Who's using trackball here instead a mouse?
 

which brand/model? How long did it take to get used to it?

thanks :)

i tried it once, but never got used to it... and believe me, i have tried...

http://proadultoutsourcing.com/sig/12302.jpg

I was using this for a week but reverted to my old one.
The scroll wheel proved to be much useful specially when moving the page up/down.

webcrawler,i just got this one. It has no scroll wheel as you said which is annoying,but you can program a button to do it. I have a microsoft one too,but the ball on the left part and i cant get used to it at all. Do you have pic of the one you use now?

Lol @ trackball. No way.

http://proadultoutsourcing.com/sig/msmouse.jpg

An old one but perfectly serves its purpose.

No i don't.
I used touchpad for some time and i got used to it. But mouse is the most comfortable for me.

I considered getting one of these but I think I might want to rip my thumb off after a day:

http://www.fentek-ind.com/mltmw.gif

Get one of these:

http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/pc/think/th...ckpoint_01.jpg

Trackballs are fucking retarded lmao... better than those touchpads but still retarded as fuck.

Tried it for a while but no way could I get used to doing design or photochops with it. Great for Centipede though!

http://www.ataritimes.com/5200/images/centipede.gif

no way... i've tried it before.. it really difficult to use..

:thumbsup .. get yourself a proper mouse.

Love my trackball. :)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Once you get used to it it's awesome.Had a cordless trackman for about 3 years

I use the Microsoft one and it rocks. It took me a day or 2 to get use to it and I would never go back to a "normal" mouse. It is so much easier on your wrist and forearm when you're spending 8 hours+ a day on the puter

The mouse is a flawed design that caught on. It's retarded to have a thing you drag all over your desk like a toy car (but call it a "mouse" because see, this cord is like a tail!). I can't believe turning the fucking thing upside down and using your fingers to move the ball wasn't suggested much earlier in the game.

i used to work with a trackball years ago when first appeared and it was very comfortable. Using mouse for some time now and I see my wrist is not in good condition.

You can always relearn. I thought that touch pad is impossible to use, but it took me one day. The same about trackball.

Trackball suck.Dont use it.

never worked for me

I can't stand using a trackball

god i fucking hate those, can't believe people still use them.

i don't used track ball

foot pedals are much better.
get the kind where the toes are programable.

Couldn't find any.. Got any links?

HORRIBLE

my old LONG ago IBM laptop had that, it sucks big time

this is really great peace of hardware! :thumbsup
i'm using my touch pad at the moment... :(

Lol, I guess you never learnt how to use it properly. If you are not a gamer or anything, its def the best thing to use.

too hard to use, good old mouse is fine by me.

I have been using these since 2001. It's the best. I find that after using it a regular mouse feels very inefficient.

You get used to the ball within a week. Trust me, you will never want to use a regular mouse again.

thats the one i use i love it

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never knew they existed!

Forget Mice. They _WILL_ give you carpal tunnel syndrome which is very painful.

I was getting early signs of CPT about 5 years ago and switched to one of these.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/wacmint3-02.jpg

Think about it - you have been using a pen since about 5 years old - so using one of these puts no stress on your hand / wrist that you are not used to.

Also - no "double click" as you can programm the button on the side to be a double click when just pressed once.

This is THE best thing you can do to improve your computing comfort. Allow 2-3 days to get used to it and thank me later.

Only get Wacom - they are the best.

Also - for photoshop nothing compares.

:2 cents:

trackballs are for fags