The stiff ball on the 575 is an easy fix, I do it on my 570 all the time. Just get a #2 pencil and rub the little contact points in the ball hole with some graphite from the pencil. Smooth as silk after that.
Nice review. :) I just got this trackball today. So far I haven't noticed any scratchiness. It's been smooth as silk for me. My last trackball was an Elecom. Unfortunately, it only lasted a few months before the left mouse button started being inconsistent with its clicks. I'm hoping this one fares better. I was really impressed with two things with this trackball: 1) The software setup was seamless. As soon as I connected over Bluetooth, the software started downloading. 2) I love the scroll locking feature. Push the scrollwheel to the right, and you can scroll horizontally or vertically just by moving the trackball. Nice! I have it connected via wireless radio signal now. Hopefully the battery lasts a good long time. My last wireless trackball, I ended up spending too much time replacing the battery.
Same here, my 575 black version runs smooth as silk. I come from an Elecom Huge and it was impossible to move the ball small ammounts, the ball on elecom huge stucks if you try to do tiny movements, y tried to change bearings on elecom but didnt helped at all. I love the design of elecom huge but I had to change to M575 that works perfectly.
Diehard M570 user for decades. Been searching for a replacement since Logitech discontinued it. Every mouse I tried had a draggy trackball. Hated the Ergo. Just bought a Nulea M501 trackball mouse from Amazon for $32USD. Has the features of the Ergo, minus the tilt plate; internal battery, pairs to multiple devices, etc. It FEELS like a nicer M570. To me, the Ergo did not. The Nulea trackball is buttery smooth and it pairs/connects virtually instantly. I love it to pieces.
1-2 year lifespan? I still have the grey version with a 2m (6ft) usb-cord. That thing is soon 25 years young... Replaced by 570 8-ish years ago. 570 still works too, replaced due ergonomic issues to Ergo version 5-6 years ago. As with Ergo I get hand in better position than with 570 and previous version. All three still going strong, all buttons working without problems. And those all have been used daily. On work and on personal machines.
Did you have any issues with the durability of the buttons on those? I've bought a M570 when it was released and had to replace it after 4-5 months of usage due to the switches were completely worn out. I got another M570, and the same thing, the not-clicking, the unintentional double clicking and other issues started again after 5 months (the switches were clean and the battery fresh). After that, I got an Elecom trackball and the switches are still good (like 3 years now). I really liked the M570 thou, but I didn't want to pay $60 every 5 months for a new one.
I haven't worn through the switch on my M575 yet, but to be fair I also don't use it that often (I'll cycle it in periodically). I would be willing to bet that the switches are the same as the M570, and given that I've worn through 2 MX Ergos (the "premium" version of this model), I'd guess the M575 will have the same issues. It really is unfortunate that Logitech can't use better switches than the cheap Omrons, but that's just the reality of trackball manufacturers these days. Thanks for the watch!
@@techbytes4988 Thanks for your response! I agree. I hope Logitech will watch some reviews (like this one) and use quality switches in their next product.
Note: Do not ever use WD-40 as a lube. It's not lubricant. The WD stands for water displacement. It was meant to keep water from getting into contact with metal parts and causing corrosion a very long time ago. We have advanced our science. The WD-40 company themselves makes actual lubricants that are not simple petroleum based solutions which exist to displace water. So do many other companies. Original formula WD-40 should NEVER be used in or around electronics or plastics due to reactivity.
The best I have found is from an old M570 (the blue ball), but if you don't have one laying around I believe Perixx makes a replacement ball that many people seem to be happy with.
If you can, review the ELECOM EX-G PRO (M-XPT1MRXBK). I bought it together with the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo and the Perixx PERIMICE-720, and returned all of them. I found the Elecom to be so cumbersome, I was always turning the mouse around, almost impossible to use. Great video.
My M570 died on me today got the M575 due to cost and I just swapped the ball and its perfectly smooth but yeah out of package it was horrible in comparison with how scratchy it felt.
Trackballs like this are dangerous for arthritis when used often. Trackballs with a central ball are more anatomically correct. P.S. Then i tried trackball first time after mouse, i yelled in cold empty space: "There have you been all my life?!"😂 Now i have Deft Pro, HUGE , two Bitra's and get ready to buy Kensington Expert.
$50 is not exactly in my budget. The Elecom EX-G looks similar and it's only $30. I have at least a half dozen M570s and I'm so tired of having to replace them "case creak"? - not familiar with that phenom but the thing that's intriging me about the Elecom you mention is that, rather than the logi ball sort of gliding on those 3 tiny bumps, the elicom claims to sport 3 actual roller bearings! I went to the logitech website to get specs on the m575 and there is no mention of 'click lifecycles'. I forget the brand names of the mice now but one claimed 10 million lifecycle clicks and the other only 3 million - so I'm curious about this logi mouse. Thoughts? I gotta try and find your review on that elecom now. thanks
There are videos on replacing and repairing the button click-switches. Some claim spraying WD40 into the switch will clean it. Also, the switches cost well under $1 each if you feel handy with a solder iron.
The stiff ball on the 575 is an easy fix, I do it on my 570 all the time. Just get a #2 pencil and rub the little contact points in the ball hole with some graphite from the pencil. Smooth as silk after that.
Nice review. :)
I just got this trackball today. So far I haven't noticed any scratchiness. It's been smooth as silk for me.
My last trackball was an Elecom. Unfortunately, it only lasted a few months before the left mouse button started being inconsistent with its clicks. I'm hoping this one fares better.
I was really impressed with two things with this trackball:
1) The software setup was seamless. As soon as I connected over Bluetooth, the software started downloading.
2) I love the scroll locking feature. Push the scrollwheel to the right, and you can scroll horizontally or vertically just by moving the trackball. Nice!
I have it connected via wireless radio signal now. Hopefully the battery lasts a good long time. My last wireless trackball, I ended up spending too much time replacing the battery.
Same here, my 575 black version runs smooth as silk. I come from an Elecom Huge and it was impossible to move the ball small ammounts, the ball on elecom huge stucks if you try to do tiny movements, y tried to change bearings on elecom but didnt helped at all. I love the design of elecom huge but I had to change to M575 that works perfectly.
Have the switches on your new logitech given out yet? Curious to know
Diehard M570 user for decades. Been searching for a replacement since Logitech discontinued it. Every mouse I tried had a draggy trackball. Hated the Ergo.
Just bought a Nulea M501 trackball mouse from Amazon for $32USD. Has the features of the Ergo, minus the tilt plate; internal battery, pairs to multiple devices, etc. It FEELS like a nicer M570. To me, the Ergo did not. The Nulea trackball is buttery smooth and it pairs/connects virtually instantly. I love it to pieces.
Nulea is awesome for sure! Loving my M505s as a Marble Mouse replacement, just wish they did wired
@@xboxbenny Awesome, indeed. Mine's had so much use that the coating has begun to wear off the left button. All functionality is still fine, though. 👍
Nicely done review. I appreciate the deep diving into handling details
1-2 year lifespan? I still have the grey version with a 2m (6ft) usb-cord. That thing is soon 25 years young... Replaced by 570 8-ish years ago. 570 still works too, replaced due ergonomic issues to Ergo version 5-6 years ago. As with Ergo I get hand in better position than with 570 and previous version. All three still going strong, all buttons working without problems.
And those all have been used daily. On work and on personal machines.
Did you have any issues with the durability of the buttons on those? I've bought a M570 when it was released and had to replace it after 4-5 months of usage due to the switches were completely worn out. I got another M570, and the same thing, the not-clicking, the unintentional double clicking and other issues started again after 5 months (the switches were clean and the battery fresh).
After that, I got an Elecom trackball and the switches are still good (like 3 years now).
I really liked the M570 thou, but I didn't want to pay $60 every 5 months for a new one.
I haven't worn through the switch on my M575 yet, but to be fair I also don't use it that often (I'll cycle it in periodically). I would be willing to bet that the switches are the same as the M570, and given that I've worn through 2 MX Ergos (the "premium" version of this model), I'd guess the M575 will have the same issues.
It really is unfortunate that Logitech can't use better switches than the cheap Omrons, but that's just the reality of trackball manufacturers these days.
Thanks for the watch!
@@techbytes4988 Thanks for your response! I agree. I hope Logitech will watch some reviews (like this one) and use quality switches in their next product.
Simply tear it down and lube the buttons with few drops of W-40, and it'll back on work like a charm
Note: Do not ever use WD-40 as a lube. It's not lubricant. The WD stands for water displacement. It was meant to keep water from getting into contact with metal parts and causing corrosion a very long time ago. We have advanced our science. The WD-40 company themselves makes actual lubricants that are not simple petroleum based solutions which exist to displace water. So do many other companies. Original formula WD-40 should NEVER be used in or around electronics or plastics due to reactivity.
Is it possible to have your opinion on the perixx 720 as far as material switches and other details are concerned? Thanks for your work :)
Dude, you are right about the sticky ball. How and where do I find a substitute that you mentioned?
The best I have found is from an old M570 (the blue ball), but if you don't have one laying around I believe Perixx makes a replacement ball that many people seem to be happy with.
@@techbytes4988 thanks, my man!
If you can, review the ELECOM EX-G PRO (M-XPT1MRXBK). I bought it together with the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo and the Perixx PERIMICE-720, and returned all of them. I found the Elecom to be so cumbersome, I was always turning the mouse around, almost impossible to use.
Great video.
My M570 died on me today got the M575 due to cost and I just swapped the ball and its perfectly smooth but yeah out of package it was horrible in comparison with how scratchy it felt.
You really should check out the GameBall!
which lack of Scroll Wheel Tilt function!!
Trackballs like this are dangerous for arthritis when used often. Trackballs with a central ball are more anatomically correct.
P.S. Then i tried trackball first time after mouse, i yelled in cold empty space: "There have you been all my life?!"😂 Now i have Deft Pro, HUGE , two Bitra's and get ready to buy Kensington Expert.
$50 is not exactly in my budget. The Elecom EX-G looks similar and it's only $30. I have at least a half dozen M570s and I'm so tired of having to replace them
"case creak"? - not familiar with that phenom but the thing that's intriging me about the Elecom you mention is that, rather than the logi ball sort of gliding on those 3 tiny bumps, the elicom claims to sport 3 actual roller bearings!
I went to the logitech website to get specs on the m575 and there is no mention of 'click lifecycles'. I forget the brand names of the mice now but one claimed 10 million lifecycle clicks and the other only 3 million - so I'm curious about this logi mouse. Thoughts?
I gotta try and find your review on that elecom now. thanks
There are videos on replacing and repairing the button click-switches. Some claim spraying WD40 into the switch will clean it. Also, the switches cost well under $1 each if you feel handy with a solder iron.
should be wired then I would use it
what?? why??? wireless is just better