On 8 June 2011 05:28, Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> 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 surfaces >> >> > I 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. > > Disadvantages of ball mice: > 1) The ball gets dirty and sticks. Yes, you can clean it, but laser > mice never get dirty. > 2) The ball doesn't roll well on some surfaces. The laser works on > more surfaces. >
Balls also wear and cause a perfectly good mouse to become unusable. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.