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A 3D mouse like https://3dconnexion.com/nl/product/spacemouse-wireless/ is really nice if you need it. It's basically a 6 degree of freedom input - you can move in x-y, up and down, tilt it or rotate it. Even for working in 2D it's useful. And it's a bit more ergonomic than a mouse as well.

I've also tried this weird mouse replacement: https://www.marzhauser.com/en/products/operating-devices/erg...

It's basically the controls of microscope with a USB cable. So that people who are used to working with a microscope can continue to work the same way.

These are the only 2 lesser-known accessories, I used. Not sure why everyone needs to talk about mice and usb hubs here



Those seem wildly expensive for something you could replicate by adding a force sensor to a trackball mouse.


trackball mouse gets you the x-y. Force sensor could get you the z. You get also the rotation and tilt, see page 4 in the manual

https://3dconnexion.com/manuals/spacemouse-wireless/en/Manua...

But yeah pricing is based on value not cost I guess. People who need it (architects, 3d designers, mechanical engineers) often have high end workstations so price of the mouse is a rounding error (and like 1 hour of their salary?)




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