A solid budget trackball, Logitech’s wireless Ergo M575S delivers much of the comfort and core performance of the company’s stellar MX Ergo S for about half the price.
Logitech makes some of the best desktop input devices, but they aren’t always cheap, with flagship models fetching over $100 at full price. Then there are more approachable models like its Ergo M575S, a budget-friendlier alternative to Logitech’s latest trackball, the Editors’ Choice-award-winning MX Ergo S. The M575S costs about half as much as the manufacturer’s premier model. This boiled-down version of Logitech’s ergonomic trackball handles the basics well enough, but it misses out on some cooler Logitech features, mainly centered in its software. (Too bad; they wouldn’t have cost the company much to include.) We maintain the MX Ergo S as our top trackball pick, though the Ergo M575S will serve budget buyers well enough.Design: Familiar Shape, Fewer Frills
Aesthetically, the M575S isn’t terribly different from its more expensive counterpart, the MX Ergo S. Its 1.9-by-3.9-by-5.2-inch (HWD) shell curves inward to fit right-handed users (sorry, southpaws), and is canted about 5 degrees off your desk to help prevent wrist strain. However, the M575S’s shell lacks the MX Ergo S’s grippy texture and additional tilting options.
The M575S also copies the MX Ergo S’s layout. A pair of additional buttons sits to the left side of your index finger, and a simple textured scroll wheel splits the main inputs. Unlike its fancier version, the M575S lacks directional tilt-scrolling for its scroll wheel, and it doesn’t have the extra single thumb button above its trackball.
The M575S has one small advantage over the Ergo S, though: its possible color palette. Instead of the default matte gray, the M575S offers five shell-and-trackball combinations to choose from.
