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Apple Computing Products:
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Mice and Trackballs..........
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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 337885" data-attributes="member: 22327"><p>standard trackballs have a ball that you manipulate with your fingers, and look something like this</p><p><img src="http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/12177.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>the thumb trackballs look like this</p><p><img src="http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/12178.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>now, i don't have extensive history with the thumb models, but i have tried a couple of them out and did not find them to be as comfortable, nor could i point as accurately. i do have two finger operated trackballs, and old school logitech model with a smallish ball centered between two buttons. nice, but too simple. i also have a logitech marbleman fx which has a large ball and more buttons. the resting position of the hand is more natural too (with your hand in almost a shaking hands position). i use this at work interchangably with my very comfortable logitech mouseman wheel.</p><p></p><p>the only thing i like better than either of those last options is my macbook's trackpad. <img src="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/icons/icon10.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric, post: 337885, member: 22327"] standard trackballs have a ball that you manipulate with your fingers, and look something like this [IMG]http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/12177.jpg[/IMG] the thumb trackballs look like this [IMG]http://www.logitech.com/lang/images/0/12178.jpg[/IMG] now, i don't have extensive history with the thumb models, but i have tried a couple of them out and did not find them to be as comfortable, nor could i point as accurately. i do have two finger operated trackballs, and old school logitech model with a smallish ball centered between two buttons. nice, but too simple. i also have a logitech marbleman fx which has a large ball and more buttons. the resting position of the hand is more natural too (with your hand in almost a shaking hands position). i use this at work interchangably with my very comfortable logitech mouseman wheel. the only thing i like better than either of those last options is my macbook's trackpad. [IMG]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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