PS: Unfortunately, my expectations were not met and it was a new 34mm sphere.
PS: Elecom Corporation has started selling a replacement ball exclusively for 25mm trackballs.
Is it only in certain circles that demand is high?
Perix Japan, which releases replacement trackballs and keyboards with trackballs, has updated its official X and released teaser images of new products.
As of May 14, the image has 50 likes! as of May 14.
In fact, at the time of writing, the only option for 25mm size replacement trackballs available in Japan is Perics.
Looking at the image, we can infer that what Perix Japan is smelling for release this time is probably a set of four 25mm spheres.
The 34mm sphere is probably the most commonly employed in general commercial products.
Not too big, not too small, and very often used in thumb trackballs because of its moderate sending feel, replacement trackballs are also available in 10 different colors.
On the other hand, there are only a few domestic general commercial products that use a 25mm sphere, and only a few products such as bitara and PERIPRO are available.
Still, the reason why there are so many “Likes! is probably due to the fact that there are many cases of adoption in the homebrew keyboard community.
Keyball series and Killer Whale (modified shape) for thumb operation, and coron47plus, bally, cocot38mini, mapo48 (modified shape) for index finger operation.
It is true that many people are craving it in a slightly core neighborhood.
KawamuraWell, it seems that we can roughly categorize them as either Keyball fans with Training&KBD replacement cases or fans of Aki ‘s.
Considering that the 2022 was also sold in a limited edition of 30 pieces, it is likely that this year’s shipment will again be limited in quantity.
Find a replacement 25mm trackball on Amazon ▷▷▷.
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