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Have you got the precision of the regular mouse with this trackball?

I have tried a number of trackballs, and haven't been able to reach the precision of a regular mouse from any — after a week of usage of each of several trackballs I only got to the convenience/precision of trackpoint or bad touchpad.

Moving in straight lines, predictable directions and moving just a few pixels was the biggest issue.

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Not OP but using the mx ergo since more than a year. Never really had problems with the precision, the precision in the first week of using the mouse will definitely be different, because your brain needs to adapt. The only time I have problems is, when I haven't cleaned the trackball for some time, then it will get jittery. But the mouse has a precision button next to the trackball where you can move really slow and will definitely have a chance to move just a few pixels.

There’s a dedicated button right at your thumb that increases precision on demand. :)

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