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have you tried the BTU mod ? (is there one like on the classic?)

The only issue with the slimblade for me was actually the scrolling - working in audio and video editing, the placement of the pointer while scrolling makes a large difference for accuracy. The slimblade pointer would inadvertently move from where I needed it to be like 90% of the time. Any workaround for this that you know of? I’d much prefer the slimblade to the expert if it would be more consistent in that one area

This is really informative! I tried doing this but both bolts are already so tight they are not budging. But it’s still shifting to the left 😢

Elecom huge ergonomically so bad coz right hand is higher than the left and it comes to your shoulders and the neck pain , the slim blade is the king for sure !

Personally I cant comprehend how anyone still says $100 a lot of money. Like, what do you own that costs less than a $100 these days? I mean a basic decent quality T shirt will cost like $30 these days unless you have Costco. AirPods Pro cost $200. an Iphone costs over a thousand dollars. A decent pair of running shoes that isn't an older model costs at least $150 if not more, and of course you need more than one pair. A decent set of bath towels costs close to $100. A month worth of paper towels cost like $20 with costco and double that or more without. A tank of gas in these giant cars most Americans drive costs nearly $100. A dinner for 2 at some over rated American restaurant serving trash food costs about $100. I just bought one package of insecticide for my home and it cost $45, and it's nothing special. Calling an exterminator out for one trip would cost a multiple of that. God forbid your air conditioner breaks and you need to call an AC company, I've seen them charge people $350 to change a $10 capacitor that takes 5 minutes. My point is. $100 is just normal for anything in the world today. in 1994 money this thing would cost about $45, call it $50. Thats the evolving value of money in terms of purchasing power. Maybe I'm just stressed and going off.

Just curious, does the gameball have static or dynamic bearings? I’ve heard it’s static from some and dynamic from others and I can’t see on their website where it says if it uses dynamic or static, thanks!

Man why can't ploopy get a hold of the Logitech g series scroll wheel. Infinite scroll to notch scroll is so fun to use for everything.

the stiction aspect is really overlooked in terms of rsi. trying to be precise with that style of ball creates a lot of tension in the hand for me whereas the ploopy is effortless.

Tried meditation for a while, but I found it akin to "drowning" my worries in mundane sensory observations. It did help with getting to sleep, but I found I had a bit more difficulty getting up in the morning. Switched to journaling which I found worked faster for clearing the "worries" out of my head than meditation, not quite as good for sleep but still effective. Then switched to doing a small To Do list for the next day, no more than 5 items. Just having things slightly thought out and lined up for the morning seemed to dispel >80% of my worries and takes only 1-2 minutes. While this worked quite well, it also has a negative in that I tended to focus on small concrete "task units" more in the morning which would put me more in that mode all day... it basically shoved metacognition into the shadows in the back of my mind & made me behave more like a task completion robot. This was great when I had a backlog of tasks to complete, but wasn't so great for figuring out what to do when I was done with everything that mattered... I sometimes found myself making up bs tasks to complete to fill out the remainder of my day rather than engaging with any deep work. To solve for this, I started taking a 25 minute rest in the middle of the day where I'd get as comfortable as possible, block out sound with headphones and put a dark cloth over my eyes to block out light, then just allow myself to ruminate on whatever came up. I find I fairly often get great insights during this & make big strides on solving complex problems. And I found I didn't "need" to do anything at night to make it easier to sleep anymore, although I still do give myself a short 3-5 item task list for the morning typically bc it gets me started right away rather than meandering aimlessly for a while. I like to order the list from shortest to longest task and ramp up into the workday, then use this rumination state to switch modes to deep work around halfway through the day. Working great for me for the last 4 months or so.

Slimeblade sucks. How does anybody hit the buttons?

why is there so few people here

Where did you get the brush?

Thank you so much, this is fantastic

I purchased both of these because I was looking to replace my Kinsington Expert trackball with a trackball with higher DPI for FPS games. I was disappointed in both of them. As far as ball movement, they are both great. They both fail in scrolling. In most FPS the scroll is used to switch weapons and tools. The SlimBlade will not scroll and move at the same time. The GameBall scroll is way up at the top of the trackball and almost out of reach. I ended up sending them both back. :( Still looking for a good gaming trackball, has anyone found something better?

As a long time user of the Kensington Expert, I was looking for a trackball with higher DPI. This Slimblade is very disappointing for gaming. In most FPS, the scroll is used to switch weapons. However, with the Slimblade cannot move and scroll at the same time. This makes it useless in most FPS games.

Hey super awesome review! How is the Ploopy tilt compared to the Slimblade, like the Expert tilt and height is annoying and you definitely need the wrist rest to use it. Looking your video the tilt and height of the Ploopy looks more like the Expert than the Slimblade. I would love a picture of the sides of the three comparing the height and tilt of each.

Great review. Lots of details. Thx. BTW: The game's music is too loud. It makes it hard to understand what you're saying, especially for someone with English as a second language.

doesn't look that slim to me but as you said if someone moves my balls they press my button

Thank you for this review, but is it good for fps games?

I agree I have huge sticktion issues on my ELecoms. I counter it with candle wax. I love the ergonomics like you said, but the durability is lacking. Also I miss having on board programming. Sure I can copy my conf files between Linux installs, but I prefer being able to plug and play. Thanks for the reviews

Tyler, you are an MVP for making this. You provide such comprehensive and well researched information. I feel happy to find another ergonomics nerd on the Internet. A proper workstation is so important for longevity!

9:55 you walk 3mph 8 hours per day. Bro that's pretty intense lol. How many steps is that?

Love seeing you podcasting, my friend!

i’m not gonna lie while researching ergonomic mice I went down the exact same product path u did, i can’t decide on slim blade or expert

Your explanation was much better than the manufacturer. Much appreciated 👏🏽

Not to hijack the subject here, but LOL based on your previous video ( and other research ) I ordered the Xiser. I have patellar tendon issues ( Hoka Bondi guy here) May be put a disclaimer on the other video :) Oh well. I saw they recommend using the Xiser backwards for people with knee problems. May be I will ease my way to see how my knee reacts. Great videos. Very informative ( maybe some updates on older videos necessary :)) What I like is that your videos are based on your experience over time. Thank you !

looking into this... M2 is 499.... and the site sells refurbished M1 for 299... that's a pretty sizable difference.. is the m2 worth it?

If you take an external touchpad and tilt it like you have done with your keyboard, isn't that the best of bouth worlds? You have the right angle and you use multiple fingers equally, the pressing and stuff

Thank you! May your pillow always be cold. 🎉

Really useful stuff Tyler, cheers. I'll see if I can find those tenting legs on Amazon…

It sure would have been nice if you told us what the syringe lubricator is called and where to buy it.

Great video, what applicator are you using for lubing the belt?

Thank you so much!

how do you make the adept sound and feel less griddy? I want it to feel as smooth as the game ball lol

Thanks for the review! Do you feel like 3.1 max mph is enough? Comparing to the slightly faster MT version. Leaning the same you have bc of price but don’t want to regret not buying the faster one.

I'm curious about the Adept. Have you used it for first person games much? In a shooter you would need to be holding down a right click, scrolling the ball and left clicking repeatedly all at the same time very often. I'm just a bit curious what that looks like for you on the Adept. Also a little concerned about not being able to aim while scrolling. Probably not a dealbreaker for me either way since I mostly play strategy and third person action games.

Thank you so much for this interview. I was on the fence about getting the Egofit M2 or the Walkingpad C2 and you are the 2nd person to say to go for the Egofit. I also am going to go on the website for the Comfort model for the 3% incline as well.

Thanks for the great video. The Adept actually has a mod that allows you to use ball bearings instead of the roller ones, although I've tried neither I imagine they're quieter, and allow more freedom.

yo! so for fps games, basically just get the ploopy adept? ty for a solid video.

I'm planning to switch to a treadmill desk and this is hands down the most useful video I found on the topic. Thank you so much for the tips!

not all RSI is the same though

I hate the L-Trac, I would rather use an Elecom Huge or Slimblade any day. I find the dynamic bearings on the L-trac to be worse than the static bearings in any Elecom trackball. I also theorize that the 'stiction' with static bearings may be due to oils interacting with the plastic ball. My niece got into speed cubing, and they use silicone based lube on the cubes. I noticed that using a petroleum based lube will make a speed cube experience stiction. I washed off an old logitech ball (and static bearings) that was experiencing stiction using detergent and alcohol. Then I used a speed cube lubricant on the ball. No stiction. I find lubricating trackballs using the "forehead/nose" method will help stiction for a few days and then it comes back. Using a silicone lubricant seemed to fix it for a long time.

so glad when you removed that hair off the ball

I had the old CST trackball with steel rollers, and I thought it was the least smooth trackball I ever used. A lot of people on old trackball/ergonomic forums would wax poetic on how good steel rollers felt, but I think they were wrong. Since then many people have talked about how bad the CST was. I absolutely hated the roughness of moving bearings, to the point that I'm cautious about spending so much on a ploopy, in case people are just mass hallucinating about the smoothness again.

I tried the MX Ergo for about 2 weeks and it killed my thumb, very bad cramping through to the meat of my palm. Was I likely using it wrong or was it something wrong with me?

I believe the L-Trac actually has three buttons, there is a smaller circular middle click between the trackball and scroll wheel. Personally I think if you want many buttons easily accessible, the MTE/gameball style is vastly superior to the ambidextrous style in almost all cases.

I have a deskbike which i never use so i am a little bit ancious to buy the treadmill. But I love your enthousiasm and am really thinking about the treadmill now...

Did you try a Apple Trackpad? I think this is also a real good thing (even for Windows, with a github addon!) I also am amazed about not resting your arms at all... For me this it crazy. I can type without it but it just doesn't feel ergonomic. Love the video's! (Y)

I took a ploopy today

epic video, gonna go full trackball. have you ever tried the orbit?