Indeed. Not exactly my most ideal solution, but I just go for Logitech's "Pro Gaming Mouse", which works for me. Usually lasts 2-3 years at least and only costs me 50-60 bucks each time.
If you want more buttons or features though while having longevity you'll have to probably put a little more research and effort into narrowing your options down.
Yeah unfortunately Logitech were the only company that made the ergonomic (thumb-controlled) trackballs I've been using for 20 years, so until recently I had little choice but to mod them myself.
I was very happy when I discovered you could get cheap Chinese knock-offs. I ended up buying 3 for the price of one M570. I don't know how long they'll last, but I feel a lot better about replacing a $17 trackball every 3 years then a $50 one.
Aye. That's one tricky thing with these kinds of products. Quite often you might find something that just works for you. And then that product either gets discontinued or redone in such a way that it's totally unusable or insanely expensive.
Which is even more annoying given how often market trends slide towards insane and often flawed or inferior designs. Like gaming chairs and, at least imo, keyboards without a numpad.
Indeed. Not exactly my most ideal solution, but I just go for Logitech's "Pro Gaming Mouse", which works for me. Usually lasts 2-3 years at least and only costs me 50-60 bucks each time.
If you want more buttons or features though while having longevity you'll have to probably put a little more research and effort into narrowing your options down.
Yeah unfortunately Logitech were the only company that made the ergonomic (thumb-controlled) trackballs I've been using for 20 years, so until recently I had little choice but to mod them myself.
I was very happy when I discovered you could get cheap Chinese knock-offs. I ended up buying 3 for the price of one M570. I don't know how long they'll last, but I feel a lot better about replacing a $17 trackball every 3 years then a $50 one.
Aye. That's one tricky thing with these kinds of products. Quite often you might find something that just works for you. And then that product either gets discontinued or redone in such a way that it's totally unusable or insanely expensive.
Which is even more annoying given how often market trends slide towards insane and often flawed or inferior designs. Like gaming chairs and, at least imo, keyboards without a numpad.