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A vertical mouse that doesn't break down
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Sorta kinda.
If you're used to the track pads, using a thumb based track pad is similar enough the habituation curve will be gentle.
Mind you, you're still adapting to the roundness, as well as the scale.
That being said, having used the old Microsoft trackball, thumb based ones are not for me. I've tried that specific one as a loaner and it didn't match what I wanted. But comparing it to the deck's pads, there's a closer kind of muscle memory. I think the biggest difference is the tendency of the ball to make the ends of your movement sloppy compared to the center third or so. But that is where the habituation curve is, imo, not in the general usage.
When I'm using a trackball the end of my movement is actually the most precise, ime. The way I use the trackball is to 'launch' it roughly in the direction that I want, and then when the cursor is close enough to the target, you 'stop' the trackball and precisely move it to the destination. It's not a single movement it's like a flick and then a halt and precise movement.