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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 7 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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basscomm ◴[25 Aug 25 16:29 UTC] No.45015632[source]▶
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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1. JdeBP ◴[25 Aug 25 16:46 UTC] No.45015826[source]▶
Who is "they"? Perixx seems to be still selling wired trackballs.
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2. officialchicken ◴[25 Aug 25 17:08 UTC] No.45016113[source]▶
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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3. JdeBP ◴[25 Aug 25 17:14 UTC] No.45016187[source]▶
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.
4. Krasnol ◴[25 Aug 25 17:34 UTC] No.45016424[source]▶
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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5. JdeBP ◴[25 Aug 25 18:17 UTC] No.45017015[source]▶
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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6. Krasnol ◴[25 Aug 25 18:20 UTC] No.45017055{3}[source]▶
Now I see...they sell the normal tiltable trackball as vertical.

Thank you for pointing that out.

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7. JdeBP ◴[25 Aug 25 18:26 UTC] No.45017166{4}[source]▶
Perixx arranges things somewhat differently on the U.K./E.U. version of its WWW site.

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