Author Topic: MassDrop for Trackballs! Go Vote! (Read 10662 times)

pmfarr · « **on:** Sat, 08 February 2014, 20:39:47 »

Hey guys, new to the forum, love trackballs!

Wanted to let you all know that there's a poll over at MassDrop for Trackballs. Basically MassDrop is a website where people vote on products they would like to buy in bulk, and then MassDrop negotiates a corporate discount on a bulk order. The shipment comes in and MassDrop distributes individual units out to each contributor.

So yeah! If we get enough people interested we can all enjoy a discounted high end trackball! I didn't start this poll but I found it. You can add trackball options to the poll if you like! I added the CST L-Trac and other people added other trackball models.

You can check out the poll here: https://www.massdrop.com/vote/trackballs/

And btw, great community! Excited to be a part of it!

Pacifist · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 08 February 2014, 20:40:49 »

oh this. I already voted on it when it was posted to the massdrop subreddit

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tp4tissue · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 08 February 2014, 22:49:39 »

which one should I vote for?

bueller · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 08 February 2014, 23:02:24 »

Added the Sanwa Bluetooth trackball to the voting options!

gropingmantis · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 02:34:36 »

Voted. Go LTRAC go!

pmfarr · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 04:43:18 »

Quote from: gropingmantis on Sun, 09 February 2014, 02:34:36

Voted. Go LTRAC go!

Yeah! A discounted L-Trac would be so awesome!

pmfarr · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 04:46:52 »

Quote from: bueller on Sat, 08 February 2014, 23:02:24

Added the Sanwa Bluetooth trackball to the voting options!

Cool! I haven't used a Sanwa before! They look nice. What are they like from your experience?

bueller · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 08:58:57 »

Quote from: pmfarr on Sun, 09 February 2014, 04:46:52

Quote from: bueller on Sat, 08 February 2014, 23:02:24
Added the Sanwa Bluetooth trackball to the voting options!

Cool! I haven't used a Sanwa before! They look nice. What are they like from your experience?

To be honest I haven't tried them but from what I've read they are very solidly built and function as expected.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #8 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:16:05 »

Is acceleration "good" on trackball

or is linear 1:1 better

Which one of these has accel which does not?

dante · « **Reply #9 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:29:53 »

I started digging around Sanwa's site and this caught my eye:

It's a wrist rest w/ trackball! I find it extremely cool and am curious why no one has tried to produce this.

yasuo · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:35:33 »

Quote from: dante on Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:29:53

I started digging around Sanwa's site and this caught my eye:

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It's a wrist rest w/ trackball! I find it extremely cool and am curious why no one has tried to produce this.

What the name? looks cool like Roller mouse with trackball

dante · « **Reply #11 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:41:23 »

http://www.sanwa.co.jp/product/syohin.asp?code=MA-TB42BK

Sanwa MA-TB42BK

lcs · « **Reply #12 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:55:44 »

I added the Kensignton Orbit: http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/p/1444/K72337US/orbit%E2%84%A2-trackball-with-scroll-ring.aspx#.UvfAfnVdVBs

I have wanted one for a while now

Snarfangel · « **Reply #13 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 12:43:23 »

My favorite (and the one I've been using for the past decade) is this:

(My previous pic disappeared)

Sadly, it is no longer made.

Other than popping the ball out every couple of month for five seconds to clean the rollers, it has had no maintenance. My favorite trackball (I've had three others -- still have, probably, in a drawer somewhere).

Granted, back in the day, I really loved the trackball they used in the arcade game Millipede.

FoxWolf1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Sun, 09 February 2014, 14:59:56 »

Quote from: dante on Sun, 09 February 2014, 11:29:53

I started digging around Sanwa's site and this caught my eye:

Show Image

It's a wrist rest w/ trackball! I find it extremely cool and am curious why no one has tried to produce this.

Based on iOne Libra-35. Reviews of other variations of the same basic unit suggest a low-quality trackball that lacks onboard sensitivity adjustment (and needs it badly). Also, look closely at the dimensions-- it doesn't match the width of a TKL, let alone a full-size keyboard.

I like the idea, but not the implementation.

davkol · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 00:32:01 »

Massdrop? Meh. Moreover, I'm broke...

* davkol cries.

A CST one would be nice though.

kod · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 12:10:35 »

I think someone should fix the MSRP on that sanwa thumb trackball... yen are not the same as dollars

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 12:11:57 »

Voted for Ltrac

cgbuen · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 13 February 2014, 03:08:56 »

Voted for the L-Trac, too - the one with the extra optional inputs. I was sad to notice that most votes are for the one without them..

planet36 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 17 February 2014, 22:00:35 »

Quote from: cgbuen on Thu, 13 February 2014, 03:08:56

Voted for the L-Trac, too - the one with the extra optional inputs. I was sad to notice that most votes are for the one without them..

+1
I voted for the CST2545-5W, too

planet36 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mon, 17 February 2014, 22:03:07 »

The reviews for the Sanwa trackballs on amazon.co.jp seem very low.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/SANWA-SUPPLY-%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9-%E5%85%89%E5%AD%A6%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB-MA-WTB40BK/dp/B006JHZO18
6 reviews
2.5 out of 5 stars

http://www.amazon.co.jp/SANWA-SUPPLY-%E8%A6%AA%E6%8C%87%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%87%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3-%E5%85%89%E5%AD%A6%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB-MA-TB39BK/dp/B0042UINC6
30 reviews
3.1 out of 5 stars

NamelessPFG · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 21:29:29 »

I was going to vote for the CH DT225...until I saw that it was for the PS/2 version.

That was an instant deal-killer, because the one reason to own a DT225 with other competing models like the L-Trac around is for Control Manager support so that you can boast about having the most programmable trackball in the world and have the software to back it up. Needless to say, the Control Manager only works with their USB peripherals.

But if you can get a USB DT225, that paired with a Fighterstick makes a far better combo than a Mad Catz Panther XL, that's for sure.

I didn't know Sanwa made trackballs (or anything other than arcade joysticks and pushbuttons, really), but those don't look like anything I'd see in an arcade cabinet. Come to think of it, who made the huge 3" trackballs you'd see in those old Missile Command, Millipede, Marble Madness, etc. machines? One of those, flanked by three to five arcade pushbuttons and wrapped up in a nice wood enclosure akin to a real arcade cabinet, would be just the ticket...

Internet Friend · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 21:42:39 »

Those arcade trackballs are made by Happ. Looks like they go for about $100 for a modern 3 inch one with USB and PS/2 connectors.

planet36 · « **Reply #23 on:** Thu, 06 March 2014, 22:34:04 »

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/cst-lasertrac-trackball
$100 for the CST LaserTRAC Trackball if the threshold is reached.

There is an option at checkout to get the "-5W" version for $10 more.

BeholdersEye · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 04 December 2015, 10:32:22 »

Quote from: bueller on Sat, 08 February 2014, 23:02:24

Added the Sanwa Bluetooth trackball to the voting options!

Damn you, it is NOT bluetooth, but wireless must use a doggle, you had me all excited, damn you anyways....

dgneo · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 04 December 2015, 10:42:17 »

Quote from: BeholdersEye on Fri, 04 December 2015, 10:32:22

Quote from: bueller on Sat, 08 February 2014, 23:02:24
Added the Sanwa Bluetooth trackball to the voting options!

Damn you, it is NOT bluetooth, but wireless must use a doggle, you had me all excited, damn you anyways....

Holy necrothread batman.

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