[vndlewis]

I have had my 8310 for 2 weeks now. When I roll the trackball, it feels grainy. My trackball on my old 8100 rolls smooth. Is the 8130 supposed to feel grainy? I prefer the feel of the 8100.

~ vndlewis

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[joelwag]

No its not supposed to feel that way. Possibly got something in it.

[BlackBerry Guy]

There seems to be 2 different trackballs out there, the gritty one and the smooth one. When I got my 8130 and my wife got her 8330, both had the gritty trackball. A friend of mine had the 8100 and that one was smooth. I ordered another trackball off cnn and that one was smooth.

[vndlewis]

Do you think I could put the smooth one from my 8100 in my 8310?

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[opiesusan]

You can change the "feel" and "sound" of the trackball. Maybe you have yours set so you can hear the "clicking" of the trackball. I forgot how I set mine, but I need to reset it so I don't hear the clicking. I don't like it.

[opiesusan]

OK I just remembered how do change the track ball from "click" to mute.
I went to options, then screen/keyboard. Ahhh...much better! I really hated that clicking sound and feel!
I don't know if that's what you were talking about, but I'm good now with my "muted" trackball!

[BlackBerry Guy]

Do you think I could put the smooth one from my 8100 in my 8310?

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It should pop right out and drop right in. If you do a search there's some threads around on how to take out your trackball.

[bonoz]

I have had 2 8130s and both had grainy trackballs. Just the way it is for this model I guess.

[masterdnater]

I like the grainy feel vs. the smooth feel personally. It's better for brickbreaker, I can feel exactly when I roll the ball But that's just me

[kylewell]

mine is smooth 8130...GF has a dirty pearl on the curve, it is black but still rolls smooth...

[vndlewis]

You can change the "feel" and "sound" of the trackball. Maybe you have yours set so you can hear the "clicking" of the trackball. I forgot how I set mine, but I need to reset it so I don't hear the clicking. I don't like it.

I have changed all this. It not the same as my smooth one.

It should pop right out and drop right in. If you do a search there's some threads around on how to take out your trackball.

Thank you BlackberryGuy, I will try that.

I like the grainy feel vs. the smooth feel personally. It's better for brickbreaker, I can feel exactly when I roll the ball But that's just me

I don't play BrickBreaker so that shouldn't be a problem.
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[vndlewis]

I changed out my trackballs and now I am in Hog Heaven!! No more graininess.

~ vndlewis

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[asp13]

The trackball that came with my 8130 grainy and I like it better than the smooth ones due to better traction