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Title: Good trackball, good price?
Post by: Dougmeister on November 19, 2004, 12:27:19 pm

USB Translucent Trackball (http://www.groovygamegear.com/cgi/surfshop/shop.cgi?ud=WDRZTVAzQ0Q5VyUlJSUlJTExMDA4ODc4MTkA&storeid=1&c=search.htm&categories=0031)

$14.95

Title: Re:Good trackball, good price?
Post by: neuromancer on November 19, 2004, 03:55:44 pm

 1 7/8 inches sound like about the same size as a logitech marble mouse.

Kind of small unless you have a very limited space. I put a marble mouse into my panel, mostly for OS navigation.

It works fine for some games.

Bob

Title: Re:Good trackball, good price?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on November 20, 2004, 03:35:32 pm

Quote from: Dougmeister on November 19, 2004, 12:27:19 pm

USB Translucent Trackball (http://www.groovygamegear.com/cgi/surfshop/shop.cgi?ud=WDRZTVAzQ0Q5VyUlJSUlJTExMDA4ODc4MTkA&storeid=1&c=search.htm&categories=0031)

$14.95

That is a MacAlly trackball.  It's a pretty nice unit for windows navigation, not so good for arcade games.

I bought a couple of cheap USB PC trackballs to get me by.  They work but not great.  I would expect this to be a little better but not much.

For mousing around it's probably fine.  For gaming use, you probably want at least the Ultimarc 2-1/4 inch trackball, or the Happ or Betson 3-inch.

Title: Re:Good trackball, good price?
Post by: Gunstar Hero on November 20, 2004, 03:45:35 pm

Peale has been known to have nice refurbished trackballs cheap.