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Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: bigpook on Mon, 20 October 2008, 19:32:35

I found this while browsing Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Button-Trackball-Mouse-Black/dp/B000J2N0FG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1224548284&sr=8-8


I have not heard of that particular brand but it looks intriguing. Anyone here have used this?

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 20 October 2008, 19:49:12

ione also makes the scorpius m10 (with the blue cherries).  There've been complaints about quality though.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: bigpook on Mon, 20 October 2008, 19:53:05

right, I read that somewhere. Here probably. What caught my attention was that the mouse keys are tactile. Amazon had one instance of this mouse, but newegg did not.
The price is good, at least compared to the kensingtion expert, which is a fine trackball.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 20 October 2008, 20:21:02

best trackball i ever used was this logitech model (attached). (sadly I no longer remember the model number). It totally cured my RSI.  I switched to a regular mouse a while back though (a logitech mx400 - love it tho its very simple). I'm pretty sure this trackball is discontinued.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: bigpook on Mon, 20 October 2008, 20:33:22

I have that mouse. Its the logitech trackman marble +
Thats a great mouse and yes it is discontinued.
I use the kensingtion expert and really like it, it can be used with either hand and I have mine on the left hand side of the keyboard.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: iMav on Mon, 20 October 2008, 21:56:11

Quote from: wellington1869;9747

best trackball i ever used was this logitech model (attached). (sadly I no longer remember the model number). It totally cured my RSI.  I switched to a regular mouse a while back though (a logitech mx400 - love it tho its very simple). I'm pretty sure this trackball is discontinued.

The Logitech Trackman Marble - Wheel.  THE best pointing device ever made.  I have several (as well as a truckload of the non-wheel versions).  I snag them up whenever I see them on eBay.  

It's the only external pointing device I use.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: Chloe on Tue, 21 October 2008, 07:37:34

It's non-optical, so I'd be concerned about the quality of the rollers used.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: bigpook on Tue, 21 October 2008, 07:45:52

there seems to be some bad press about the iOne brand. I will probably stay away from it.

Title: Anyone have experience with this trackball?
Post by: lowpoly on Tue, 21 October 2008, 07:47:47

Quote

What caught my attention was that the mouse keys are tactile.

I think most if not all microswitches used in mice are tactile.