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My daily driver, I've yet to find a better one (www.kensington.com)
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I've been rocking the Kensington Orbit wired for years now and I've yet to find a better trackball.

Reasons:

  • works for both hands
  • scroll ring
  • big ball
  • wired
  • works reliably

I use the trackball with my left hand and a mouse with my right.

It seems like such a cheaply made product, but it just works so very, very well.

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[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have the bigger brother, the Expert, as my main driver for the last 2 years. Brilliant trackball, ruined all other trackballs and mice for me. They might seem cheaply made, but it's actually very durable. I've had it with me while traveling, just loose in my suitcase, never an issue. The only thing that broke over the years was the one I least suspected: the ball itself. Fell to the ground once and its shell just shattered. Was easily replaced by a cheap generic one though.