Sirus needs a new mouse!
Posted: Sun May 12, 2002 11:11 am
I'm starting to get 'tennis elbow' from my mouse, not a good sign, and I'm considering making the leap to trackball. Now, I've just got one problem...<br>I'm left handed.<br><br>Given that the trackball is more finger based than hand based, I *might* be open to getting a right handed trackball - maybe I can pick it up pretty quickly. So here are my problems:<br><br>Left handed:<br>No one makes left handed trackballs. The ambidextrous trackballs have absolutely no frills. While I could get a right-handed ergonomic trackball with the two things I want in a mouse: optical and a scrolling wheel; I can't seem to find a mousewheel in an ambidextrous model, they're all included in the right-handed-only models. I consider a mousewheel paramount (as much, if not slightly more than optical).<br>( e.g. <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.logitech.com/cf/products/pro ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> )<br><br>Right handed:<br>I'm not sure how easy it'll be to pick up, and if so, how gaming'll be. Has anyone played FPSes (Tribes2 in particular) with a trackball mouse? How is it?<br>If I start using a trackball in my right hand, my left hand will be the one on the keyboard, and I'll have to throw out the control scheme I've been using since I first got Tribes1 and have used for every game since then.<br><br>I think my best option is looking for a left handed trackball if it'd be useful for gaming (so that I can keep my setup), and a right handed mouse if trackballs aren't that good on it (a lot of the strain on my arm is coming from normal surfing, application using, and use of painting programs, so my arms would get a break during normal windows and I could afford to use a normal mouse for T2).<br><br>Any suggestions, and any ideas on a good left-handed friendly trackball? Here's my best find so far:<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.logitech.com/cf/products/pro ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>It's ambidextrous and optical, but man, I want a mousewheel. I'm ALSO looking at a new keyboard, perhaps I can get my wheel fix there....... <p><center><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=5><td><img border="0" src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/t2red.g ... ><td><font size=5>RedSirus<a href=mailto:redsirus@dragontalonmercs.com>@</a></font><br><br><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Mercenary</a> > <a href=http://server2.ezboard.com/bdragontalon ... ><br><font size=2><a href=http://pub18.ezboard.com/bdtmonlinecommunity>DTM Community</a> > <a href=http://pub18.ezboard.com/fdtmonlinecomm ... s>RedSirus' Reviews</a></font><br><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>Brainwashed Fishmonger</a> > <a href=http://pub3.ezboard.com/bxmenclan>Forum ... ><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub3.ezboard.com/uredsirus.showP ... s</A> <IMG SRC="http://www.nickandsarah.com/xmen.gif" BORDER=0> at: 5/12/02 12:35:58 pm<br></i>
