Blackberry Trackball / Joystick / Navigate / Pearl / Ring Repair Replacement Fix Fixing for Rim Blackberry Pearl

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00136GT0U
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #192 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 27, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
OEM Blackberry Trackball with Chrome Ring. For Blackberry Pearl 8100 series, Curve 8300 series and 8800 series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works., April 14, 2008

By	Joseph Morris (Berkeley, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My trackball on my 8100 pearl stopped scrolling up. I tried pulling it out and cleaning it, to no avail. I was a little suspicious whether this would fix the problem, but it did. It looks and fits just like OEM. It was pretty easy to install: just pry under the silver ring around the trackball, and the ring pops out. Then pry the smaller silver ring out, and then pop the trackball assembly out and pop the new one in. Not for those that are very technologically faint of heart -- but no harder than, say, adding memory to a computer. Google "blackberry trackball" and people have picture tutorials. I am just glad I did not have to get a whole new blackberry to fix the problem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Pearl Blackberry Trackball Joystick and Trim Rim Combination Replacement Set I Have Ever Owned, May 22, 2009

By	D. MACDONALD (Westlake TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

During our weekly staff meeting the other day I was having a little trouble with the trackball on my BlackBerry 8800. Skipping, sticking, jumping, it just wasn't performing the way it used to. Thousands of games of BrickBreaker had clearly taken its toll.

The economy has been rough lately so the company is really watching the bottom line. Staff reductions, pay cuts...they're only emptying the trash twice a week now and I've noticed a lower grade toilet paper in the restroom. My boss has been all over me about my expense reports ever since that massage parlor incident in Tijuana so there was no way I was going to slip a new 8800 past him.

What was I to do? I certainly wasn't about to spend my own money on a new BlackBerry. I went back to my desk and while surfing the web and mulling over my options I stumbled across a story about a guy who got a face transplant. A face transplant!? Can you believe it!? Holy Cow! They replaced his face...wait a minute... maybe I can just replace the TRACK BALL !!

But who could teach me the techno-surgical techniques of BlackBerry trackball replacement and where could I get a new one? The answer of course could be found on the internet. I know for a fact you can find anything on the internet.

People love to post helpful videos on Youtube. I am grateful for their wisdom and willingness to share. Let's see, removing pet stains from carpets, no. Replacing rear deck speakers in a Saturn SL, no thanks. Beijing Chicken Recipe, hmmm... Here it is... replacing the trackball in your BlackBerry!

Now to find the new trackball! In the dark ages of human interaction before the internet I could have driven around wasting gas and checking out every mall kiosk that sells those cheap plastic phone covers. But no more! I found this miraculous little pearl of a device right here on the internet and had it shipped to my home for a ridiculously low price. It took about one minute to pop out the old ball and pop in the new one.

Thank you Pearl Blackberry Trackball Joystick and Trim Rim Combination Replacement Set !!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars do it. order it. save big $$, June 17, 2008

By	M. Nasser "frugal guy" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I researched having my trackball replaced in NYC and it was about $100. The other alternative was buying a new blackberry $200+.

It is so easy to remove the old trackball and replace with this part; literally two pieces. It is like having a new phone.