My favourite mouse for gaming: The Gameball Gaming Trackball review | MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN!
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2022
- Today I review the incredible Gameball: The Gaming Trackball! Yes, I am a bit of a trackball nerd. Okay, a huge trackball nerd. After going through many trackballs over the years, I just may have found my favourite one ever: The Gameball. Even better, it's made right here in the UK!
Find out more about the Gameball here: www.gamingtrackball.com/
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This review deserves more attention. Most reviews of trackballs are from people who dont use trackballs and they dont compare them to eachother. The best part of your review was the big difference between the pressure needed for moving the ball. Ive had multiple trackballs and have never found a balanced one for gaming, when it came to quality of precision movement as well as scroll and button features. Thank you for your review.
Thanks for your comment! Ball sticktion is such a big problem for me. I think because my wrist is so sensitive. I'm really looking forward to the next GameBalls, but I'm a little worried about the ProArc partnership. I hope they still have enough freedom to make them great.
I've been a Microsoft Trackball Explorer user for 19 years now so you have no idea how much this review helped shape my decision on pursuing this product. I've literally just been hunting down Trackball Explorers that have been repaired or refurbished over the years but it's getting expensive and exhausting to do so.
I will say I'm worried about the scroll wheel being moved because access to that scroll wheel is big for me as an avid FPS player but I will take this review into heavy consideration.
I really appreciate this video. I have nerve damage and started gaming during the pandemic. I have only ever used a thumb trackball mouse. I am now looking for a better trackball mouse for gaming.
What a great review im using a Kessington slim-blade trackball of which seems good, but I have hurt my finger scrolling on the normal trackball pro, so I'm very pleased to find this Gameball it looks to be what I need
I have one as well. Best trackball I've ever owned, and I've had a bunch. Yeah, Eric is a cool dude.
I am upgrading my gaming equipment. Saw your video here and ordered a gameball. I have been a track ball user forever and glad I found a nice one. Was at best buy and they said track balls are not really popular. Maybe not but I love them.
Great Review! Thanks so much for actually mentioning that the ball moves smoothly and easily (this is one of the most important features to me and almost every other review I have read fails to mention this). I used a Logitech Trackman Marble Trackball Mouse for at least 10+ years now and it has been discontinued. I tried the Huge but the Huge is actually just fits a medium sized hand (US size). An employee with smaller hands than mine loves it. I am a large and it is way too small as your wrist floats in the air instead of on the desk or on the mouse as it should (for a sizing guide standard XL gloves from the US are way too big for me). While the Gameball is about $148 vs $24 for the Trackman the Trackman only lasted a year at the most and the ball was very hard to move and definitely not professional in the first place. Anyways thanks for the great review as I was about to buy 5-10 mouse pads and cut them so that my Large US hand would fit on the mouse properly but I would really rather try a Gameball mouse first as finger fatigue is a real issue if the ball is hard to move after about 4 or more hours using a worn out trackball mouse. One last quick thing I also bought two Kensington Orbit mouses and they were good mouses but ridiculous that they were made to fit a childs size hand (not ergonomic at all).
Thank you for such a clear review.
Thanks for watching!
After watching your video I'm sold!!!
I've been using trackballs for many years. I have two Kensington Expert trackballs - one for work and one for home. They are both over a decade old, and still work like new. However, I recently upgraded to a high refresh rate monitor for gaming, and the Kensington trackballs don't work well for that purpose. They only poll at a standard 125 Hz, which leads to less than smooth movement in high FPS games. So, I ordered a GameBall last week. It has a polling rate of 1,000 Hz, and will be smooth in high framerate games. If there is another high polling rate trackball on the market, I've yet to find it. My GameBall will be here today, February 26th, 2024. I'm excited about the GameBall Pro, with a larger ball, and physical scroll wheel. I'll probably buy one as soon as they are released.
I appreciate the well timed review as I was looking for possible trackball replacement to use from a bed or sofa. I normally use a mouse but it doesn't seem as feasible without a hard surface
Since I am not a sole trackball user, I do find the coast of 148 on their site, a bit too high for me.
The horizontal scroll just sold it for me. Great review, thanks!
But they're sold out and not in stock anywhere!!... 😭
Thanks for the review. I currently have an elecom HUGE as well. I'm now on their website ordering one :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! Gameball is still unbeatable as my daily driver :)
I love the sneak peak of your Steam Deck!
Gahhh… you got me wanting one!!!😂
if you are playing a multiplayer game you might want to try a mouse accel driver like "raw accel" which lets you setup a sensitivity based on how fast you are moving the trackball which is more intuitive, granular and faster than swapping between game and precision mode manually.
Cool gadget! Not interested personally, but kudos to them. Also nice they sell cheaper refurbs on their store.
I like his accent
I’m looking for a trackball mouse for Golden Tee games, via emulation. Would this work well for something like that? Where you need to roll the ball forward with a decent amount of force?
Yeah you are, and also I need this! - Stubbs
I like the Huge design but that stickion is a problem when I want fine movement. It's also a problem for cat people; the hard points keep building up felt pads.
Trackball gamers, represent! Ambidextrous/symmetrical ones recommended for gaming. I don't have any hand or wrist condition. I just like that ye olde arcade-like feel. It's intuitive to me. Granted, that might be because I've been using trackballs for 20+ years.
Fun fact: Trackballs have been around longer than mieces.
0:39 Trackman Marble's muh fave. Logitech doesn't make them anymore. More's the pity.
2:22 Really? That must be a new development. Back in the day, it was more common to find symmetrical ones rather than offset ones. Can't find any trackballs in stores nowadays. They have to be special-ordered.
5:00 You really only need two buttons on a gaming trackball.
5:28 Scroll buttons (taking the place of a mousewheel) are a nice modern feature that ye olde Trackman Marble lacks.
8:38 That's really where a symmetrical trackball shines. Any symmetrical one with two buttons will do. The GameBall is like an ultra-modern deluxe jobber.
9:38 20+ for me.
Been using a trackball for more than 20 years. Wouldn't go back to mouse use.
100% agree. I won't and can't!
The only thing I worry about is the right side scroll. I used to have the kensington that had the touch scroll and it was a nightmare, so much so I threw it out. I hope they make a new firmware to disable the right side scroll and change the left side to vertical scroll.
lmao never expected to see this from you, but I've always sort of been interested in how gaming is on a trackball so this is pretty cool. The firmware is a huge plus, I can't stand settings being tied to software.
I am 100% a complete trackball nut
I have been following this project for a while. Currently what;s holding me back from trying it is the price, as I am... not flush with cash.
I had thought the same, but I dished out the cash and in my opinion I came from a Logitech G502 Light Speed (I promise not full of cash) but I don't wanna go back, there are a few downfalls from my other mouse but thats due to how long I used it compared to this one.
Im thinking of getting into trackball mouses and right now I'm on the fence between the game ball and L trac. I want the one that is the absolute best for aiming. Thank you for the information!
Ah I had an L-track for a bit. Lovely trackball for office use but the ball is a bit too shallow for my liking and fast aiming. Gameball would be my choice for sure. I've been using Ploopy Classic recently but I miss the gameball for how smooth the ball is and the fine aiming you can do with it.
i wish i could find one for thumb operated trackball.
Wow, looks cool, and comfortable
It is both of those things and more!
I have the kensington expert, 2 elecom huge, 1 elecom deft pro, 1 elecom brita. I like them all for different reasons but in terms of scrolling I think they all are weak. Because I've got used to scrolling in the apple trackpad, the thinkpad's trackpoint, and the Logitech Master MX 3.
Scroll wheel in Elecom's suck big time. more in elecom huge than in Deft pro or brita. I have 2 elecom huge and both scroll wheels got dirty, I don't know how, but this made scrolling jumpy.
I use 2 fingers to move the trackball with the huge and the deft pro, with the brita just 1 because the ball is too small. And this makes less fatigue.
from Apple's trackpad & Magic mouse I love inertia scrolling & 2d scrolling
from the Logitech Master MX 3 I love free wheel scrolling that is like physical inertia scrolling
from Thinkpad's Trackpoint I love 2d continuous scrolling.
from Kensington Expert I love continuous scrolling with the ring.
I would love a tracking device that combines 2d, inertia, continuous scrolling
Hello, can you please tell me how your gameball is a year later? thanks.
For anyone that uses or used a logitech trackman marble how do you feel the gameball compares
I thought about trackball recently more then usual part of why is that a board am trying to win a giveaway for able to have trackballs added to it lol an just before this video there was a short about a man acing with it double lol
I'm 56 and still using Microsoft Trackball Explorer 1.0 USB. Currently looking for something to replace it. My index finger loves the Trackball.
I'm sad to say nothing will really ever replace the Explorer. Mine broke and I've not stopped wishing for it since :'(
@@RetroBreezeYT Did you see their Pro version prototype? The mold looks just like MS Trackball Explorer. I'm hoping the scroll wheel will not be vertical.
How heavy is the ball? I like a heavier ball, like the Kensington Expert Mouse, as I find a heavier ball is easier for making smaller, precise movements.
Very, very light, but ultra smooth.
Serious question! (as opposed to my joke about stealth archer :p)...
How programmable are those buttons? I want to use this to play a MMO (FFXIV specifically), and I'd like to set it up so the left buttons (top and bottom) are Left and Right click, and then the right buttons can be modifier buttons for Shift, Ctrl and Alt. Is that doable?
Yep, just use any key-mapping software you like, I have a similar setup right now!
@@twocatsyelling723curious how your mmo journey has gone with this trackball
@@zach_ryI never actually got around to it. Life happened, as it usually does.
I'm still keen on getting back around to this, though.
Sorry for the late reply :p
How firm are the buttons to click? My Logitech Trackball Marble is dying and I tried replacing it with the Kensington Orbit with the scroll ring. The buttons on the Kensington are much firmer / harder to click than my Logitech and I had to send it back - it was unusable for an 8 hour workday. I am wondering how the buttons on the Gameball feel in terms of the amount of force required to click. Can anyone offer any feedback?
Very light indeed in my opinion. Definitely one of the lightest, yet tactile switches I've used. By the way, its very easy to replace Moise switches if you have a mouse you like with switches that don't quite work for you!
@@RetroBreezeYT Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I already returned the Kensington, so I think I will just go ahead and buy the Gameball. 🙂
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THANK YOUUUU!!!! When you explained how you use your hand on this mouse my jaw dropped because that is EXACTLY how i use my fingers on my logitech trackball!! Ive been playing world of warcraft since 2006 using a logitech track ball with the ball in the middle just above the right n left mouse buttons and its all been smooth until the last couple expansions, theres so many new spells. i literally have 33 spells binded and still need more buttons but ive completely filled up my entire right hand spot on the keyboard with every letter i can comfortably reach plus those same letters while pressing shift & my mouse has 2 extra mappable buttons & thats still not enough this should give me just enough. i wonder if the scrolls can be mapped too? Im ordering this asap
I'm glad the video was helpful for you! Yes, the hand position (and finger position) are just sublime on Gameball. I really love it and the smoothness of the ball goes a long way too. I'm not sure if you can remap the scrolls but I'm guessing you could with third-party software!
Waiting for gameball thumb.
can you please tell me what game your playing at 8:48 your shooting skulls. looks like a cool boomer shooter. thanks in advance.
That's Devil Daggers, and awesome FPS indie game!
@@RetroBreezeYT thanks, I actually did a screenshot same day i asked the question. and did a image search then found it. thanks man. I love boomer shooters. my fav so far is prodeus pc version, switch version isn't so good. be well.
I did but I could never find anything besides Logitech's Trackman, and those consistently broke on me. The Gameball might be worth looking at.
Its really great and feels a little like the trackman too.
@@RetroBreezeYT
Good to hear, a shame no other mouse has the ability to unlock the scroll wheel like the G105, I really like that feature.
Stealth Archer?! Wow. That's rare.
There's absolutely no guides for this build anywhere either, had to make it all up totally from scratch and not blindly following a website obviously
@@RetroBreezeYT Yeah! I've heard about "Stealth Archer" builds, but thought they were just made up. I mean is that even possible in Skyrim?
What... hiding from a distance and taking them out with arrows, receiving bonus damage due to stealth, completely undetected? How would that even work?
I mean, Skyrim allows for a lot of play styles... but come on. Even the venerable Todd Howard has his limits.
Shift + scroll wheel will scroll horizontally as well, fyi.
I know but the horizontal scroll wheel is kind of life changing!
Have you by any chance tried the gameball thumb?
I haven't and probably won't unfortunately. My wrist is sensitive and doesn't work well with thumballs.
@RetroBreezeYT its a lot cheaper, im assuming cause they manufacturing it in China,
I got the logitec mx ergo, whichever one was a hundred bucks and after a year that left mouse button did what logitech left mouse buttons do.
Im sick of it.
But your review was pretty glowing so I migj5 just get this guy, im so not used to pointer fingering my trackball tho
Hardware sounds nice, but at $150 I'm just reminded of how much is still lacking in the trackball market when compared to mice.
Also, how do you aim this thing at gaming and not include a physical scroll wheel? They should know better, c'mon now.
THEIR MAKING A PRO?? LETS GOOOOO
Cannot wait!!!
I'm following the project almost from the start too, but... The wire is a deal breaker. Once this thing goes wireless - shut up and take my money!
Why would the wire matter if you’re not moving it around like a traditional mouse?
@@TicketxBooth
Well I don't know maybe because it may be treated as a portable device?..
@@OmarLivesUnderSpace yeah god forbid you have to wrap a wire around a couple of times. My fault, g.
Sure, a couple of times before going out, then a couple of times after working at a place, then another couple of times on the train or wherever, and so on each and every day, 'cause obviously I have my whole once given life for wrapping it back and forth before it breaks on me after a year (at most) of endless wrapping so I'll have to toss the whole fuскing trackball out and buy a new one, 'cause there are no replacement wires for the thing. Sounds like a great plan,@@TicketxBooth, fuскing ingenious, if I understand it correctly.
@@OmarLivesUnderSpace why are you so pressed, Omar? 🤣 unfortunately you don’t seem to “understand it correctly” this one is for your gaming setup. It’s not meant to be moved about all the time. Get a cheap wireless one that’s designed for portability to do office work and then have this one on the desk at home where it’s intended, Omar. Problem solved 😘
pretty “fucking ingenious” of you to complain about not being able to use this device in a way it’s clearly not intended.
Is there a wireless option like this?
Not yet, but the Gameball team are working on some new wireless products!
@@RetroBreezeYT thx
Bro - if you didn't change the bearings immediately in your ELECOM HUGE, then you weren't experiencing it the right way. It shipped with GARBAGE bearings and a few dollars makes it feel like what I'm imagining this Gameball feels like.
Gameball is amazing but the Price is not this mouse is for ppl how are willing to pay over 100€ for keybords mouse and controllers
I will stuck to my old and cheap Elecom Huge one of the best on the market
spending near a 100 an over is how you get actual nice boards an mice a 30 buck board is horrible to feel