McSinyx@icedquinn and @tyil, there are a few new clones of the MS Trackball Explorer in town now. I recently got a ProtoArc EM03 for 1/10 the price of the Ploopy to use at home. No idea about the quality of its sensor since I’m no serious gaymer, but here are a few differences compare to the Classic:
- There’s no leftie version, yet somehow my ball craddling skill mirrors quite well
- The pinky button is moved to the thumb
- It works wirelessly and only wirelessly, despite using USB for charging :blobraccoon-facepalm:
- No QMK, tho libinput ended up working perfectly to remap the buttons and enable drag scrolling
That being said, I actually consider swapping it with my leftie Classic in the office, mainly because I want to replace the Model M with something more silent so I don’t feel bad typing there. That keyboard is full-sized tho so using a pointing device on the right hand doesn’t feel so good.
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