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I switched to using trackball over mice early on. Reason being is stress. I was noticing my wrist was hurting a lot and I was getting a callus on my wrist as well. The repetitive movement of just three fingers is much easier on the joints and bones than the whole wrist. There is also the rare joy of seeming someone try and use my trackball. You love or hate them. The market shows this as more of a hate than a love. I can only find a handful of them out there. Most of them being the type with the ball to the left for use with the thumb. I can’t use it with my thumb so my options are limited to an even smaller selection of trackballs

I settled on this Logitech model a few years ago

Only problem is the left click button wears out in about 6 months for me. Its a long elliptical button with the switch dead center behind the button. Since I tend to click it toward the front and not the middle I wear out the switch inside.
It becomes worn at an angle to the front making the contact less responsive if it even responds at all.

Now I have this Kensington model coming today

I think this might be one of the most popular models. It has a really old school trackball look and feel. The inner wheel is the scroll. The 4 buttons are configurable and it also has software to program the buttons to work with hotkeys and button combinations. There is a 5 year warranty on this model. I’m hoping if and when if wears out they will replace it. I have been spending $50 on the logitech model. This ones $100. I’m hoping in the long run to save a some money.

On a side note my elbows been hurting me the last 3 months. I’m sure its related to it dangling while using a trackball or typing.Or perhaps its just my shit poor posture when at the computer.