Precision - finally
Finally, smooth roller bearings in a commercial trackball (other than X-Keys L-Trac). It is indeed quite expensive. But a trackball, especially a premium quality one, is not something that one buys too often. I own the original Huge and now I tried this one. As a matter of fact I have huge experience with trackballs, with my favorite to date being Nulea M512, Kensington Expert, Slimblade EQ, EX-G Pro, Deft Pro and a few others. First up, I often had to mod them with ZrO2 G5 static bearings (the ruby ones are almost never good enough). Secondary, there were always pros and cons. Expert for instance has the best ergonomy, and the best scroll ring ever invented, but at the same time it has the worst DPI. And so on, and so forth. What I wanted from my trackball, though, is: a nice DPI (applicable for gaming), smooth tracking (roller bearings or BTUs), huge ball, operated with pointer finger, good scrolling functionality, all buttons easily reachable and good ergonomics. How does the Huge Plus do? Let’s start with cons. The ergonomics of this one is simply strange, especially if you have relatively big hands. What you can do, though, is order a 3D Printed palm rest attachment, what I already have done and I am currently awaiting it to arrive. I’ve heard that it’s a game changer, so hopefully it will resolve the issue with Huge’s weirdness. Secondary, DPI, in fact it isn’t a Gameball, but it’s still good enough. It’s like a good old 24 Mpix camera. 99% of the time there is no need for a bigger sensor, especially if it’s full (Huge) frame, you get the analogy. So, yeah, the DPI on this thing is more than enough. It’s extremely responsive and quick. Very reliable. The overall feeling is far better than in the original one. Scroll wheel feels properly (a pity that it’s not as advanced as the MX Master one, but it’s more than enough nevertheless), all buttons have very nice tactile feeling, but at the same time are extremely quiet. The whole case feels very sturdy. The connection works out of the box. The battery seems very good. Overall design decisions (slight changes, like moving DPI to a single button with a LED indicator) seem justified. But, what I’m here for is the roller bearings. It’s a game changer, honestly. No static bearings can give you such precision. There is no way. Only other finger operated trackballs with bearings (or BTUs) are either the more expensive Ploopy Adept (which doesn’t have scroll!), where the ergonomics seems… questionable, or the X-Keys L-Trac which, speaking of ergonomy, is also not the best choice in the world. I mean, too much of the ball is hidden there. Also, that trackball doesn’t seem too ergo. This one, one the other hand, as I said, far better, still awkward, but with some addons, I mean, why not. Everything is right here. It’s my best one so far. I mean, the premium feeling on this thing is worth the purchase, without any doubt. The original Huge compared to this one is like 3rd gen i7 compared to 13th gen. Same CPU, but like 1000 years behind. At least worth trying. It’s my go-to trackball at the moment. Especially combined with the Ortho A82 keyboard and Cherry ML4700 or Apayado numpad, I’m finally happy with my setup. If you’re this kind of person, and you’ve already tried like a thousand trackballs, but there’s always something missing, this one will definitely resolve a majority of those gaps for you. I mean, there is still a place for improvements, like a scroll ring in place of a scroll wheel, a scroll wheel like in MX Master, better/detachable palm rest, even more DPI, and maybe some other features. But man, first up, one can’t have everything, cause a go to for one person is a no no for another. Secondary, sometimes good enough is good enough. And this one is good enough. This one will definitely stop me from purchasing a trackball every quarter, looking for the perfect one. Maybe when Protoarc EM06 shows up, I’ll give it a go. Or Gameball Pro. But, for now, this one is the best one so far, especially due to the smooth operation on the roller bearings. So it’s not like 100/100, cause a 100/100 to me would be like my dream that would never come true, nevertheless it easily scores like 93/100 and is definitely worth the higher than usual price. I do recommend it. The gap between this one and the old one is absolutely Huge.