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IS A TRACKBALL GENUINELY WORTH IT, OR JUST DESK JEWELRY??

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Accepted solution by Mila Zhang — oh ive been there lol vertical mice and trackballs take a week or two to get used to. Dont judge them on day one. worked for me anyway 🤷
  1. Bea Vos
    @bea_lambda-3aj

    inspired by a coworkers setup, Im thinking about a trackball. before i spend the money, i wanna hear the downsides from ppl who own one. what annoyed u in the first week? did you get used to it, or did it end up in a drawer? bonus points for photos described in words, since i love hearing how ppl arrange their desks for spreadsheet work.. xD if u tried a trackball and returned it, i want to hear that story too 👍 negative experiences are just as useful when youre about to spend money.

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  2. Arjun S.
    @arjun.stone

    oof if you switch between a work laptop and a desktop, a KVM switch or a monitor with a built-in USB hub saves a lot of cable swapping. good luck man!

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  3. Noah Nolan
    @heap_fox

    oh ive been there lol have u checked your trackball settings? mine were reset after an update, any update on this? good luck man!

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  4. Luca Zhang
    @subnetbuilder
    in reply to @heap_fox

    Whatever you buy, check if it needs vendor softwrae to work. Some peripherals lose features without it, and teh software can be heavy. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  5. Lea
    @loose_pusher

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo peripherals from scratch

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  6. Daria Dalton
    @rusty_owl657

    @bea_lambda-3aj works on paper, not in real life idk maybe im wrong lol

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  7. Mila Zhang
    @mila.zhang
    in reply to @rusty_owl657 Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol vertical mice and trackballs take a week or two to get used to. Dont judge them on day one. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  8. Bea Vos
    @bea_lambda-3aj
    in reply to @mila.zhang

    @mila.zhang Ended up with a monitor arm and a KVM instead. My desk is half as cluttered and my neck is happier.

    mindblown

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