Building the mouse Logitech won't make

Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by basscomm on Monday August 25, 2025 @12:29PM (#45015632)

I still haven't figured out why they no longer make wired trackballs. The thing never moves, why do I need it to be wireless?

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by hotsauceror on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:18PM (#45016240)

When you say "they", do you mean Logitech or Big Mouse in general?

Because I have wired trackballs from both Logitech and Kensington, and have for many years. You can pry my Kensington Orbit from my cold, dead hand.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by rwmj on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:23PM (#45016298)

I found that wired trackballs with scrollwheels no longer seem to exist. I bought a wired trackball without a scrollwheel and absolutely hate it.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by hotsauceror on Monday August 25, 2025 @03:25PM (#45017875)

https://www.kensington.com/p/products/featured-products/orbi...

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by rwmj on Monday August 25, 2025 @04:50PM (#45018811)

Yeah, that's the one I bought. It's nothing like a scroll wheel.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by hotsauceror on Monday August 25, 2025 @07:04PM (#45020232)

Oh, oh. You mean the actual little upright wheel thing. Sorry.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by basscomm on Monday August 25, 2025 @04:56PM (#45018904)

Logitech specifically. They haven't made a wired trackball in some time, as far as I can tell. Their only options are AA battery or rechargeable. I'd rather not have to futz with batteries at all on my desktop computer

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by fuckaj on Monday August 25, 2025 @06:10PM (#45019714)

Maybe someone is in the pocket of big mouse.

https://xkcd.com/2130/

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by Glyptodon on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:53PM (#45016674)

Have been happy w/ an Elecom not having found Kensington or Logitech options that I was happy with.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by JdeBP on Monday August 25, 2025 @12:46PM (#45015826)

Who is "they"? Perixx seems to be still selling wired trackballs.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by officialchicken on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:08PM (#45016113)

To add some context to the title for you, "Building the mouse Logitech won't make", it's referring to / implying the entire PC industry including Logitech.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by JdeBP on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:14PM (#45016187)

Which would make a statement that "they no longer make wired trackballs" a falsehood. So likely not whatever "they" basscomm had in mind, if you think about it.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by Krasnol on Monday August 25, 2025 @01:34PM (#45016424)

As far as I can see it, they sell only wired vertical mice. Trackballs are all wireless.

https://perixx.com/collections/mice?filter.v.t.shopify.conne...

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by JdeBP on Monday August 25, 2025 @02:17PM (#45017015)

The PERIMICE-520, right there on that page that you pointed to, is a wired trackball. I know because I have one beside me right now with the wire going across the desk. (-:

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by Krasnol on Monday August 25, 2025 @02:20PM (#45017055)

Now I see...they sell the normal tiltable trackball as vertical.

Thank you for pointing that out.

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by JdeBP on Monday August 25, 2025 @02:26PM (#45017166)

Perixx arranges things somewhat differently on the U.K./E.U. version of its WWW site.

* https://eu.perixx.com/collections/trackball

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Re:Building the mouse Logitech won't make by __mharrison__ on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @02:04AM (#45022808)

I have a wired CST trackball mouse that is about 10 years old. Built like a tank. I believe they go by the name of "L-Trac" now (as the company was sold).

They are a little pricey, ~$200, but I love mine (so much that I bought an extra). Also, they use a pool-sized ball, so I replaced mine with a green ball.

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