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The seksiest mouse
2004-03-30, 10:23 AM #1
[http://www.mizzou.edu/~msc42/trackball.JPG]

My new optical trackball. I wanted the wireless optical trackball from Logitech, but at $52 US, I can't afford it right now. Another time perhaps...

Meanwhile, this one is downright seksi.

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2004-03-30, 10:29 AM #2
[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/images/mickey.gif]
2004-03-30, 10:33 AM #3
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by gothicX:
[http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/images/mickey.gif] </font>


ROFL

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2004-03-30, 10:51 AM #4
doesn't look amazingly sexy [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
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Sweet irony...
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2004-03-30, 11:18 AM #5
BLEH trackball. Trackballs can go burn. Regular laser mice are so much better.

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2004-03-30, 11:27 AM #6
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2004-03-30, 11:42 AM #7
[http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/3455.jpg]

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2004-03-30, 11:47 AM #8
[http://www.logistuff.com/logim08.jpg]

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2004-03-30, 11:48 AM #9
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
[http://www.logistuff.com/logim08.jpg]
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Dude, that freaking thing looks like an alien space-craft.

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2004-03-30, 11:54 AM #10
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
[http://www.logistuff.com/logim08.jpg]

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YES!!

I have the same one, i love the thing, its so much better then a regular mouse.



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2004-03-30, 12:11 PM #11
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cool Matty:
BLEH trackball. Trackballs can go burn. Regular laser mice are so much better.</font>


Amen.



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2004-03-30, 12:13 PM #12
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
[http://www.logistuff.com/logim08.jpg]

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Definetly not a mouse for me. Does it strain your thumb?



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2004-03-30, 12:20 PM #13
Sol: Yes, but only at first. Ive been using the same one for over 3 years, and I cant live wihtout it... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cool Matty:
BLEH trackball. Trackballs can go burn. Regular laser mice are so much better.</font>


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2004-03-30, 1:05 PM #14
What's the point of using a wireless trackball? The only time it seems useful is if you want to move your trackball far away from your PC.

Oh, and I can't stand trackballs either.

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2004-03-30, 1:28 PM #15
Touchpads all the way. Yay....

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2004-03-30, 1:32 PM #16
I could never play a FPS with a trackball.

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2004-03-30, 1:32 PM #17
Tried a trackball at my cousin's house (the top one) and one on the side at my friend's house and i cannot stand either of them.

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2004-03-30, 1:50 PM #18
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mscbuck:
I could never play a game with a trackball.

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fixed

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2004-03-30, 2:31 PM #19
It really hard to get used to the trackballs, but once you do, its actually extermely easier to play a FPS, or any game for that matter, with it. Its amazing how much.....control(for lack of a better word) your thumb can have.

(Oh, BTW, i am talking about the trachballs that use your thumbs, i can't stand that ones that are in the middle myself [http://forums.massassi.net/html/redface.gif] )

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2004-03-30, 2:35 PM #20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by BurrBoy:
(Oh, BTW, i am talking about the trachballs that use your thumbs, i can't stand that ones that are in the middle myself [http://forums.massassi.net/html/redface.gif] )</font>


Uh, how does that even work? i can't even think how i could control a trackball with my middle finger. but then agin, normal lazer mise are beter anyway, so i guess it doesn't matter.

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2004-03-30, 2:36 PM #21
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2004-03-30, 2:38 PM #22
I thought the seksiest mouse was Dormouse. *shrug*

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2004-03-30, 2:40 PM #23
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DogSRoOL:
I thought the seksiest mouse was Dormouse. *shrug*

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2004-03-30, 2:46 PM #24
Trackballs are infinitely better than any other form of mouse for gaming, by far.

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2004-03-30, 3:17 PM #25
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Malus:
What's the point of using a wireless trackball? The only time it seems useful is if you want to move your trackball far away from your PC....</font>


At this very moment, Im reclining in my chair watching TV on my second monitor... Ive got my trackball on my lap. If I were using a mouse, I would not be able to control my computer... but becuase Im using a wireless trackball, I can still change channels and whatnot.


Anyone who disses trackballs simply hasnt used them to any significant degree. True, they do have a learning curve, and they do take a while to get used to, but they are *much* better than mice.

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2004-03-30, 3:26 PM #26
Wait, you got TV to display on a second monitor? How the hell?

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2004-03-30, 3:55 PM #27
Probably one of them TV tuner cards...

Anyway, the only way to go:
[http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/CatImg/ProdImg/1/22/IMO_l.jpg]

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2004-03-30, 3:58 PM #28
Name a notable CS player who uses a trackball.

'Nuff said.

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2004-03-30, 4:02 PM #29
Ringmaster, the intellimouse is good, i'm using one now, but Logitech's stuff is better. much, much better.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
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"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
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"I consume the life essence itself!... Preferably medium rare" - Mauldis

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2004-03-30, 4:03 PM #30
Ringmaster, the intellimouse is good, i'm using one now, but Logitech's stuff is better. much, much better.

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"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
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"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²
"I consume the life essence itself!... Preferably medium rare" - Mauldis

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2004-03-30, 4:15 PM #31
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by RingMaster481:
Probably one of them TV tuner cards...

</font>


Yeah I know that [http://forums.massassi.net/html/rolleyes.gif], I can't get TV to display on my second monitor

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2004-03-30, 4:19 PM #32
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by NoESC:
Yeah I know that [http://forums.massassi.net/html/rolleyes.gif], I can't get TV to display on my second monitor</font>


Yeah, Ive got TV tuners in all my systems.


Windows cant use OSD on any screen other than the primary. X11, on the other hand, has no trouble using OSD on *any* monitor... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-03-30, 4:31 PM #33
<3
[http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/oempartners/images/wom_OEMhero.jpg]

Mirosoft Wireless Optical 2.0

I got that for Christmas, and I NEVER want to go back to a normal mouse at home unless there is no other option.

GBK isn't the only one who can recline in comfort whilst browsing and doing various other activities.

On a side note, it's scroll wheel lets me scroll side to side as well as up and down. I've gotten so used to doing this, that I've almost broken some of the normal scroll mice at school. I usually quickly realize I'm not using my mouse and those mice don't do that. Then I'm just annoyed.

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2004-03-30, 4:35 PM #34
The only time a trackball is better than a mouse is for playing an RTS. Otherwise, mouse me up, baby.

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2004-03-30, 4:41 PM #35
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Connection Problem:
Name a notable CS player who uses a trackball.

'Nuff said.

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Name a notable CS player who doesn't use an aimbot or wallhack or some such.

Better yet, use a game other than CS as an example. CS sucks.

'Nuff said.

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2004-03-30, 4:59 PM #36
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Connection Problem:
Name a notable CS player who uses a trackball.

'Nuff said.

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Ahem... (points to self) [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

And no, I don't hack/cheat, I don't even know how, or have even tried to find out how [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif] I use the same trackball as Ric_Olie, except white instead of grey/black. I only paid 10 bucks for it because someone had opened it and the manual was missing (wow, it was probably only one fold-out sheet anyways). I've had it for 3-4 years now, the Logitech logo has almost worn away... Good stuff [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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2004-03-30, 5:12 PM #37
Trackballs are excellent pointing devices. The reason no one uses them isn't because they suck, it's because it takes so long to get used to them. Do they offer any real advantages? Well, yeah, no surfaces to clean, no need for expensive "mousing surfaces" to reduce friction. I used a low tech one years ago, and I really liked it for RTSes. If you keep an open mind and feel like taking months to learn how to play games again, they're just as good.

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2004-03-30, 5:21 PM #38
I got mine for $23 including shipping from Provantage, which was $10 cheaper than anywhere else. And Logitech had them out of stock. As for gaming with trackballs, I wouldn't use anything else. It's great that you can quickly change direction in an FPS with just a flick of my fingers, instead of moving a mouse around. As for thumb trackballs, I can understand how people like them, but I've gotten so used to finger trackballs that it would be too awkward to use them.

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2004-03-30, 5:44 PM #39
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by GBK:
but becuase Im using a wireless trackball, I can still change channels and whatnot.
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Wireless keyboard. I never touch my mouse unless I'm looking at a webpage.

To me a trackball is worthless. I'd sooner get a touchscreen than a trackball.
2004-03-31, 3:43 AM #40
Some mice are insanely expensive, the logitech ones in particular. My mouse is a Chic 2200. Wireless, Optical, Recharger, 5 buttons, 800dpi and the cost? £12.

doesnt look half bad either:-
[http://image.ebuyer.com/UK/P0051370_C0000008_P0000000.jpg]

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