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Title: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: jhabers on March 02, 2008, 11:54:41 pm

Getting a partlist together and came up to the trackball, looking at the HAPP 3" trackball, should I go highball or not? There will be plexi on the CP if that makes a difference. Thanks

Jon

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on March 03, 2008, 09:31:35 am

I personally don't care for the highBALL ones.
The highball ones raise the ball out of the CP, so that more of the ball sticks up out of the whole.

The highLIP ones are good when you are going over them with plexi.
The highlip ones have the whole assembly raised up a bit to compensate for the plexi on top, so that the ball feels just like a normal one would without the plexi.
If you mount them without plexi on the top, there is a spacer that goes underneath that will push the assembly down into the CP farther.

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on March 03, 2008, 09:46:50 am

Agree with NoOne=NBA=

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: Avrus on March 03, 2008, 11:46:04 am

I actually prefer the Highballs.  It seems like you have more hand on the ball = more control.  You're also less likely to get a good hand pincher going on with the ball and the lip.

Edit: Oh and I automatically win the vote because I have 3 trackballs.   :cheers:

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: jhabers on March 03, 2008, 11:57:03 am

Hmmm, decisions, decisions. Anyone know if they make the high lip with a blue translucent ball that can be lit from below? how high is the lip on the high lip....I take it the lip is to compensate for the plexi?

anyone else have input?

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: u_rebelscum on March 03, 2008, 03:52:08 pm

Quote from: Avrus on March 03, 2008, 11:46:04 am

I actually prefer the Highballs.  It seems like you have more hand on the ball = more control.  You're also less likely to get a good hand pincher going on with the ball and the lip.

I like the highlip, because the highball pinches me more, the highball comes off the rollers more often, and the sides of the ball is too vertical for me. 

I think it's the differences in the way we interface with the ball.

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Edit: Oh and I automatically win the vote because I have 3 trackballs.   :cheers:

Hah, I beat you. ;)  My 3" TBs (one each): happs normal, happs highlip, happs highball, benson highlip, and wico old school. and two 2 1/4" TBs: wico (like Ultimarc's) & a PC kensington expect mouse TB.

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: ids on March 03, 2008, 05:18:38 pm

4 Betsons voting highball  ;D (but the default is ok too)

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: jhabers on March 03, 2008, 09:03:58 pm

Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to go with a high LIP with a blue translucent ball from DM

Title: Re: Trackball, Highball or No?
Post by: Avrus on March 04, 2008, 02:07:25 am

Quote from: jhabers on March 03, 2008, 09:03:58 pm

Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to go with a high LIP with a blue translucent ball from DM

Boo urns on the ball choice, bravo on the vendor choice.