Cheap laptop ✅ Wiped Windows for Linux Mint ✅ Trackball superiority ✅ Mechanical keyboard ✅

  • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    carpal tunnel and RSIs suck. Trackball use strong arm muscles not weak wrist muscles in strained position.

    Plus less pronation.

    • m_f@midwest.social
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      1 year ago

      Seconding as better for RSI. Plus they work anywhere, you don’t need specific surfaces for them

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      1 year ago

      Meh, the only time I’m actually using my mouse for prolonged periods of time is when I’m gaming. And whenever I feel strained I’ll just switch to a controller, I’m absolutely terrible with controllers but they still feel less weird to my brain than trackballs.

    • agent_flounder@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      For whatever reason I usually get pain in my fingers not wrist. And usually only when gaming for a long time. Pretty sure I move my whole arm when using a mouse. Maybe that’s why?