Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650 with Windows 8 Multi-Touch Navigation - Black

OK, so 5 stars says "This thing is great, wonderful and..." but for me, it is. Yes, if it weren't for other reviewers here at AMAZON I might not be so enthusiastic (more on that later), but after using it for a few days, I am actually ordering another one for my Win 8 touchscreen laptop. Looks like a snap to transport as it is almost flat not think at all. I had been using a Microsoft Trackball Explorer since they were announced, loved it from the first use and wore out several over the years. I even bought a couple extra when I heard they were being discontinued. Alas, they too have worn out and become a little problematic. Some failed because the supports for the trackball no longer separated the ball from the "cavity" (really common and repairable for the Tim Allens among us), others had scroll wheel or button issues. They are all sitting here waiting for my inner Tim Allen. to come out and fix them....You can still pay "stupid" money for a new one someone is selling (l saw one for $650!), or slightly off-kilter money for a "rebuilt" used one (about twice or three times the original new price), but I understand that is a stopgap measure. Adapt or perish I say, so forward into the mist I go! I tried a different brand "scrolling trackball" that you operated the cursor with your fingers, not your thumb. It is usable but not nearly what I was used to. One day, using my laptop and the trackpad it had in it, it occurred to me that I had adapted to the trackpad there pretty well, so maybe something like that for the desktop would work. After reading reviews and "looking at" the three different offerings I could find (Dell, Lenovo and Logitech) online, I bought a Logitech T650 wireless Touchpad from dear old Amazon. If it didn't work well I wanted the customer service of Amazon there to help me! I was not sure how it would work for me, and I had to learn the proper way to scroll (it seems the opposite of a wheel somehow, but it's exactly like a touchscreen), and to keep my hand positioned "over it" and not always tap the pad in the bottom area. Now I am feeling comfortable with it, I could not figure out how to select text though and it was making me question the decision. Sometimes the click and hold I was trying worked but many times it didn't. That's when a review here revealed that the rubber feet on the bottom two corners were actually "push button" switches (and that feeling of a switch I had experienced a couple of times wasn't my imagination). A light went on in my head and now the select, copy drag and the context menu functions all work terrific. I just needed to know what was needed. While you can tap in the main area for a single click, it appears that the bottom corners are for the right click and click and hold. And there is a mechanical switch that you can feel there! Use your thumb to depress it (or your pinkie finger for a right click) and if dragging or selecting, swipe you index finger across the surface! Anyone can do it if they aspire to! Now I am a happy camper! I would have given the review a credit here but I can't locate his review. I did give him the +1 treatment at the review when I read it, and several other reviewers have discovered this feature and posted about it, but his review made me flip the touchpad over and click the rubber pad to see it happen. Sometimes it takes that for me to grasp things..... I noticed many reviews decried the effort required to use this device, and I understand that. It is new, different and not as easy to go to as the mouse or trackball design you've used for a long time. And not understanding how it worked, or more precisely, thinking incorrectly about how it worked, made common functions a chore. I kept the "other" trackball here and plugged in (you can do that) as a security blanket, but I seldom go for it after a couple weeks of adapting to the touchpad. AND after learning the secret of the feet!

I don't have Windows8 yet but it works awesome in Windows7. I have a MacBook Air that I use everyday while I am out of the office and I have grown to love using its trackpad and several of the Mac gestures that make it really efficient to use. I have been looking for something similar for the PC and this product does it! Let me make it clear up front that the SetPoint software with all its gestures functionality is what really makes this a 5-star product and must use for me. It takes a little in the learning curve to get comfortable using the trackpad if a mouse was your previous pointing device but DON'T GIVE UP trying! Learning and using all the gestures is what makes this product so more efficient in day to day use in viewing webpages, switching between multiple programs, etc. compared to using a mouse. The learning curve is only a couple days. The glass surface is silky smooth like the MacBook and the large area makes it easy to control the pointer with high resolution. The Logitech SetPoint software you download was essential for me to tweak the settings just the way I like for increasing sensitivity, reversing the direction of the scroll gesture, etc. I personally don't use the physical click function of the two lower corners much but I don't need to since the software allows me to single or double tap to mirror the function just like on my MacBook. Love that! No clicking noise or the strain of constantly pressing down on the pad. Because its wireless it allows me to position the trackpad below the keyboard just like I use the trackpad on my laptop which is again more efficient than reaching over to a mouse on the side. This allows me to be at my desktop and basically use the same muscle memory when I input. Love this! I still use a mouse for editing detailed graphics and photos so the trackpad doesn't eliminate it for me entirely but for 95% of the time I am on the trackpad. PRO's - Windowss 8 is how its marketed but its also a rock star for Windows7 - SetPoint software is awesome for setting up the functions the way you like - USB recharging batteries for wireless function allowing me to place it below the keyboard - excellent glass surface construction and silky smooth tracking experience. CON's - It takes a little in the learning curve to get comfortable using the trackpad if a mouse was your previous pointing device but DON'T GIVE UP trying! Learning and using all the gestures is what makes this product shine a 5-star rating. After I get to using this for a longer period of time I will try to update the review. UPDATE: Been using this for just about a month now and my enthusiasm for the product hasn't dropped. I love it! In fact I have a new tip that I started using sometimes that allows me to use two hands on the pad sometimes when I want to control the cursor for selecting precise areas of text. This product rocks.

Good product if you hate clicking mouses, compatible with Windows 7. Battery really lasts after a full charge. Go ahead and buy if you have RSI from clicking mouses. Update ====== I bought this product in Feb 2016 for around 5,000 bucks from amazon.in. Current price (on 1/10/2016) of 11,300 rupees is outrageous!!! Come on guys, give us customers a break!! Shame on you Logitech/amazon sellers.

I did not yet receive this pad, but I have used other Logitech touch-pads. They do work very well. I was strongly recommended this pad. The older one I have is a bit smaller. The bigger one should be easier for me. This pad is very well worth having. It can also be used along side of a mouse. This way you get the best of both ways of working as you require them. I found I mostly use the pad over the mouse.

This is the rolls royce of touchpads. Wireless, responsive, accurate. Shame they are so rare now.

I just brought one yesterday and I'm loving it. So easy to use and navigate through the computer. I'm using it on Windows 8.1 and it makes it much easier to use.

Great! Loveit! 1 issue though. the install directions don't work as there is a broken link on Logitech's site and I couldn't get the driver. The only way I could get it to install was by using my existing Unified controller software, since I had previously been using another Logitech Unified device.