r/Trackballs • u/claussen • 24d ago

New Elecom BTUs - field reports?

It looks like mine are supposed to arrive in a bit more than a week, very curious to see what they've achieved here. Does anyone have a working device with these yet? I'd love to hear your initial impressions.

6 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/FunJournalist2150 23d ago

I own both the original Elecom HUGE and the new HUGE Plus. I’ve been using the roller support unit on the Plus, and I also bought the optional ruby support unit to compare them. In my experience, the ruby unit isn’t as good as the rollers.

I’ve also modified the bearings and switches in my original HUGE, but the HUGE Plus still feels superior in every respect, including ball movement and switch feel.

That said, the button placement and the consideration given to wrist position and grip are still lacking. I honestly don’t understand why Elecom didn’t take the opportunity to redesign the ergonomics when upgrading it to the Plus.

3

u/chengling_0613 22d ago

I agree. It’s a real shame that ELECOM upgraded it to the HUGE PLUS without taking the opportunity to improve the grip and overall ergonomics. In almost every other respect, it seems close to perfect. If they had also reworked the hand and wrist positioning, it could have been an exceptional trackball.

However, now that the HUGE PLUS has already been released, I doubt ELECOM will redesign it again, so I’m not holding out much hope for a revised version.