Comment by lotharcable

I use a trackball almost exclusively. I will go back to mice for first person shooters. Mice can move faster and have easier time with pointer accuracy. This is where the sensor on a trackball is very important as it helps a lot with tracking, but mice will always have a edge if you are competitive. For stuff like Cyberpunk that isn't so hard core I have a fine time with my trackball.

Trackballs come in all sorts of different sizes, shapes, and layouts. Which works best is kinda up to your own physiology. That being said i find the thumb-style tend to work out a bit better for sitting on a sofa and plopping it down in random locations. It doesn't need a hard surface, being sideways or odd angles isn't going to bother it.

Another advantage for the trackball is you don't need much room for it. Just need enough room for it to sit on something without falling off.

If I have somewhere flat then I prefer to have the big center ball trackballs. Having a bigger ball with more mass is nice as more energetic movements doesn't cause it to rattle around and it is nice to be able to use multiple fingers.

Laptop trackpads are probably the worst devices ergonomically. It doesn't really matter how nice of quality they are as it is the size and position of them that make them bad to use. It is the repetitive twisting and bending of the wrists to reach them that make them bad.

If you have a very nice trackpad that is on the side of the keyboard then they probably can be very nice, though. I haven't tried them so I can't say anything from experience.