Looking for a decent Rollerball mouse

[acidpython]

I've got an odd request, a friend of mine is looking for a higher end Rollerball mouse has anyone got any recommendations?

Also where would be a good place to look for them? Would be willing to pay for shipping although I'm based in the UK.

P.S. I'm not looking for a trackball mouse

[Power5]

I guess they could still be useful in a clean room with devices that are ultra sensitive to LED light or infrared. Other than that, I get sick of them in a matter of days cleaning the damn rollers all the time. Why would anyone want one and then pay extra for a top dollar one? Grab one off ebay is my advice. Hell, you can probably get an entire old p3 computer with it.

[JoeBar]

Tell you friend to evolve...

[acidpython]

I guess they could still be useful in a clean room with devices that are ultra sensitive to LED light or infrared. Other than that, I get sick of them in a matter of days cleaning the damn rollers all the time. Why would anyone want one and then pay extra for a top dollar one? Grab one off ebay is my advice. Hell, you can probably get an entire old p3 computer with it.

He wants a decent roller ball to pay FPS's I personally detest them after having to clean them every so often.

If there's any particularly good mice still out there I'd want to check them out

[Musho]

Ehhh, FPS's play 100 times better with a good optical mouse? Tell hem to have a look at the Razer Deathadder or the Logitech MX518

[acidpython]

Ehhh, FPS's play 100 times better with a good optical mouse? Tell hem to have a look at the Razer Deathadder or the Logitech MX518

It's more his style, he plays at a very low sensitivity and rolls the ball with his wrist to make larger movement. It's bizarre but it really works for him. I thought I'd have a look for a decent one for him.

[karbonkid]

Razer Boomslang - best mouse I ever owned. You can still get them on eBay sometimes. I had the 2100dpi version made my Terratec, but theres a 1600dpi one and i think a 2000dpi one available too.

[anachlores]

I'm guessing he got a lot of time in at the arcade machines....

kensington makes a whole bunch of them, but from what I've read, even their top-tier models break pretty fast under regular usage and I imagine wrist-speed-rolling is gonna kill them pretty fast. I would advise going to a store and testing them out, but most stores don't display them on the floor. Actually.... If your friend is a bit of a DIY'er, I KNOW he can go and buy an arcade roller and a controller board and program it to suit his needs. It won't be cheap, but I imagine the build quality will be leaps better than the cheap plastic crap kensington makes.

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm go to the "controls" section on the left and go to "trackballs", it may help.

On that page, there are a few ready to go trackballs like this: http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Innovati.../dp/B00004Z6T2 It's sorta ugly as sin, but its the exact same as the "kidsball" and since it is made for infants and the like, you could throw it against a wall and it'll probably come out shiny.

hope that helps a bit