Re: Logitech trackman replacement

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I can only respond to the feel of the device and I have not noticed any 
real changes since going to the wireless version.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/21/2011 3:53 PM, Buck wrote:
> I have a USB Logitech Trackman.  I love it.  The left button became
> unreliable after what, 5 years?  Seven?  I can't recall how long I've
> had it.  Well I found a more or less equivalent switch in my junk box
> and soldered it in, but this sort of maintenance usually heralds the end
> of service life.
>
> Logitech no longer make a USB Trackman, only the wireless version.
>
> 1) Does the wireless Trackman have the same exquisite feel that the USB
> Trackman has?
>
> 2) How does the wireless connexion work when it gets hit with 40 watts
> of 2GHz RF?  As a microwave amateur radio operator, I don't want the
> cursor to fly randomly across the screen when I transmit, but the worst
> case scenario is a dead wireless dongle or mouse (they both have
> receivers in the 2GHz band).
>
> I realise the likelihood of an answer is low, but hope springs eternal:-)
>
>    --buck