hardwired optical trackball for a Mac

I’m on a student’s budget, but I want to get a hard-wired optical trackball for a friend who has a Mac and who does illustration graphics with a mechanical trackball and Photoshop. I would like to get him a Microsoft Trackball Explorer like I have, but I’ve heard that Macs don’t have a right-click like PCs do.
Here’s the MS Trackball Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22& amp;type=ovr&pcid=a9fd d4c0-41da-4045-9d6f-f087c17ffd30 .
The left- and right-click buttons are on the left side, and the Back and Forward buttons are on the right side.
What do Mac users do with the extra right-click button?
Do the Mac drivers provide a use for the extra button?

How about the Logitech Marble Trackball:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRI D=2150,CONTENTID=5 003

Or how about Kensington’s Orbit Trackball:
http://us.kensington.com/html/4771.html

Are any of these optical trackballs especially suitable for a Mac which is used for illustration graphics? My friend will be in the hospital for 3 months, and they won’t let him use a wireless device .
Jenssey

I upgraded from hardwire Kensington mechanical to Kensington optical. Very nice improvement with both tracking, and maintenance. There are four buttons which can be used in combination for 2 additional configurable choices. There is also a unique scroll wheel that works better than the usual.
However, it is a budget killer, but if you want to do pro work, it often pays to pay more. I got it on eBay.

"Stereo-Stereo" wrote:

I upgraded from hardwire Kensington mechanical to Kensington optical. Very nice improvement with both tracking, and maintenance. There are four buttons which can be used in combination for 2 additional configurable choices. There is also a unique scroll wheel that works better than the usual.
However, it is a budget killer, but if you want to do pro work, it often pays to pay more. I got it on eBay.

Is this the one: http://us.kensington.com/html/2200.html ? New, delivered, it seems to run about $86. Maybe I’ll dream about it. 🙂

Jenssey

I’m on a student’s budget, but I want to get a hard-wired optical trackball for a friend who has a Mac and who does illustration graphics with a mechanical trackball and Photoshop. I would like to get him a Microsoft Trackball Explorer like I have, but I’ve heard that Macs don’t have a right-click like PCs do.

Here’s the MS Trackball Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22& amp;type=ovr&pcid=a9fdd4c0-41da-4045-9d6f-f087c17ffd30
.
The left- and right-click buttons are on the left side, and the Back and Forward buttons are on the right side.
What do Mac users do with the extra right-click button?

Do the Mac drivers provide a use for the extra button?

How about the Logitech Marble Trackball:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRI D=2150,CONTENTID=5003

how about Kensington’s Orbit Trackball:
http://us.kensington.com/html/4771.html

Are any of these optical trackballs especially suitable for a Mac which is used for illustration graphics?

My friend will be in the
hospital for 3 months, and they won’t let him use a wireless device .
Jenssey

I’m on a student’s budget, but I want to get a hard-wired optical trackball for a friend who has a Mac and who does illustration graphics with a mechanical trackball and Photoshop. I would like to get him a Microsoft Trackball Explorer like I have, but I’ve heard that Macs don’t have a right-click like PCs do.
Here’s the MS Trackball Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22& amp;type=ovr&pcid=a9fdd4c0-41da-4045-9d6f-f087c17ffd30
.
The left- and right-click buttons are on the left side, and the Back and Forward buttons are on the right side.
What do Mac users do with the extra right-click button?
Do the Mac drivers provide a use for the extra button?

How about the Logitech Marble Trackball:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRI D=2150,CONTENTID=5003

how about Kensington’s Orbit Trackball:
http://us.kensington.com/html/4771.html

Are any of these optical trackballs especially suitable for a Mac which is used for illustration graphics? My friend will be in the hospital for 3 months, and they won’t let him use a wireless device .
Jenssey