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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Shape
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Weight
    6. Hand Size Recommendation
    7. Wireless Versatility
    8. Cable
    9. Mouse Feet
    10. In The Box
    11. Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    12. Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    13. Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
  5. Control
    1. Main Button
    2. Additional Buttons
    3. Click Latency
    4. CPI
    5. Sensor Latency
    6. Sensor Specifications
    7. Mouse Wheel
    8. Noise
  6. Operating System And Software
    1. Configuration Software
    2. Mouse Compatibility
  7. Comments

Logitech MX Master 3 vs Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Logitech MX Master 3
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball

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Logitech MX Master 3 Picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Picture

Variants

  • MX Master 3 (Graphite)
  • MX Master 3 (Light Grey)
  • MX Master 3 for Mac (Space Grey)
  • Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball (Black/ Ruby Red)

Our Verdict

Logitech MX Master 3

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball

The Logitech MX Master 3 is a better office mouse than the Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball. Both mice are wireless, right-handed mice, but the Logitech is a more conventional optical sensor mouse, while the Kensington is a stationary trackball model. The Logitech is significantly lighter and feels much better built. It also has a separate scroll wheel for horizontal scrolling and two additional buttons. Performance-wise, it has lower click latency, a wider CPI range, and you can adjust the set CPI by increments of 50, while you can only choose between three presets on the Kensington. On the other hand, the Kensington has more side buttons.

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Main Differences for
Work

Threshold 

0.10

Work 

9.0
7.6

Scroll Wheel Type 
 

Notched Wheel + Free Wheel
Free Wheel

Thumb Wheel Type 
 

Free Wheel
No

Build Quality 
 

9.0
7.5

Wireless Versatility 
 

9.7
6.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Style Picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Style Picture

Type 
 

Standard
Trackball

Coating 
 

Matte
Matte

Lighting Color  

No Lighting
No Lighting
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Shape  

3D Model  

Logitech MX Master 3 3D Model
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball 3D Model

Length  

5.0" (126 mm)
5.2" (133 mm)

Width  

3.3" (84 mm)
3.8" (97 mm)

Height  

2.0" (52 mm)
2.5" (65 mm)

Grip Width 
 

58 mm
73 mm

Ambidextrous 
 

No
No

Left-Handed Friendly 
 

No
No

Finger Rest 
 

Thumb
Thumb and Pinky

Portability 
 

5.1
6.6

Portability picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Portability picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Portability picture

Box Volume 
 

33.38 in³ (547 cm³)
50.77 in³ (832 cm³)

Receiver Storing 
 

No
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
7.5

Build quality picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Build quality picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Build quality picture
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Weight 
 

5.1
5.4

Minimum Weight Picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Minimum Weight Picture

Lowest Weight 
 

142.3 g
200 g

Default Weight 
 

142.3 g
N/A

Weight Distribution 
 

Centered
Front-heavy

Extra Weights 
 

No
No

Maximum Weight Without Wire 
 

200 g
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Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Logitech MX Master 3 Palm Grip Hand Recommendation

Claw Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Logitech MX Master 3 Claw Grip Hand Recommendation

Fingertip Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Logitech MX Master 3 Fingertip Grip Hand Recommendation

Right-handed 
 

Yes

Left-handed 
 

No
No

Ambidextrous 
 

No
No

Coating 
 

Matte
Matte

Finger Rest 
 

Thumb
Thumb and Pinky
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Wireless Versatility 
 

9.7
6.0

Maximum Of Paired Devices 
 

3

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
No

Receiver 
 

Yes
Yes

Battery Type 
 

Rechargeable
1x AA

Use When Charging 
 

Yes
No ( Single use batteries)

On/Off Activation 
 

Auto Off And On/Off Switch
On/Off Switch

Receiver Extender 
 

No
No

Battery Indicator  

Yes
Yes
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Cable 
 

6.0
0.0

Cable Video  

Connectivity  

Wireless
Wireless

Cable Length 
 

4.4 ft (1.3 m)
N/A

Cable Type 
 

Rubber
No Cable

Permanent Kink 
 

No
No

Port Type: Mouse End 
 

USB-C
No Port

Port Type: PC End 
 

USB
No Port
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Mouse Feet 
 

7.0
0.0

Mouse Feet picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse Feet picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Mouse Feet picture

Gliding Experience 
 

Ok
Stationary

Material 
 

PTFE
Rubber

Extra Included 
 

No
No
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In The Box 
 

In the box picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 In the box picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball In the box picture
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Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Picture  

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Palm Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

No

Medium Hand 
 

Yes

Large Hand 
 

Yes

X.Large Hand 
 

Yes
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Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Claw Grip Picture  

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Claw Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

No

Medium Hand 
 

No

Large Hand 
 

Yes

X.Large Hand 
 

Yes
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Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation  
 

Fingertip Grip Picture  

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Fingertip Grip Picture

Small Hand  
 

No

Medium Hand 
 

No

Large Hand 
 

No

X.Large Hand  
 

No
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Control

Main Button 
 

Actuation Graph  

See details on graph tool

Force/Distances Graph  

See details on graph tool

Switch Type 
 

Mechanical

Switch Model 
 

Not Specified

Additional Buttons 
 

6.7
7.0

Buttons Picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Buttons Picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Buttons Picture

Buttons Activation 
 

Mechanical

Total Number Of Buttons 
 

8
6

Number Of Side Buttons 
 

3
5

Number Of Programmable Inputs  
 

6
5

Profile Switching Button 
 

No
No

CPI (DPI) Switching Button 
 

Yes

Gesture Support 
 

Yes
No
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Click Latency 
 

7.1
3.4

Latency Testing While Gaming  

Latency Data  

See details on graph tool

Expected Connection 
 

12.4 ms

Wired 
 

N/A
N/A

Receiver 
 

12.4 ms
48 ms

Bluetooth 
 

15.6 ms
N/A
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CPI 
 

9.5

CPI Video  

CPI Graph  

See details on graph tool

SRAV Close-Up  

Logitech MX Master 3 SRAV Close-Up

SRAV @ 1600 CPI 
 

-0.13%

SRAV @ 800 CPI 
 

-0.16%

SRAV @ 400 CPI 
 

-0.42%

SRAV @ Fixed CPI 
 

N/A

Precision Error Between Speeds 
 

0.45%

Precision Error Between CPI 
 

0.59%

Worst Tracking Error 
 

4.50%

Minimum CPI 
 

200 CPI
400 CPI

Maximum CPI 
 

4,000 CPI
1,500 CPI

CPI Adjustment Steps 
 

50 CPI
N/A

Sensor Latency 
 

7.0

Sensor Latency Demonstration  

Sensor Latency Transition Graph  

See details on graph tool

Sensor Latency CPI Graph  

See details on graph tool

Delay To Start Of Movement 
 

22.6 ms

Delay At Half Movement 
 

14.4 ms

Delay To End Of Movement 
 

16.0 ms

Sensor Specifications 
 

Sensor Technology 
 

Laser
Laser

Sensor Model 
 

Darkfield
Not Specified

Works On Glass 
 

Yes
Yes

Minimum CPI (DPI) 
 

200 CPI
400 CPI

Maximum CPI (DPI) 
 

4,000 CPI
1,500 CPI

CPI (DPI) Adjustment Steps 
 

50 CPI
N/A

CPI (DPI) Variation 
 

8%

Minimum Lift Off Distance 
 

2.4 mm
N/A

Maximum Polling Rate 
 

125 Hz
125 Hz
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Mouse Wheel 
 

Mouse wheel picture  

Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse wheel picture
Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Mouse wheel picture

Scroll Wheel Type 
 

Notched Wheel + Free Wheel
Free Wheel

Scroll Wheel Steps 
 

24 Steps
No Step

Scroll Wheel Tilt 
 

No
No

Thumb Wheel Type 
 

Free Wheel
No

Thumb Wheel Steps 
 

No Step
No Thumb Wheel
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Noise  

Noise Video  

Click Noise 
 

Loud
Quiet
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Operating System And Software

Configuration Software 
 

Software Tour  

Software Name  

Logitech Options
KensingtonWorks

Software Windows Compatibility 
 

Yes
Yes

Software macOS Compatibility 
 

Yes
Yes

On-Board Memory 
 

No
No

CPI (DPI) Adjustment  
 

Yes
No

Polling Rate Adjustment 
 

No
No

Profile Configuration 
 

Yes
Yes

Profile Auto-Switching 
 

Yes

Software settings screenshot  

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Software settings screenshot

RGB On/Off 
 

No RGB
No

Account Needed 
 

No
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Mouse Compatibility 
 

10
10

Windows Compatibility  

Fully
Fully

macOS Compatibility  

Fully
Fully
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Graphite
MX Master 3
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Black/ Ruby Red
Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball
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Light Grey
MX Master 3
Amazon.com
Black/ Ruby Red
Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball
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Space Grey
MX Master 3 for Mac
Amazon.com
Black/ Ruby Red
Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball
B&H
 
Black/ Ruby Red
Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball
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Logitech MX Master 3

Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball

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