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Add to SafariWhen comparing Kensington Expert Mouse vs Microsoft Natural 6000, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Natural 6000 for most people. In the question“What is the best mouse for programmers?” Microsoft Natural 6000 is ranked 4th while Kensington Expert Mouse is ranked 21st. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Natural 6000 is:
Unlike other, more non-traditional, ergonomic mice, it does not take long to adjust to this one.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Comfortable and ergonomic
With thumb and pinky on the buttons and three fingers controlling the ball, the user's wrist lays flat on the table (or on the provided attachable wrist rest).
Pro Intuitive link between ball motion and FPS camera angle
The ball is large enough for turning it to feel like physically rotating an object.
Pro Easy to get used to
Unlike other, more non-traditional, ergonomic mice, it does not take long to adjust to this one.
Pro Meant for larger hands
Medium to larger hands will work for this mouse, avoid if you have small hands.
Pro Good tracking
Except for some surfaces, this mouse has good accuracy.
Pro Comfortable and easy to use
Unlike standard mouse designs, this model's buttons, wheel, and palm rest upward to the right. It has the effect of rolling your wrist up off your desk and it feels less stressful on my wrist.
Cons
Con Not a mouse
This is a trackball, not a mouse.
Con Questionable secondary button defaults
The upper left button, which is the hardest to use, is middle click by default. The upper right, which the ring finger naturally rests near, defaults to Back. This can be particularly annoying as the Back button is easy to brush when moving hands between keyboard and mouse.
Con Not recharchable
The Natural Wireless 6000 takes two included AA batteries instead of being able to recharge.
Con No left handed version
Con Odd placement of thumb buttons
They are position in a way that requires moving either main finger or thumb.
