Started using an MX Ergo about a month ago
Really like it
Would like to try a finger-ball sometime, anyone have experience with those?
Started using an MX Ergo about a month ago
Really like it
Would like to try a finger-ball sometime, anyone have experience with those?
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i rarely use mine, and when i do my wrist does feel comfy
Guess there aren't many trackballers on Jow Forums
i have the kensington orbit but I don't use it because it doesn't have mouse4/5 buttons
I use a MX570 with my laptop.
i have one of these.
the ball is massive and hefty so you can throw it between monitors really quick.
it suck for games, but it's great for everything else.
i wish it had a platform to tilt it to get a more ergonomical angle, but that's my only gripe.
works great with linux after you map the key the way you want with xmodmap.
That's a shame
How's the scroll ring?
is it good for gaming?
Aye, I use this thing. I get RSI mad easy nowadays. Almost got the hang of it in first-person vidya as well. MY FUCKING RIGHT WRIST IS FLARING UP RN ACTUALLY ASS IM TYPING THIS
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>That's a shame
>How's the scroll ring?
Awesome, have one for almost a decade now
> he actually came on it.
You're a fucking sub-human user.
Nice - tempted to get one myself (probably the Expert or Slimblade) just to experience the sensation of scrolling.
I havent tried a trackball but ive been using a vertical mouse and I love it.
Is a trackball better, worse, comparable? I am even using this cheap wireless vert mouse for games.
A thumb-ball works very well for games in the first and third person perspective. It works almost exactly like a thumbstick except more precise. They don't work very well for games with a lot of menus but you could get by if you used hotkeys instead.
>It works almost exactly like a thumbstick
But thumbsticks are shit for first person games.
Whats a mouse with track ball AND regular tracking??
A gimmick.
I started with a Logitech Trackman but recently upgraded to one of these, I used them for Photoshop, Illustrator, and 3D modeling in blender, easily 100x better than a track pad and can easily be used on the couch.
I want both tho; regular track when I dont feel like it, and balling track when I do.
Stick w vert. Excessive ball use can lead to de quervains
I can't explain it a different way, it works like you're using a thumbstick but a very precise one. As you get used to using a ball mouse you get more accurate.
With a regular mouse you're pointing at where you want the cursor to go with a trackball you're moving the cursor where you want to go. A mouse is faster for quick movements but not quite as accurate in theory. A trackball can be moved in very precise ways but it tends to require more effort.
I dont know what that is without searching but I suppose it does look sort of strenuous. I might try a wired vert mouse just for something different. Although for the 7 dollars I paid this wireless mouse is absolutely fantastic.
>I can't explain it a different way, it works like you're using a thumbstick
That just means it's shitty garbage-trash.
The precision of the thumbstick is irrelevant, the fact of the matter is you're swinging a stick from 100 to -100 along a given axis instead of moving the camera directly.
Compare any game footage of a console port to PC gameplay, the console player always moves lie he's trying to push a wet noodle from behind.
Been using a Kensington Orbit Optical for over a decade. The only thing I don't like about it is that there is no way to use it for page scrolling.
Used a thumb ball for a few months but my thumb started to twitch so I replaced it with a more conventional trackball.
You do realize you can have two pointing devices plugged in, right? Why go for some godawful hybrid thing when you can have both a good trackball and a good mouse?
Vert is perfect ergonomics. The radius and ulna can lie parallel and not cross when your hand is in a vertical position. You've offloaded pressure on your carpal tunnel.
Spend that $7 on a pizza or some shit not another mouse
Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse amazon.com
This is the shape of my mouse although it is no anker. This Is good?