Ploopy Adept trackball
Tied for most recommended of 4 trackballs
Owners say they are happy with it, and they call it inexpensive for a trackball.
Owners say they are happy with it, and they call it inexpensive for a trackball.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Happy owners, good value
“I'm the happy owner of a Ploopy Adept[0], which is a similar concept to the Bean, but which uses a trackball instead.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “The Bean is here (New "pointing stick" mouse by Ploopy)” “I have an adept and it’s great. Inexpensive too.”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Ploopy Bean: a trackpoint for every computer”
Other trackballs people recommend
The three most recommended other trackballs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploopy Adept trackballThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Ploopy A+ Trackball | 6 | 3 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| Keychron Nape Pro | 6 | 3 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| Kensington Expert Trackball | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“mine had a button break and I never got it quite feeling right with the replacement case”
“it's got one of the best bearing setups and rolls really smoothly”
“I have found this feature to work very well.”
“The screw wells in the case parts they sell look like the are just plastic and get tapped by self-tapping screws”
“As far as fdm prints go it's really well done.”
“I have an adept and it’s great. Inexpensive too.”
“I'm the happy owner of a Ploopy Adept[0], which is a similar concept to the Bean, but which uses a trackball instead.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.