Thank goodness they are getting rid of trackballs and putting track pads in phones now!!! The trackballs are a headache. They have to be cleaned all the time and if you use your phone or PDA a lot you go through a trackball every couple of months. Trackballs in my opinion were the worst thing that happened to phones. The trackball was the primary problem for most phones that had them. The trackpad on the other hand is by far a great upgrade. No cleaning, or having to worry if your cursor will work!! The trackpad is helping the cell phone move in the right direction and it is getting better and better as new phones come out with it.