I have one of the original right hand Ploopy trackballs.
- It comes in a kit and as you need to assemble it, you feel emotionally attached to it
- The designer (Colin) probably has big hands. I have a small hand and it doesn't fit right.
- The 3d printed texture is great.
- The ball doesn't 'flow'. It doesn't keep momentum. You apply a strong movement and it spins dead within the second.
- I absolutely love it is open source, but there is not much of a community around it, probably because the barriers of entry are quite high. I never found the time to hack it myself.
- It tracks the movement extremely well. Accuracy, precision are awesome. Better than any other trackball I have (and I have MANY). On par with the logitech mx master.
- The position of the thumb wheel is not good for my hand. After months of use it started giving me RSI. And now everytime I use it, I notice within the hour that something is not right.
My perfect trackball would be the ploopy:
- With a smaller body for small hands
- With momentum in the scroll wheel ALA logitech mice
- With a different position for the scroll wheel
> - With a smaller body for small hands
That's actually a nice idea. It would be great to have three sizes, like S, M and L.