On 06/08/2011 06:16 AM, Camaleón wrote:
On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:28:05 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:On 06/07/2011 01:40 PM, Camaleón wrote: [snip]I still see some disadvantages for laser or BlueTrack based mice: 1/ They do not work on crystal or clear surfacesI can't remember the last time I put my mouse on a clear (glass?) surface. But if I did, then I'd use a mousepad.And what happens if you are on a conference room (or any other "hostile" environment) with no mousepad at all? Only you, a pristine clear surface and your hi-tech laser mouse ;-)
Then I use the trackpad on my laptop.
Disadvantages of ball mice: 1) The ball gets dirty and sticks. Yes, you can clean it, but laser mice never get dirty.Doesn't need to be re-calibrated? Never?
Eh? Recalibrate an optical mouse? Never heard of (or had to do) such a thing.
2) The ball doesn't roll well on some surfaces. The laser works on more surfaces.I can live with a corded laser/bluetrack mouse but not with a wireless one.
What's "bluetrack"? I agree with not wanting wireless, though. -- "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt." Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749