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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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[–] notabot@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I had one for years, but eventually the buttons started mis-clicking. I replaced it with an ~~Elgoo~~Elecom Huge. So many buttons!

Edit: fix manufacturer name.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this the one you meant? Looking up "Elgoo Huge" just returns 3d printers on DDG for me.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, that's the one. Elgoo is something else entirely.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

As someone who has been a fan of the Orbit since I discovered it, I ordered one. I look forward to seeing whether the extra buttons help or hinder.