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I use Logitech Trackman trackballs. Every 2 or 3 years I have to replace them, because a) the varnish on the ball wears out and it becomes stiffer to move and b
by smallerfish 5y ago
I use Logitech Trackman trackballs. Every 2 or 3 years I have to replace them, because a) the varnish on the ball wears out and it becomes stiffer to move and b) (maybe) the bearings on the inside stiffen up. They're only $25 though, and the ergonomics are excellent, so I'd need a $150 trackball to last 12 years to make it worthwhile. Of course economies of scale and all that.
- NoGravitas 5y agoI've been using the thumb operated Logitech trackball, whatever the current release of it is when I buy one, since 2002 or so. I think I've gone through three or four? My current one is the wireless one from 2014 or so, and I don't like it quite as much as the old ones, but it's better than having a mouse.
- reaperducer 5y agoI'd need a $150 trackball to last 12 years to make it worthwhile Only if you choose to exclude social factors from your shopping decisions. I get it, lots of people do. That's why we have WalMart and Amazon.com and Target filled with cheap Chinese junk while the small business down the street can't get shelf space. But if you're someone who values what the company is doing, that 12 years may be closer to five or six years. And if the quality is better than Logitech, it may last that whole time, instead of requiring replacement every 2 years. (I don't use trackballs or mouses, so I have no skin in this game.)