Best Ergonomic trackball (finger-operated, with scroll wheel) for programmer

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Published on 2009-07-30T16:41:16Z Indexed on 2010/06/06 17:12 UTC
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We programmers are at great risk of RSI. After 10 years, I was having shoulder problems and switched to a trackball, which helped, then switched to my left hand which helped even more.

I'm looking for a good finger-operated trackball with a scroll wheel. (I do not like the ones where you control the ball w/ your thumb. My thumb isn't as dexterous).

I also want to have a scroll wheel. I currently use a Logitech Marble Mouse but the scrolling implementation is very poor. EDIT: I just tried the Marble Scroll (free software that provides better scrolling. Works great. Another option is the KatMouse addon (which I've not tried) for trackballs.

I hear the old Logitech Trackman was very good, but is no longer available.

Anyone have experience with the Marble Mouse (and the above fixes) ? Or any suggestions of a good trackball.

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