trackball mice

If you like trackballs, take a look at Trackball Mouse .org reviews (if you haven't already).  One caveat; amongst others, he likes the Kensington Expert Mouse.  It's a big device.  You need quite big hands to be really comfortable with it.

My Logitech MX Master series mouse is amazing. I used to be a huge advocate for trackballs, and likely still would be, if it weren't for the multi-system support of the MX series.

Hey Deozaan, if you're still reading this, I have a solution.  Actually, Logitech does:

Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use "forever." The executive said such a mouse isn't "necessarily super far away" and will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/logitech-has-an-idea-for-a-forever-mouse-thatrequires-a-subscription/




At first I thought, "Wow, just pay your subscription and they send you a new mouse whenever it breaks? Sweet!", but nope.  They do briefly mention spare parts that can be ordered through iFixit, but seriously, if they're going to call it a "forever mouse", then hardware replacement should have been the first thing mentioned...

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from CodeProject News

Most of the mice I've had so far were Logitechs, including my first one (the good old Pilot Mouse). What they (almost) all had in common was that the left mouse button had hardly any resistance within a few months, which is of course nonsense for a mouse. For the first time, I have a new problem: I've been using a Logitech G402 for a few years (after all!) - and its right mouse button is now weak. 

I seriously consider getting a SteelSeries mouse next, hoping that the modern "gaming" mice will be more resistant.

Quote from: Tuxman on August 13, 2024, 01:21 PM

hoping that the modern "gaming" mice will be more resistant.

After years of using Logitech M705 mice, where newer editions started double-clicking when not intended because of poor switches, I've since then bought the Razer Basilisk X, and that has proven to be of better quality, and still big enough for my not so small hands, but not as bulky and pricey as the Logitech MX Master. Another reason not to choose Logitech again was several reports of their sometimes poor quality from other ppl (colleagues, forum, tech-news).

Replacement of switches was not an option? If mouses with your preferred shape/size are expensive enough, replacing switches (with better models) could be a consideration. I have done this for my own Logitech mouse. I like it's size and the feature to add/remove weight via a removable 'cassette'.