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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 $161.00.
Am I missing something? Are these NOT the same item? Why such a big difference in price?
Thanks, all.
Jim
superbigjay:
Hello jim,
for my uroMAMEstyx project,
I've ordered most of my parts from Terry.
All the transactions were smooth and shipped rapidly.
I can only recommend him!!!
I have a yellow translucent trackball (USB/PS2) which support up to 3 mouse buttons.
You just plug it in and you have a working mouse. It's as simple as that! you don't need an optical interface of keyboard encoder with trackball support.
As for your questions:
--- Quote from: GAtekwriter on April 29, 2007, 03:50:23 pm ---Are these NOT the same item? Why such a big difference in price?
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Seems to be exactly the same thing :)
It has the happ sticker on it.
--- Quote from: GAtekwriter on April 29, 2007, 03:50:23 pm ---Why such a big difference in price?
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I don't know why such a big difference, but you can rephrase your question :
"why pay more?" ;D
If you want to see the pic of the unlit trackball, you can go to my project thread uroMAMEstyx in my signature.
PS:
if your keyboard encoder already support a trackball, you can go with a regular trackball (no usb) which are easy to get in the 60-65$ 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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