|
|
|
 |
|
01-22-2010, 11:43 AM
|
#1
|
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jan 2010
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 32
|
Trackpad or Trackball?
Please Login to Remove!
How is everyone finding the trackpad on the 9700? Or do you miss the trackball !!??
checked my mates trackpad and it felt as though it was slightly below then it should be!! Anyone else have that problem?
Also how do you guys keep the screen clean .. A quick puff and wipe with tissue??
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 11:46 AM
|
#2
|
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2009
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: ATT
Posts: 48
|
Love the trackpad. No issues and have never missed the trackball. Great improvement IMO.
Screen cleaning is accomplished with wet lens wipes and a follow up with a silky dry lens cloth. Same as I used on my Curve.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 11:56 AM
|
#3
|
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jan 2010
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 32
|
but find that on some of the 9700 i've seen they aren't that striaght .. set at a slight angle .. prob how they were made imo.
yeh will grab some of them lens cloths ... cheers!
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 12:17 PM
|
#4
|
|
CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Model: 9700
OS: 5.0.0.656
PIN: 2168B71A
Carrier: bmobile
Posts: 644
|
I prefer the trackball
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 03:32 PM
|
#5
|
|
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: MI, USA
Model: 9700
OS: .714
PIN: Cushion
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 372
|
The trackpad is great. I kept my old BB clean and protected so I never had any trackball problems either.
__________________
Thanks,
johnling
9700, 8520 & Pearl -T-Mobile
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 03:47 PM
|
#6
|
|
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: fort hood
Model: 9900
OS: 7.1
PIN: 2800d27f
Carrier: tmobile
Posts: 327
|
i hear rim is trying to put fingerprint scanner in the trackpad. it would be sweet to unlock the phone with a finger swipe.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 03:52 PM
|
#7
|
|
New Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a van down by the river.
Model: NOTE2
OS: 4.1
PIN: <- Where do I find this?
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 15,104
|
Interesting. I haven't heard anything about a biometric scanner. Would be interesting nonetheless.
__________________
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
When you take things for granted, the things you are granted, get taken.
Even a mosquito doesn't get a pat on the back until it starts to work.
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
[BES 5.0.3 / GroupWise 2012 HP2]
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 03:53 PM
|
#8
|
|
New Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a van down by the river.
Model: NOTE2
OS: 4.1
PIN: <- Where do I find this?
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 15,104
|
__________________
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
When you take things for granted, the things you are granted, get taken.
Even a mosquito doesn't get a pat on the back until it starts to work.
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
[BES 5.0.3 / GroupWise 2012 HP2]
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 05:06 PM
|
#9
|
|
Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
Model: 9700
Carrier: at&t
Posts: 118
|
Just upgraded from a 9000 to a 9700 about a week ago and I must say the trackpad is an awesome evolution of the trackball. No more problems w getting things under the ball and/or it stops strolling in one or more directions. The trackpad can be a little sensitive sometimes which takes a little adjustment, but its awesome!
__________________
9700, 9000, 8310, 8300, 8700c, Red 8110, Red 8100, 7130c
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 06:34 PM
|
#10
|
|
BBF Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Southern Florida
Model: 9650
OS: 6.0.0.333
Carrier: Verizon BIS
Posts: 14,484
|
Wirelessly posted (Lets Go Canes!)
NOT a debate. The trackball is bye bye.
__________________
------
Follow @akosnitzky on Twitter
LET'S GO CANES!
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 06:54 PM
|
#11
|
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: philadelphia,ms
Model: BOLD
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 18
|
kalikidtx can you comment on the speakerphone of the new 9700 vs the 9000?i am having issues with the volume of my speakerphone on my 9000 and will upgrade to the 9700 if it is significantly louder.sorry to pirate the thread but i just need to know.
thanks,
whitearrow->>>------------------>
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 07:34 PM
|
#12
|
|
Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Dec 2007
Model: 9800
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 177
|
Trackpad. Trackball is an endangered species and will be extinct as the trackwheel.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-22-2010, 07:45 PM
|
#13
|
|
Stuck In The '70's Mod
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: The 'burbs east of Seattle.
Model: 9810
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 7,600
|
Unlike the trackball, the trackpad has no intrusion points for liquid, dirt, etc-which means a better change of your Blackberry having a long life with less maintenence.
__________________
1st Step in Troubleshooting: Do you have a BlackBerry Data Plan?
2nd Step in Troubleshooting: Pull the Battery.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-24-2010, 06:18 PM
|
#14
|
|
Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Aug 2008
Model: 9700
PIN: I like pencils
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 73
|
Pad, pad, pad.
I used a Curve the other day. The ball seems like junk now.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 01:26 AM
|
#15
|
|
CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Blue Bell, PA
Model: 9900
OS: 7.1.0.714
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 551
|
The audible click I keep enabled on the trackpad helped make the transition even easier for me as I was used to a sound with the trackball. I liked the trackball but don't miss it at all. Plus every now and then it would stop tracking properly.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 01:44 AM
|
#16
|
|
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wichita, KS, USA
Model: 9930
OS: 7.1
PIN: Ask Me
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 289
|
Once you've used the pad on a 9700, you'll settle for no less. I'm just waiting for "conversion kits" for Tours.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 02:06 PM
|
#17
|
|
Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Greater Toronto Area
Model: 9700
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 26
|
One of the reasons why I upgraded (from 9000).
Track Pad!
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 02:18 PM
|
#18
|
|
CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Trinidad and Tobago
Model: 9700
OS: 5.0.0.656
PIN: 2168B71A
Carrier: bmobile
Posts: 644
|
Just used a pad on an 8520...
I really detest it..  |
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 05:20 PM
|
#19
|
|
New Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Model: 9700
OS: 5.0.0.405
Carrier: AT&T Wireless
Posts: 6
|
trackpad, FTW
It's not even close - I went through three trackballs on my 8820 - it was a great phone but the balls easily collected grime even with extra attention to the BB's environment. Just seemed to be part of the trackball's existence, imho...
My trackpad (nearly 3 mos. in on a 9700) is flush with the rest of the phone's surface (and the fit and finish seem terrific to me) and I believe the performance and responsiveness is a major upgrade. The sensitivity and directional navigation are improved and I believe it will be a much sturdier component than the trackball was.
Time will tell, but I do note when using my GF's TOUR how the trackball seems like a downgrade now; less effective and less control.
Hope that helps.
__________________
MattMrdck / Los Angeles, Ca.
AT&T9700 v5.0.0.405 
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
01-25-2010, 06:53 PM
|
#20
|
|
Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: May 2009
Model: Class
OS: 10.3.3.14
PIN: N/A
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 268
|
Not so fast, guys. The trackpad is great, yes, but the issues I have with it is that sometimes you come across a trackpad that has one corner more recessed than the others, and that can bug you. Also, trackpads can have problems as well. With trackballs, they are so easy to fix by going on eBay and buying replacement trackballs for under two dollars, including shipping.
|
|
Offline
|
|
|
|
