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The seksiest mouse

2004-03-31, 3:53 AM #41

BurrBoy

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Emon:
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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Yeah, but once you do get used to them, its actually more effective then a regular mouse.

Plus, I only have about 3inches between my key board, and the end of my "desk"(which is just crap) so i need a trackball.

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2004-03-31, 4:33 AM #42

phoenix_9286

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Last time I tried a trackball, I ended up continuously trying to move the whole thing like a normal mouse. Yea, given time I'd probably get used to it, but it'd be to much of a pain, seeing as how I'd have to learn how to control a mouse all over again. I'd probably more often than not end up plugging a normal mouse back in.

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2004-03-31, 6:16 AM #43

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2004-03-31, 7:38 AM #44

LividDK

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I've got the same trackball as MaD CoW, but, um...it only took me like two days to get used to it and to use it effectively in games. Maybe I should get out more?

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