On January 7, 2025, Elecom Corporation announced in a press release the IST PRO, a ball-bearing trackball mouse.
The product is scheduled to go on sale in mid-January 2025 at an actual retail price of 24,980 yen including tax.
Instead of artificial ruby or zirconia, the trackball’s support unit is equipped with Minebea-Mitsumi’s ultra-precision high-performance ball bearings, a key feature of the IST series, to reduce frictional resistance and achieve a “floating in the air” feel.
Of course, it can also be converted to populated ruby units.
Triple mode is supported, and the battery can be selected between rechargeable and dry cell batteries, and replacement batteries appear to be sold separately.
Of course, the wired connection port is Type-C.
The sensitivity switch is located on the top surface and has three levels: Low/Mid/High, with the luxury of being able to change the setting from 100 to 12,000 dpi in 100 dpi increments using dedicated software.
The problem of not being able to switch off the trackball mouse without turning it over, which is a common problem with trackball mice, has also been resolved.
Many people were disappointed that Logitech’s flagship model MX ERGO S, which was updated last August, essentially had only a minor change in terminals from Micro-B to Type-C.
KawamuraAlthough the price is expensive, Elecom has challenged the MX ERGO S to a head-to-head competition as an “official competitor” that is expected to surpass the MX ERGO S in terms of customization performance and feel of control.
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Three features of IST PRO
IST PRO has the following three features
10 customizable buttons with silent switches on left and right buttons
Polling rate of 1000 Hz for wired and dongle connections and resolutions up to 12,000 DPI
Up to 6 connected devices can be registered with triple mode support.
(Bluetooth connection: 2 devices, USB 2.4GHz wireless connection: 1 device, USB wired connection: 1 device, as well as 2 devices with any connection method)
The connection switch will allow for easy switching.
Information reference: https: //www.elecom.co.jp/products/M-IPT10MRSBK.html
