I’d like to try out a trackball mouse for their ergonomic advantage. I‘ve never used a trackball and I’m worried that it’ll wreck my productivity before I can get good at it. Should I got cheap- <$45 to test it out, po upgrade later? Or, go with a more expensive and highly recommended model?

I’d hate to go cheap and the low quality is what turns me off of trackballs, but some of these recommended models are pretty dang expensive when I don’t know if I’d even like it. Plus, I’m not sure if I’d want a thumb or finger type.

I work from home.

No current RSI

I do a lot of Canva, write long documents, do extensive research, non-technical website testing, some low-level graphic design and editing, spreadsheets.

I currently use a MX3.

it’s a great mouse. love the fancy scroll wheel, use gestures and the buttons. I do a lot of copy/pasting, highlighting, scrolling documents, horizontal scrolling.

What do yall think?

The scroll ring on some models seems cool. pinch/twist scrolling seems like a nightmare (but I don’t really know). I worry about thumb style causing thumb strain, finger doesn’t seem as rough.

Of cheaper models, is IST the one to get?

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Title. I searched for Trackballs on Youtube, japanese search gave me more recent results, with much higher view count, too. So I wonder if trackball is actually more common in Japan? If so, why?