Welp. if the only trackball you've ever played with was a colored translucent one then you would think its fine because you wouldn't know any better. If you grew up playing on solid white/black polymer trackballs and then tried a clear resin ball you most likely wouldn't like it as much. Or if you did infact have both types of trackballs in front of you and rolled them then you would clearly feel the difference. Its not THAT big of a deal. I own both as I just had to have a translucent blue one to illuminate on my first cabinet. The cab I'm building now has a white polymer ball because I'm going for feel this time rather then looks.