The good news for computer users searching for a Trackball optical mouse is that there are many good models available from different manufacturers giving you plenty to choose from. For example, Microsoft have a model called the “Microsoft Trackball Optical” and Kensington have the “orbit optical trackball” (links to these at the end of the article).

So what makes an optical trackball better? The movement of the trackball is recorded using optical technology rather than by moving a set of rollers. This translates into more accurate scrolling and removes the issues of dirt clogging up the rollers. This makes the users experience much better, just like when regular mouse users move from ball mice to optical.

Available models, if you are looking for a good optical trackball mouse, take a look at these models: