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Goldie_Locks
02-22-2009, 03:52 PM
Was going to start Mac WoW Dual Boxing soon and looking for a new mouse replacement for my Apple Bluetooth Wireless Mouse (Apple's wireless tracking is just not as good as Windows, so I am going back to wired). I also am an Audio Editor so I am looking for something to replace my mouse experience entirely. And I was considering trying out:

Kensington's Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball ('http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Expert-Mouse-Optical-Trackball/dp/B00009KH63/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235328404&sr=8-1') for PC or Mac 64325

Any one have Mac or PC WoW Dual-boxing experience using it or a similar Trackball?

http://www.phirebox.com/ken.jpg

Goldie_Locks
02-22-2009, 04:51 PM
Bump, cuz perhaps everyone is still asleep or no one like trackballs?! Balls suck?!! Just checking to see if anyone actually has tried a trackball with WoW.

BigSmitty
02-22-2009, 06:28 PM
Personally, I love trackballs for FPS games, but for WoW, the trackball seems a bit twitchy to me. I suppose if I HAD to use one due to limited deskspace/other functions than WoW, it would do nicely. Also, if you've been using trackballs for a while, they may not be as twitchy for other folks.

Goldie_Locks
02-22-2009, 09:24 PM
I think I am just going to go to Fry's and get a trackball and see how it feels. If I don't like it I will refund it. Thanks for your input. My Wireless setup now kinda was "spastic" so wanted to do something more stable when I dual Box.

elsegundo
02-23-2009, 03:04 PM
i was planning on getting something like that.. then i saw the price and though... naw. i bought a $40 mouse instead. works wonderfully.

wowphreak
02-25-2009, 09:46 PM
The problem with Kensington's Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball is after using it for a few hours yer hand feels like its gonna fall off :P

the track ball I really dig is http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166&cl=US,EN

elsegundo
02-25-2009, 10:05 PM
The problem with Kensington's Expert Mouse Optical USB Trackball is after using it for a few hours yer hand feels like its gonna fall off :P

the track ball I really dig is http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166&cl=US,ENdo you have any problems with precision from a thumb type trackball vs. something that uses your fingers? i find thumb-based trackballs limit movement. but i can be wrong.

wowphreak
02-26-2009, 11:40 PM
naa works great for me, just crank up the pointer speed that way yeh dont have to move yer thumb all that much.
Basically yeh dont want to be spinning that mouse the way I have it setup if I'm in wow from center of the mouse ball to once I move my thumb to one side I've done a 180.

Sam DeathWalker
02-27-2009, 03:09 AM
I'v got the best trackball ever made, to bad they don't make them anymore:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Logitech-Trackman-Marble-FX-Mouse_W0QQitemZ300293774685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_ Mice_Trackballs?hash=item300293774685&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Have you ever seen a mouse go UP in price?

wildstar
02-27-2009, 12:04 PM
I've been using kensington trackballs for over ten years. Works great in wow (or anything else) in my opinion.

wowphreak
02-27-2009, 10:22 PM
I'v got the best trackball ever made, to bad they don't make them anymore:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Logitech-Trackman-Marble-FX-Mouse_W0QQitemZ300293774685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_ Mice_Trackballs?hash=item300293774685&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Have you ever seen a mouse go UP in price?

Oh snap i use have one of those the marble could pass for a que ball I always wonder if i could switch out of an 8 ball :P

mmcookies
02-28-2009, 03:11 AM
I'v got the best trackball ever made, to bad they don't make them anymore:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Logitech-Trackman-Marble-FX-Mouse_W0QQitemZ300293774685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_ Mice_Trackballs?hash=item300293774685&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Have you ever seen a mouse go UP in price?

wow, i still have one of those... i should get it out and use it again...