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A low-quality ball can ruin the experience of using a trackball. Ball: A trackball should rotate smoothly, without gritty-feeling friction.(For more information, see Should you switch to a trackball? below.)Īlthough trackballs can help some people with some symptoms of repetitive stress injury, they can’t help everyone-we recommend consulting a doctor first if you’re considering a trackball for that reason. We also have a budget pick-the Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring-if you don’t mind sacrificing build quality and a couple of features for a more affordable trackball.įinger-operated trackballs with center-mounted balls work for both right- and left-handed people and encourage better wrist posture, while thumb-operated trackballs are more similar to traditional mice and therefore easier to get the hang of.
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After spending more than 120 hours testing eight trackballs during weeks of work, we found that the best trackballs are the finger-operated Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball and the thumb-operated Logitech Ergo M575.
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A trackball isn’t as accurate as a good-quality mouse, but it can be more precise than a trackpad for anyone looking to eliminate repetitive motion from mousing around too much.