Recommended Ergonomic Trackball?
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Thorogrimm
- Location: England, UK
- Main keyboard: Unicomp New Model M
- Main mouse: Roccat Burst Pro
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring
Any suggestions or experience with ergonomic trackball mice? I've been interested in trackballs for some time and I like the look of ones like the Logitech M570.
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micmil
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: CM Storm Stealth
- Main mouse: Elecom HUGE
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring
It's all down to what ergonomics you need. The M570 would kill my will to live (De Quervain's tenosynovitis is NOT recommended). For me personally the Elecom HUGE is the best I've found. I have rather small hands and everything about it forces me to get away from the same tiny repetitive movements that hammer the same tendons and move around quite a bit more. The rubber pad is super comfortable too.
The only downside is the software SUCKS. It doesn't save your settings to the hardware, it has to be running at all times. It also uses really weirdass codes for many things, such as defaulting to numpad 3 and 9 instead of page up and page down. As in, it sends the code for numpad 3 and expects the computer to have numlock off. It's also not terribly good at remote desktop connections, which I really don't get.
Aside from the weirdness it's physically a great bit of kit.
The only downside is the software SUCKS. It doesn't save your settings to the hardware, it has to be running at all times. It also uses really weirdass codes for many things, such as defaulting to numpad 3 and 9 instead of page up and page down. As in, it sends the code for numpad 3 and expects the computer to have numlock off. It's also not terribly good at remote desktop connections, which I really don't get.
Aside from the weirdness it's physically a great bit of kit.
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lhutton
- Location: NC, US
- Main keyboard: Model M
- Main mouse: Whatever's handy
- Favorite switch: Anything not butterfly switch
- DT Pro Member: 0243
I've got an MX Ergo I picked up refurbished a few years ago. It's OK. I don't care for the rubberized surface coating and built in battery. It's also too expensive new IMO. I don't use the Logitech software so no comment there. The dual pairing is nice, you can swap between machines on the trackball without needing to re-pair on BT again. I just needed one that was BT since my XPS laptop was USB C only and carrying dongles was annoying.
If I were doing it again today I go for the Ergo MX575 instead. No soft touch rubber to wear off or get just gross and a replicable battery. Also a lot cheaper. I like the MX570 a lot but it wasn't BT and needed a USB A port for the receiver.
If I were doing it again today I go for the Ergo MX575 instead. No soft touch rubber to wear off or get just gross and a replicable battery. Also a lot cheaper. I like the MX570 a lot but it wasn't BT and needed a USB A port for the receiver.
