Best track ball?
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Best track ball?
What do you all think?
We have gone through like 4 or 5 trackballs in the last year and a half!!!
We are WAY busy, and the only thing we havent gotten yet is an optical one....
Mouse is not an option as it needs to sit on the console...
Has to be a track ball, small footprint, but work really well and not get all jumpy after two weeks of use...
We have gone through like 4 or 5 trackballs in the last year and a half!!!
We are WAY busy, and the only thing we havent gotten yet is an optical one....
Mouse is not an option as it needs to sit on the console...
Has to be a track ball, small footprint, but work really well and not get all jumpy after two weeks of use...
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There has to be good ones out there somewhere. When I was doing more Photoshop and Illustrator applications many years ago I couldn't find a good one. Either they were clumsy, darted the pointer randomly, or went kaput within weeks.
Eventually I went to a lightpen but it isn't as practical for me these days. I've used a Logitech optical trackball and even though it was more precise, it was a lower level model that presented shoddy craftsmanship (I got what I paid for).
I'm interested on what others have to say as well.
-- Adam Lazlo
Eventually I went to a lightpen but it isn't as practical for me these days. I've used a Logitech optical trackball and even though it was more precise, it was a lower level model that presented shoddy craftsmanship (I got what I paid for).
I'm interested on what others have to say as well.
-- Adam Lazlo
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I prefer the Kensington Expert Mouse, the grandkid of the Turbo Mouse. I've used Kensingtons almost exclusively for twelve years. Love em love em love em.
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addendum: The wired Kensingtons are much more accurate than the wireless ones.
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i use that thumb wheel thing from logitech. optical tracking.. i have one at home and one at work. no problems.
i use that thumb wheel thing from logitech. optical tracking.. i have one at home and one at work. no problems.
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i have owned 4 kensington wireless turbo trackballs.
jerky movement (on their own) after anywhere between a month and a year.
i switched to a wired one. it worked for about a month and now it won't scroll down at normal speed. try a 20th of normal speed.
so pissed.
i'm currently using my optical mouse because i'm too busy to figure out what to do next!
i'm starting to hate these turbo mice.
although, a good thing about kensington is...i bought the original wireless one used. they replaced each one after that for free (incl. shipping) and even the wired one. lifetime warranty that actually works.
hillary
jerky movement (on their own) after anywhere between a month and a year.
i switched to a wired one. it worked for about a month and now it won't scroll down at normal speed. try a 20th of normal speed.
so pissed.
i'm currently using my optical mouse because i'm too busy to figure out what to do next!
i'm starting to hate these turbo mice.
although, a good thing about kensington is...i bought the original wireless one used. they replaced each one after that for free (incl. shipping) and even the wired one. lifetime warranty that actually works.
hillary
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