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Arimack:
The X-Arcade Trackball looks like the best priced arcade trackball on the market assuming you are not going bargain basement with one of the $25 MAME trackball (I bought one of these MAME ones while I test out control panel layouts but will likely eBay it after I have set my panel layout.)  I would love to hear the consensus on the X-Arcade Trackball.

So, how does the $59 X-Arcade compare to the other options out there?

The advantage I see right off the bat is that the X-Arcade includes the mounting hardware, encoder and mouse button wiring as standard while most of the rest (Paradise, Groovy, etc) see to have these as extras boosting up the cost.  But how is the feel of the X-Arcade trackball?  Any advice would be appreciated.

X-Arcade Trackball
http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-parts-and-accessories/product/x-arcade-trackball-assembly/

Cynicaster:

--- Quote from: Arimack on June 08, 2012, 10:44:43 am ---The X-Arcade Trackball looks like the best priced arcade trackball on the market assuming you are not going bargain basement with one of the $25 MAME trackball (I bought one of these MAME ones while I test out control panel layouts but will likely eBay it after I have set my panel layout.)  I would love to hear the consensus on the X-Arcade Trackball.

So, how does the $59 X-Arcade compare to the other options out there?

The advantage I see right off the bat is that the X-Arcade includes the mounting hardware, encoder and mouse button wiring as standard while most of the rest (Paradise, Groovy, etc) see to have these as extras boosting up the cost.  But how is the feel of the X-Arcade trackball?  Any advice would be appreciated.

X-Arcade Trackball
http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-parts-and-accessories/product/x-arcade-trackball-assembly/


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My brother has a tank stick and the trackball was fine when it still worked.  It no longer registers up/down movement (probably bad encoder board or something). 

mytymaus007:
if your on a budget it gets the job done! But if you want precission all the other arcade trackballs are much more accurate and spin more freely, If im not mistaken i dont think the Xarcade is rolling on bearings and the other trackaball are. im not 100% but i think thats correct anyone have access to the xarcade trackball insides

Afterburner:
I actually have two X-Arcade trackballs mounted to my CP and I've been very happy with them.

No issues at all after years of use.  They aren't heavy duty for commercial use, and they may or may not hold up from an army of kids pounding on them all the time, but they should be just fine for home hobby use and friendly games.

I took one apart years ago and I recall it looked like an old style mechanical ball mouse.

Arimack:
@mytymaus007 -Short of blowing $180 on a HAPP, which trackball setup would you recommend?

@Afterburner -Thanks for the info.  Was the mounting straight forward on them?

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