Looking for Gaming Trackball suggestions

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Looking for suggestions on a Trackball for gaming. I don't know anything about them. e.g. if they have a polling rate like normal mice do .. things like that. Thanks for yer health

 

[Pia]

I like CST L-TracX. Built like a tank and accurate. I still prefer mouse for gaming though.

 

[sandorski]

Logitech Trackman Marble has been what I have used for approx a decade now. Works great. I have been thinking of replacing it with one of these for the added programmable buttons. The basic layout it the same otherwise.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Logitech Trackman Marble has been what I have used for approx a decade now. Works great. I have been thinking of replacing it with one of these for the added programmable buttons. The basic layout it the same otherwise.

That's what I use, no problems gaming.

 

[paperwastage]

have the wired Logitech Trackman WHeel (dont think it is produced anymore... the wireless M570 is its replacement I guess)

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Track...6446908&sr=8-1

Don think you can control the DPIs finely, but it worked fine when playing FPS (probably not as good at aiming compared to a mouse[depending on how well you adapt to a trackball], but fine for flinging 180 degree turns)

 

[Pia]

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=All+About+Trackballs

A ton of data, among it you can see a photo of the M570 (apparently the best current wireless) and L-TracX (apparently the best current wired) dwarfing it side by side. Most trackball sensors do not have even 1/3 of the resolution of the L-TracX. Kensington makes some nice-looking high end trackballs as well. A scroll ring around the ball. seems like a neat idea to me; L-TracX's scrollwheel is not the best.

 

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http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=All+About+Trackballs

A ton of data, among it you can see a photo of the M570 (apparently the best current wireless) and L-TracX (apparently the best current wired) dwarfing it side by side. Most trackball sensors do not have even 1/3 of the resolution of the L-TracX. Kensington makes some nice-looking high end trackballs as well. A scroll ring around the ball. seems like a neat idea to me; L-TracX's scrollwheel is not the best.

Need a username and pswd for that link.

 

[Throckmorton]

I can't believe people game with a thumb ball. I used to use a Trackman Marble but not for gaming

 

[Pia]

Need a username and pswd for that link.

Ah, sorry. I didn't think that would be behind login. This is about the same content:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29602-Ripster-s-All-About-Trackballs-Guide
and you can also go and read threads on individual trackballs, but registering would still be a good idea. I think some forum-attachment pictures won't show otherwise.

 

[IGemini]

When I met my college roommate he gamed with the Marble...I always found it ungainly for gaming. He was up for replacing it and went with the Optical Trackman. Sort of a hybrid between a trackball and current gaming mice. He was pretty happy with it.

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs/devices/cordless-trackMan-optical

 

[Throckmorton]

I'm guessing you get a lot more precision with a fingertip trackball vs the thumb ones

 

[lenjack]

Yup, fingertip ball Logitech Marble mouse USB.