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From: Kevin McMurtrie on 28 Jul 2010 02:50
In article <i2o4g6$esu$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Tim Okergit <to(a)notme.com> wrote:

> The nuisance the Magic Mouse was meant to be from the beginning:
>
> http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/
>
> But don't forget: Steve says it's magic!

The trackpads on new MacBook Pros are almost as responsive as a high
quality mouse. I could see a very large version of a trackpad having
all of the resolution of a mouse but without the mass to push around.

I do have strong hesitation about any mouse or keyboard made by Apple.
Apple has been crafting stylish anti-ergonomic junk for the last 12
years. The Magic Trackpad isn't either one of those but I'd definitely
try it before buying.
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From: sbt on 28 Jul 2010 11:51
In article
<michelle-CB622D.08021028072010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated.e
xample.com>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <lloydparsons-2724B6.09244028072010(a)port80.individual.net>,
> Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote:
>
> > As to the trackpad, well it looks neat, but honestly I've never found a
> > trackpad on any laptop to be anything I like at all. Most likely I'll
> > take a pass on Apple's new Magic one! :)
>
> I haven't liked the trackpads on laptops, but the touchscreen on the iPhone
> and the touch top on the Magic Mouse are giving me second thoughts about a
> the Magic Touchpad, especially since it's 80% larger than the touchpad on
> the laptops.
>
> I'll give it a try at the Apple Store, and if it passes that first cut,
> I'll buy one. Apple has a 15-day return policy (in the States; I don't
> know what the policy is in other countries), so I'll have two weeks to run
> it through its paces at home before deciding whether to keep it.

I've also been less than enamored of the trackpads on laptops. I also
find my iPhone and iPad touchscreens very usable. The difference,
though, is that the touchscreen is a direct interaction interface. The
hand-eye coordination is to touch what you're looking at. With a
trackpad, you're still "using a mouse", as it were...manipulate
something in another location to interact with what you're looking at.

Now, I'll probably give the "Magic Trackpad" a tryout when they finally
open the Apple Store here in Spokane, but I'm going into the exercise
with negative expectations.

So far as "gestures" go, tapping, double-tapping, and swiping are the
only ones with which I'm even remotely comfortable. Pinching/unpinching
works fine for me on the iPad/iPhone, but just doesn't cut it for me on
the MacBook trackpad, for example.

Personally, I haven't found a pointing device for a computer yet that I
prefer over a trackball.

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