- 52mm ball for whole-hand control instead of thumb-only
- 10 buttons, room for CAD command mapping
- Only 126 reviews, a small sample for a $130 purchase
- Large footprint won't suit a tight desk
The 30-second verdict
The Huge Plus is a palm-grip trackball designed for folks who want to steer a mouse-sized device across the desk using their whole hand instead of just their thumb. It comes with a 52mm ball, ten programmable buttons, and a solid build that makes it a natural fit for CAD projects and long work sessions where thumb trackballs eventually tire out your hand. The real question is whether you're willing to bank on feedback from 126 users—a sample size small enough that a manufacturing hiccup or a widespread durability issue might never surface in the reviews. Add in the fact that it demands real estate on your desk, and you're looking at a niche product: a reasonable choice if you've already tried palm-grip trackballs and they work with how you actually get things done, and a gamble if you're testing trackballs for the first time.
Who this actually suits
The Huge Plus is for people who get hand fatigue from thumb-operated trackballs like the Logitech M575S. If you’ve used a full-hand trackball before—a Kensington Expert, a ploopy Classic, or an older Logitech M570—and found that the thumb-only design of newer budget trackballs left your thumb sore by day’s end, this one solves that. The ten buttons matter if you’re in CAD or video editing and you’ve mapped application commands to the device; a seven-button trackball leaves you reaching for the keyboard, and the Huge Plus gives you room to stay put. The 52mm ball rolls smoother than a 34mm thumb ball, and there’s less learning curve if you’re coming from a traditional mouse.
It does not suit tight desks. The unit is wider and deeper than a thumb trackball, and it’s not a “pick it up and move it” device like a vertical mouse. If your workspace is shared, cramped, or deskless, move on.
What it gets right, and what the thin review base masks
The Huge Plus is stable on a desk. It doesn’t creep during long pointer sessions, and the ball bearing is smooth enough that CAD work doesn’t feel like pushing through sand. Ten buttons are genuinely useful if you program them, and Logitech’s or Kensington’s ten-button alternatives cost more. Wireless via 2.4 GHz is reliable, no Bluetooth flaking, and the unit ships with two AA batteries, same as the M575S. No surprises there.
I can't say with confidence what these switches and bearings will do past the two-year mark. Trackball cavities accumulate dust and skin flakes as time goes on; both the M575S and Kensington Expert show up regularly in customer reports describing bearing wear somewhere in that eighteen-to-twenty-four-month window, where people mention a loose ball or a sluggish cursor that won't cooperate. The Huge Plus has 126 reviews under its belt—enough to catch a glaring defect that shows up right away, but probably not enough to spot a wear pattern that hits most units around month twenty. If you buy this one, plan to spend time every six months cleaning the ball socket with 70% isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab—that's just normal trackball maintenance, not a factory defect—though honestly, you shouldn't expect the review count to warn you if the bearing starts wearing out faster than it should.
The other blind spot is fit for left-handers and ambidextrous workers. The Huge Plus is right-handed only. If you’re left-handed or you hot-swap between hands, the Kensington Expert Wireless or the ploopy Classic are your options.
Build, value, and what to compare it to
Build quality is solid. The ball is smooth, the buttons don’t rattle, and the casing feels durable. ELECOM’s track record on trackballs is good, they’ve been making them longer than Logitech has, and there’s no red flag in the available reviews. Value is where the review base bites hardest. At $130, the Huge Plus is pricier than the Kensington Expert Wireless at $90, which also has ten buttons and a 55mm ball. The Expert has a better review base (over 5,000), a documented repair community, and it’s ambidextrous. The Huge Plus trades those for ELECOM’s design and build reputation, plus a slightly smaller ball, if that matters to you. If you’re confident in ELECOM’s quality and you’ve already ruled out Kensington, the Huge Plus is a defensible buy. For a first full-hand trackball though, the Expert is the smarter opening move: more reviews, same price class, less risk.
Don’t confuse this with the ELECOM IST PRO. That’s a finger-controlled trackball with a 36mm ball, built for precision CAD work. Different category entirely.
Final word
The Huge Plus is a solid trackball for someone who has already decided they want a palm-grip design and doesn’t mind a wide footprint. The thin review base is the real cost: you’re betting on ELECOM’s reputation and your own confidence that the unit won’t fail in year two. If that feels like too much risk, the Kensington Expert is the safer alternative. If you’ve used palm-grip trackballs before and you’re comfortable with a 126-review sample, go for it.
Full specs
| Ball size | 52 mm |
|---|---|
| Buttons | 10 |
Questions people ask about the ELECOM Huge Plus Wireless Trackball
It comes down to how you use your hand. Thumb trackballs like the Logitech M575S work the ball with your thumb alone, which tends to ache during long sessions. The Huge Plus uses a 52mm ball moved by your whole hand, closer to a Kensington Expert or older Logitech M570. If you've felt that thumb fatigue before, the extra size is worth it. If you're new to trackballs, a cheaper thumb model is the lower-risk starting point.
Probably not comfortably. The Huge Plus has a large footprint compared to thumb trackballs or vertical mice, and it needs genuine dedicated desk space rather than a spot you can quickly clear. It's also not designed to be picked up and moved between setups. If your workspace is tight, shared, or you work deskless some days, this size works against you regardless of how good the ball feel is.