I was wondering if I could have the same smoothness with a USB mouse on a PS/2 ball mouse. Is that possible without any problems or do I have to get a optical mouse?
Smoothness with a ball mouse is all about keeping the ball and rollers clean. It's just maintenance. Optical is no fuss, no muss. A ball mouse also won't have the movement resolution, if that's more of what you mean.
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depends on the ball mouse, there are also very decent ones out in the wild.
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These Logitech ones are really nice if you keep them clean.
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I'd be interested to try one of the original Razer ball mice. I haven't seen one since reading about them back when optical mice were too slow for competitive gaming... that's a long time ago.
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