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astrothug:
i use a marble track ball that i put in my arcade cab it works ok, not the best im sure but i have limited space and i wanted one it was nothing to fit in here is a link to a pic.
Tiger-Heli:
Toolaa used the marble trackball also: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,38926.0.html

The blue MacAlly trackball was also popular on the forum long ago.

I have used a different blue trackball and was not happy with it.  As posted here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,22753.0.html

and here

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,8488.0.html (with link)

The trackball worked better than the second post implied, but only slightly better than just using a mouse.  If you only occasionally play trackball games, you could get by, but if you really enjoy them (even just occasionally) you probably won't be happy.

NOTE: I bought the single one used from a forum member just to test out.  I later bought two new ones from the link site in the second thread and they at least rolled evenly.

I recently looked at the Logitech Marble T-ball in a store and don't think I'd be happy with it either.

As someone said, I would mention it in the review, because it is a viable option, just not a very good one.
toolaa:
astrothug,

Like you I had a space issue.
Matt Berry:
Why would you waste your time getting a pc trackball, when you can buy real one's pretty cheaply? The arcade trackballs are way better then using any type of pc trackball.
toolaa:
In my case the only reason was space.  A real ball from Ultimarc or Happ would not fit in my stock CP.  If they just made a 2-1/2" ball that took up 3" dia space and use the same optical input like the Marble Mouse it would be a great product. 

I found that I did need some type of mouse like interface for getting arround on the windows desktop to play PC Games. 
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