Trackball

[Nato76]

Looking for a nice, comfortable trackball for a good price. Any suggestions? Models. Probably wireless would be best. I play around 20-30 hours of poker a week and I need something comfortable.

[smoore]

I hate them. Learn to mouse?

[cbfair]

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Looking for a nice, comfortable trackball for a good price. Any suggestions? Models. Probably wireless would be best. I play around 20-30 hours of poker a week and I need something comfortable.

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My favorite (http://www.kensington.com/html/1121.html) I've used various versions since 94 or so...

[mosta]

I've got this logitech model and I LOVE IT [too enthusiastic?]:

url (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006B9CR/qid=1121922759/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-9758075-0239154?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846)

I got it as OEM on telegraph in berkeley for around $40.
it's wireless. it's got lots of buttons. it uses the index or other fingers for the track ball as opposed to the thumb. trying a thumb ball I felt awkward. probably I would have learned, but: my friend who did CAD design for years told me I did very well because in his opinion/experience a thumb ball will destroy your hand (RSI). if you try this one or one like it, one refinement I figured out is switch the left and right mouse buttons in your control panel. that way the right (primary) click is your middle or ring finger and you can hold the unit in your right hand with your thumb underneath and still click. some reviewers complain that the ball gets gummed up too fast. in my experience there are two solutions: clean it often (poke the ball out and rub the sensors--takes 2 seconds); or never clean it--if it gets slow, press hard and roll it a bit and it will acclimate itself. (I generally dont' clean it for weeks at a time...)