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Trackman Marble. USB. I have been using this forever and swear by it. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble?crid=7 https://www.logitech.com/en

by Isamu 9y ago

Trackman Marble. USB. I have been using this forever and swear by it. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble?crid=7 https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble?crid=... I was alarmed by your comment and had to go to the website to confirm it is still for sale. Also: I switched to this because of wrist issues. I really think having this large marble trackball at your fingertips could be helpful to a lot of people. Give it a try! It's cheap.

flyinghamster 9y ago
On the other hand you can't get a wired trackball from them that has the ball to the left; the M570 and the MX Ergo are wireless-only. I have an earlier wired USB Trackman Marble with a PS/2 adapter, which I'm glad I bought and squirreled away when it was available. My 20-or-so-year-old PS/2 Trackman finally started to show its age, and the "newer" one came out of storage to replace it.
- MisterTea 9y ago
  I see that the wired USB/PS2 Logitech TrackMan Wheel is available from refurbished on newegg for USD 45. I'm tempted to give it a shot now.
  - flyinghamster 9y ago
    Hmmm... might be worth looking into. (The trackball I was referring to was that, not the Marble). It wouldn't be bad to have a spare, though if this one holds up as well as the ancient Trackman I retired, I won't be needing it for a while.
mark-r 9y ago
I could swear this was no longer available last time I looked - thanks!
- jjwiseman 9y ago
  I think there's some confusion. The Trackman Marble is OK, but it's the Trackman Marble FX that is the best trackball, and no longer in production: http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2007/10/17/why-cancel-good-products-the-trackman-marble-fx/comment-page-2/ http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2007/10/17/why-cancel-good...
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virtualwhys 9y ago
> I have been using this forever and swear by it. I think it's been at least 10 years for me. One nice side effect of the design is that you can switch hands if/when your wrist gets tired (I write with my left hand and throw with my right hand, so ambidextrous trackballs work very well for me). I've had other trackballs along the way, but this one suits me best, all the more so given that it's small and lightweight (on the road most of the year).
appleiigs 9y ago
How do you scroll with the Trackman?
- ianai 9y ago
  My trackball has a wheel around the hall for scrolling. It saves a lot of effort. You can always click on a scroll bar and hold it. Any up or down movement scrolls the late.

by Isamu 9y ago

flyinghamster 9y ago

On the other hand you can't get a wired trackball from them that has the ball to the left; the M570 and the MX Ergo are wireless-only. I have an earlier wired USB Trackman Marble with a PS/2 adapter, which I'm glad I bought and squirreled away when it was available. My 20-or-so-year-old PS/2 Trackman finally started to show its age, and the "newer" one came out of storage to replace it.

MisterTea 9y ago
I see that the wired USB/PS2 Logitech TrackMan Wheel is available from refurbished on newegg for USD 45. I'm tempted to give it a shot now.
- flyinghamster 9y ago
  Hmmm... might be worth looking into. (The trackball I was referring to was that, not the Marble). It wouldn't be bad to have a spare, though if this one holds up as well as the ancient Trackman I retired, I won't be needing it for a while.

mark-r 9y ago

I could swear this was no longer available last time I looked - thanks!

jjwiseman 9y ago
I think there's some confusion. The Trackman Marble is OK, but it's the Trackman Marble FX that is the best trackball, and no longer in production: http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2007/10/17/why-cancel-good-products-the-trackman-marble-fx/comment-page-2/ http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2007/10/17/why-cancel-good...

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virtualwhys 9y ago

> I have been using this forever and swear by it. I think it's been at least 10 years for me. One nice side effect of the design is that you can switch hands if/when your wrist gets tired (I write with my left hand and throw with my right hand, so ambidextrous trackballs work very well for me). I've had other trackballs along the way, but this one suits me best, all the more so given that it's small and lightweight (on the road most of the year).

appleiigs 9y ago

How do you scroll with the Trackman?

ianai 9y ago
My trackball has a wheel around the hall for scrolling. It saves a lot of effort. You can always click on a scroll bar and hold it. Any up or down movement scrolls the late.