the mouse down when you have to use the keyboard. So for someone doing a lot of keyboarding, with the occasional mouse click, this isn't the best choice. It's usable, just a bit intrusive.- The thumb-sized trackball is better than a full-sized trackball for precision, but still can be tougher to get the pointer in just the right spot. I wish there were a version that had a little thumb-sized touchpad (or better yet, a trackpoint!).- The two buttons which serve for "right-clicking" are below the trackball, on either side of the scroll wheel. It requires a bit of thought when you need to right-click. Presumably that will become more automatic with a bit more practice.- The laser pointer would be useful if you were doing a presentation. It's controlled by the left-hand of the two buttons above the trackball. The righthand button does nothing in this model. Other versions of this device have those buttons working for page-up/down scrolling and double-clicking. The laser pointer is fun (sure wish I had a cat to tease with it) but for me, not terribly useful. Another version (no laser pointer/paintbrush) would have been a better choice for me.Durability: can't really comment as I've just had it a few days. The thing does seem to be holding up well, charge-wise, since its initial charge the day I got it.The documentation is useless. There's a diagram showing the various buttons and what they mean for the different versions, but no instructions. Fortunately it was pretty self-explanatory - I just plugged in the little wireless USB thingy to install the drivers, then plugged in the separate USB cable and let it charge.

I love the device. I had one before. It lasted a few years and then one day it stopped working. So I bought another one. This time one with a laser light. Well it did not last a month,. I used it for while, then one night after using it I went to bed. It was working fine. I woke up the following morning and nothing. The track ball stopped working. The laser works, the scroll wheel works but the track ball needed to move the cursor around the screen was kaput! I am very upset.But then I wrote this review. I took a screwdriver and opened it up, could not see anything obviously wrong, put it back together again and voila! It worked!!!So now, I am happy!Let me say that I think it is best mouse design! The best!!!BUY IT!!!!