Thankfully, I've never had a mouse with balls. These days, there's just no reason to. A cheap optical mouse can be had for $10...of course, I'd recommend getting something of better quality anyway.
A quick note, there have been a few posts in this thread which have called the "optical" mouse a "laser" mouse. These are two different things (the misnomer is only important to note now because Logitech - and perhaps others I don't know about - is making actual laser mouse products). As it stands, I am only aware of two mouse products that are actually "laser."
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Originally Posted by FngKestrel
Laser vs LED, is laser that much more superior?
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Yes. It's been awhile since I've looked up the info (I got my Logitech MX1000 near the end of the summer) but there is definitely a difference and an improvement. The laser is FAR more accurate than the LED and, because of that, I am able to use my MX1000 laser mouse on a white, reflective surface which my previous mouse, the MX500 optical mouse, could not work on.