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| GAtekwriter:
Okay, I did a search and didn't find what I was looking for, so here's my latest question: Tornado Terry sells a HAPP lit trackball for 83.99. The comparable item directly from HAPP appears to be $161.00. Am I missing something? Are these NOT the same item? Why such a big difference in price? Thanks, all. Jim |
| superbigjay:
Hello jim, for my uroMAMEstyx project, I've ordered most of my parts from Terry. All the transactions were smooth and shipped rapidly. I can only recommend him!!! I have a yellow translucent trackball (USB/PS2) which support up to 3 mouse buttons. You just plug it in and you have a working mouse. It's as simple as that! you don't need an optical interface of keyboard encoder with trackball support. As for your questions: --- Quote from: GAtekwriter on April 29, 2007, 03:50:23 pm ---Are these NOT the same item? Why such a big difference in price? --- End quote --- Seems to be exactly the same thing :) It has the happ sticker on it. --- Quote from: GAtekwriter on April 29, 2007, 03:50:23 pm ---Why such a big difference in price? --- End quote --- I don't know why such a big difference, but you can rephrase your question : "why pay more?" ;D If you want to see the pic of the unlit trackball, you can go to my project thread uroMAMEstyx in my signature. PS: if your keyboard encoder already support a trackball, you can go with a regular trackball (no usb) which are easy to get in the 60-65$ range... In my case, I bought the GGG Keywiz and got the usb trackball. Have fun with your project! Jay |
| GAtekwriter:
Thanks for the response, Jay. Believe me, I'm well aware of your project :) and have been following it. I always appreciate people who document well. Jim |
| TOK:
Happ is messed up in that resellers always have better prices than directly from them. I've purchased a few things from Tornado Terry, including a 3" translucent trackball. It is indeed the exact item you'd get through Happ for double the price. He's a good vendor and fast shipper. |
| GAtekwriter:
TOK, Happ's price is DOUBLE! I guess the lesson is it does pay to shop around :) Thanks for the recommendation - I went ahead and placed my order for a green lit trackball from Terry just now... Jim |
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