Reddit mentions of Logitech Trackman Wheel Optical (Silver)

Believe me, I tried everything I could to reduce the symptoms before getting a fucking cortisone shot pounded into my wrist. That was the end result though: It turns out the short, repetitive movements necessitated by a trackpad are exactly the same type that breed tendonitis. So feel free to rock the trackpad, but be wary of any mysterious twinges of pain in your hand or wrist.

Since that experience I've switched to a trackball mouse which is just ridiculously better.

As someone who has used trackballs for the better part of seven years, I would highly recommend them for gaming, however, the one OP has I would highly advise against. There's two practical types of trackballs I know of - thumb operated and finger operated. The thumb operated ones like this and this are second to none for FPS games if you can handle the relatively small learning curve and few buttons. The finger operated ones like OP's are truly bizarre to use and take quite some time to become proficent enough to perform the most trivial tasks

This is the model we have, but it doesn't have any sort of optical sensor on the bottom, so moving it around like a normal mouse wouldn't do anything. They work great for the people who like them. :P

>https://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball

>Other than that, the trackball is glorious to play on.

Heresy!

Nothing is superior to the Logitech Trackball. We will now have a moment of silence for the venerable Trackman that has passed beyond the rim.

This is the one I use. I'm not a full-time CAD user, but at my old job I used it a decent amount, and I do a good amount of structural modeling. I like it because it has the scroll wheel as well as the trackball, so you still get the full benefit of the scroll wheel (for zooming and reddit!) without the carpal tunnel.

Plus, no one will steal it because no one knows how to drive it.

By the way, I'm not sure about the price on the one I linked. I don't remember exactly, but it seems much higher than what I paid for it.

You can actually replace the switches wholesale (I think, my mouse is the trackman wheel, but I would imagine they'd use similar switch hardware), which sounds way safer and less fiddly than trying to mess with the tiny spring by hand. You just need a soldering iron, desoldering braid and a bit of solder to reattach the switches, all of which are very useful for other things as well.

Looks like the switch manufacturer sells two-packs of the G500 switches, presumably for exactly this purpose.

In fact, they are being sold with negative sales at some retailers.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ

My 2 original cordless still work, but I stupidly left them in storage :-(

It's a Logitech Trackman I had the wireless version years ago before updating to the M570

Unfortunately logitech doesn't make anything good anymore, so I recommend going back to when they did make something good. The corded version of the M570 isn't made anymore, but you can get it on amazon for about $65 used (ignore the $300 for a NIB one) and they often go on ebay or second hand store for less. I've been using the same one for at least 8 years and it's still going strong.

I use a Logitech trackball for gaming. Years ago they discontinued the wired version but you can still see them for sale on Amazon for hundreds of dollars because the wireless version sucks in comparison.

Here's one for $300
http://smile.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458875733&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+wired+trackball

I used to use a trackball mouse by logitech... and loved it. Now I use a trackball from Kensignton and love that too--took a while to get used to it. The ergonomics were a bit better for the logitech mouse. Specifically this mouse

They didn't make the wired version at the time. I can find it now on Amazon. Collectors are selling them for $399.99. That is not a typo.

Here's a generic one for $24.99. Also not a typo. ;)

Weird coworkers... sure, I'm almost 40, given time I could probably come up with a few other gems. I just thought of the lady with the Vietnamese snake wine because it was so odd and at the same place.

Yeah, a couple years later, I was doing a security job — jobs were kinda scarce right after 9/11, even though we weren't in a high risk area. Big companies were shipping jobs overseas, afraid of doing business in America, even in low risk areas. Anyway, I worked with this cheerful idiot of a man child (not that I wasn't one myself) and he once confided in me that he went to the interview stoned out of his gourd. To a security job. As if he didn't know security companies were staffed by retired cops. Or guys who couldn't make it as cops. So he gets there, high as a motherfucker, and they go to do a swab. He tells them his mouth is dry and asks if he could please get some water. They let him. He goes into the break room, and they have a water dispenser. He pours a cup of the hot, near boiling water, and he chugs it, burning the shit out of his throat. He gargles it. He takes the swab test and passes. If you think this is bullshit, I'm right there with you. He told me this story. I have no way of verifying it. He didn't last long, and when he left, he was fired, and the supervisors wouldn't say word one about it. I bet they caught him with weed. Security guards get dropped in on by their supervisors all the time. You're working a site, it's just you, plenty of opportunity to do drugs (or pot; I know, pot isn't a drug, the Good Lord wouldn't have made it if the Good Lord didn't expect us to smoke it, etc., etc.) but also, surprise visits are a thing.

Anyway, I'd relieve him after an 8 hour shift, and he would not leave. We'd get to talking, and I was on shift, I couldn't leave. And he'd stay for an hour. One hour turned into two, two into three. Longest he ever stayed was 5 hours, unpaid, into my shift. If anyone asked, I was training him. No one ever did, that was just the cover we agreed to. Supervisor dropped in, he forgot something and was just going (and would). Anyway, I started doing the same as we became friends, but I never stayed more than an hour, and most of the time he'd stay one or two hours, too. What was so special about this guy was, he would not shut up about a show called Babylon 5. Maybe you've heard of it. What he didn't tell me, that I think is so interesting, is that it was one of the first TV shows to air in 16:9. It would either have the letterboxing (bars on top and bottom) on the old 4:3 TVs, or they'd just cut the sides off (pan and scan). It was a challenge back then. TV stations didn't like it. Anyway, he actually told me, one day, the entire story of the show, leaving out very little details. And it sounded awesome. I meant to watch it, but didn't, for years. And then one day I got a great deal on the DVD box set at a yard sale. I thought, has to be fate. I think I paid like $20. Wife wasn't interested, so I watched it on my own. And I loved it. Wife agreed to watch it with me, so I watched it a second time with her.

Sorry, that was a long story, and that guy wasn't that weird, except for how he passed the drug test. Supposedly. But I mean, he didn't smoke around me, he wasn't trying to sell me pot, he wasn't trying to sound cool, so I kinda believe him, though what I choose to believe is, one, he probably cut the hot water with cold so it wasn't at 185 or whatever those hot taps put out, because I think that would have caused permanent damage. And two, either he didn't smoke that much that morning or, I don't know. Either the swab test was weak or faulty, or maybe it showed pot but no other substances and they passed him anyway. I don't think his story was 100% truthful, in any case.

With this!

I've been using them since 2008. No callus for me.

These are fucking awesome!

I use them for gaming, both FPS and things like WoW, minecraft, etc, and you get used to it very quickly. I went from numb arm after about 4 hours of play, especially on WoW, to being able to play all day without any issues. I don't like normal trackballs, the thumb ones are just the fuckin best.

This one is specifically the one I have at home, and it cost me like $15.

i've been playing games with a trackball mouse for the past 3 or 4 years now and I love it. I have amazing control with it and my twitch reflexes are a lot faster now imo, especially since I play a lot of tf2. This is the model I have: trackman


it takes a while to get used to, but now I can't go back to a regular mouse. I dont need all the fancy buttons and insane sensitivity settings, so this was perfect for me.

I hate to break it to you, but Logitech wasn't thinking of you. If they were, they wouldn't have discontinued the wired Trackman Wheel, replacing it with a (stupid dumb) wireless model (because you know how annoying it is when the cord for your stationary mouse gets tangled…).

But I'm not bitter or anything. I promise.

I've since switched to the wired Trackman Marble, which I've come to prefer because it can scroll in two dimensions.

So believe it or not, I play on a Highlander team in team fortress 2 and I use the third model you pictured. It takes getting used too, but once you get used too it, other models just don't feel the same. When I use it for gaming, sensitivity is key. Each game has a different sensitivity so trying to find one that works is key for trackballs. I only have the one I do because I didn't have the money for a better one but I still wanted a trackball.


The reason I like the third so much is because you can use 2 fingers to control the ball instead of just your thumb. It gives me some pretty insane accuracy on games that have sniper roles. Personal preference is pretty big when picking a trackball because of all the weird designs of them. A downside to the third one is that it does not have a scroll wheel, which is pretty frustrating at times. You can use the PG UP/DWN buttons but its just easier to have it on the mouse. I do believe that the buttons above LM and RM can be configured to use as a "hold and drag" kind of scroll wheel but its still troublesome. I recommend getting one like this?

Something like this might also help, but it is a smaller size.

Maybe this?

Trackballs are kind of expensive since very few people use them. Also I'm not really sure where to look for more trackball mice because I bought mine from a store. Good luck and ask if you have any questions! :)

I actually use a trackball mouse + gel mousepad, so my wrist doesn't move at all: it takes a while to get used to it, but after 3 months or so I could game in FPS's just like I could with a normal mouse.

This is the trackball mouse I used to use , however the right button stopped working after 5 years and they are out of production, and the only new trackball mice Logitech makes are wireless (which I am not a fan of) or this Marble mouse , which I found just terrible awkward for gaming. So now I have the Sanwa Trackball . I had to tweak the windows mouse settings to lower the cursor speed to about 60%, it's really, really fast by default.

edit: also, I really hope to one day became a great sc2 player only for the lols that when twitch fans will ask me 'what keyboard and mouse do you use' I can reply with 'Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 and Japanese Trackball'.

This one: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ

The silver Logitech Trackman Wheel is a pretty bulletproof unit. They can be had right now starting around $40 on ebay. I got lucky with mine, I found it at a small computer shop in town that carries older used stuff for a whopping $15. I've been using it at work for a few years with no faults (and remember, I bought it used). I also own an M570 and the ergonomics are nearly identical.

I've been a trackball user for years and recently built a new workstation, so obviously I had to buy a new trackball mouse for it. I looked into wireless options, but then I realized that it's pointless (at least for a desktop) considering the bloody thing never moves! I tried out a few wireless (RF and Bluetooth) models anyway, though, and wasn't impressed by any of them.

This is my preferred trackball model:

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-904353-0403-Trackman-Wheel-Optical/dp/B00005NIMJ

I use two. Like /u/jonny- I use a Magic Trackpad but I also have connected a Trackball

Check if it still has a warranty. I have no idea what Apple's warranty is for the Magic Mouse, but you can probably search online or call a store to check.

I know that you can take the ball out easily for cleaning, but you make a great point lol. For what it's worth, if you could find a replacement ball for this mouse, it may work. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ

I have a Logitech M570. The old thumb ball from Logitech was called a Trackman so that's what I still call it. The M570 is the 4th thumb ball mouse I have bought.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackman-Wheel-Optical-Silver/dp/B00005NIMJ

No lie. Been using this Trackman wheel style since the mid-1990's. Bought a bunch so I'd never have to go back to the normal mouse style.

Plus, being able to 360 with the flick of your thumb is just kinda badass.

Or the Logitech Trackman Wheel.

I actually have a friend that swears by these for gaming.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NIMJ/

He feels that gives him much more control and also less fatigue and risk of RSI

Here is a reddit thread with some experience regarding trackball mouse for gaming.

https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming/comments/12xhx6/gaming_trackball/

I am just pointing out that it's not necessarily true that you have better precision with your whole hand than your thumb. Although years of using a mouse with PC FPS may give you an advantage over console controllers, that's more of a player muscle training and less of a peripheral advantage.