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Does anyone know how these compare with the L-Trac? $150, USA made, they don't seem to advertise, but it's handily the best pointing device I've ever used. Seem

Does anyone know how these compare with the L-Trac? $150, USA made, they don't seem to advertise, but it's handily the best pointing device I've ever used. Seems to get by with an annual cleaning, too, unlike other trackballs I've used.

riversflow 5y ago
+1 for the CST L trac. There was a shortage for a little bit, because the people who were running Clearly Superior Technology retired and had to find new people to manufacture/sell it. Which they did, the old clearlysuperiortech domain now sends you to the Xkeys domain,[1] its a pretty beloved device by people who use them, so they were able to find somebody to pick up the torch really fast and if I remember correctly shipped all the tooling to them. Alas, I can't find an archive of the page that was up announcing the whole thing in detail. Really great product. Anyway I can't vouch 100% for the new Trackballs, but I wouldn't think twice about buying another one if e broke. Two big advantages with the L-Trac, first it has very different ergonomics from a mouse, unlike most other trackballs on the market. (I still use mice for gaming, but too much mousing will give me an RSI in my wrist.) The CST trackballs really promote a fully open hand posture, and for me at least the pinching with my thumb is what gives me problems with mice. The other is the roller bearing that make the ball much smoother to operate than anything I've compared it against. [1]https://ol.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/egcf41/clearly_superior_technologies_closing_sad_to_see/ https://ol.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/egcf41/clearly_s...
- i_am_proteus 5y ago
  Thanks for all of that! I never knew the history, just loved the product.
__mharrison__ 5y ago
I've never cleaned mine after 8? years... maybe I should. It seems to work fine, just roll it around and it cleans. I guess if I open it up I can mod it with a pool ball though

riversflow 5y ago

+1 for the CST L trac. There was a shortage for a little bit, because the people who were running Clearly Superior Technology retired and had to find new people to manufacture/sell it. Which they did, the old clearlysuperiortech domain now sends you to the Xkeys domain,[1] its a pretty beloved device by people who use them, so they were able to find somebody to pick up the torch really fast and if I remember correctly shipped all the tooling to them. Alas, I can't find an archive of the page that was up announcing the whole thing in detail. Really great product. Anyway I can't vouch 100% for the new Trackballs, but I wouldn't think twice about buying another one if e broke. Two big advantages with the L-Trac, first it has very different ergonomics from a mouse, unlike most other trackballs on the market. (I still use mice for gaming, but too much mousing will give me an RSI in my wrist.) The CST trackballs really promote a fully open hand posture, and for me at least the pinching with my thumb is what gives me problems with mice. The other is the roller bearing that make the ball much smoother to operate than anything I've compared it against. [1]https://ol.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/egcf41/clearly_superior_technologies_closing_sad_to_see/ https://ol.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/egcf41/clearly_s...

i_am_proteus 5y ago
Thanks for all of that! I never knew the history, just loved the product.

__mharrison__ 5y ago

I've never cleaned mine after 8? years... maybe I should. It seems to work fine, just roll it around and it cleans. I guess if I open it up I can mod it with a pool ball though