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by DanielStraight 3773 days ago
What trackball is that? Does it have scrolling capability?
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randlet 3773 days ago
It's a Kensington Orbit and yes it has a great (smooth) scroll wheel surrounding the entire trackball.
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melling 3773 days ago
I have the Kensington Orbit and a Logitech Marble. While I love the scroll wheel on the Kensington, I find that the left button requires a bit more force than the Logitech when clicking. No such thing as a gaming trackball?

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble

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digikata 3773 days ago
I still miss the Logitech Marble FX (out of production) http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-TrackMan-Marble-FX-Trackball/...

But it would be a terrible 'center' trackball.

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semi-extrinsic 3773 days ago
I use a Marble FX at home, they are wonderful. Hope it never breaks. At work I use an M570 which is also quite good (thumb-only trackball).
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randlet 3773 days ago
Interesting. My one complaint about the Kensington is the buttons feel a little flimsy to me. Not sure I could live with that Logitech without a scroll wheel!
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