I would like to pop in here and say I LOVE the new sensitivity controls you've added to the view manipulators Michael!

It makes them totally usable now (I used to avoid them as much as possible before) - now I can pan / zoom and rotate my views exactly without the viewport flying all over the place - BRAVO!

-Will

PS - I think I'm going to try out one of those space navigators for my laptop, they seem pretty cute!
I already have a Belkin Nostromo N52 (and a shuttle pro for my desktop when video editing) but this looks nicer for 3D apps than the N52 - just gotta figga which one to get!
I like the singular knob but having only 8 buttons feels limiting (coming from the N52) - perhaps the mid-range one (21 buttons if I remember correctly) may fit me better? Can't get a sense how big they are from the pictures though? I know the top of the line one looks HUGE like it needs a desk all by itself! :-p

Hi Will, the Space Navigator model is really quite compact, it's got a 3 inch diameter circular base.

It actually only has 2 buttons on it, but it has the same kind of twisty knob thing as the higher end models.

Since it is so inexpensive, if you are interested in trying them out it might make sense to get this one first to see if you like that navigation method.

For the models with extra buttons, you can set up the buttons to generate different keyboard shortcuts, I don't think they really do anything else special like change the navigation or anything like that.

- Michael

Hi, yes, I'd be replacing my N52 so I'm looking at either the SpaceTraveler or Space Explorer - pricey (amazon has somewhat better prices) but I can't see myself not having programmable buttons for my apps!

Problem is, it's like have a mouse with a mouse wheel and then going to a machine without one - you become dependent on your button programs! Well at least the Traveler is supposed to be simple to take with you!

-Will