Trackball or shuttle device suggestions..

I hate using a mouse for editing with FCP, so I'm looking to buy a good track ball. However, I really liked using shuttle devices with Media 100, Lightworks, and Avid, so I was wondering if there were any good (and cheap) shuttle devices for FCP.
Any suggestions of good track balls or shuttle devices would be greatly appreciated. In the past, I've preferred using large ball track balls to the smaller ball ones... seems to make small and large moves smoother.

There's the good ol' PowerMate from Griffin that's been around forever (about $36 on Amazon).
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate

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