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From: Flavio Matani on 27 Jul 2010 10:38 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > > > (I'm on > > my fourth Apple laptop and love the multi-touch trackpad on the current > > MacBook Pro). > > Yes, they are pretty good- although on Anne's MBP I/she use a Logitech > mouse. Odd how Apple make lovely trackpads, but useless mice. And in > that I'm including the Magic Mouse whoch came with my iMac. > > > My desktop Macs use Logitech mice. > > Yup. That's (an MX500, with a tail) what I'm using with the iMac, > instead of the Magic Mouse. It's night and day. > > I don't know why, but Logitech seem to be very good at mice while Apple > are somehow *bad* at them. Nothing to do with looks, all to do with > function. > > But now, we'll have to see if the new trackpad is as good as it ought to > be. Horses for courses. I love (well, 'love' might be a bit OTT...) my Magic Mouse and have never found a Logitech mouse that I liked... Vive la difference, I s'pose.... -- flavio matani guitar tuition http://www.flaviomatani.co.uk http://fflavio.com
From: Stimpy on 29 Jul 2010 06:06
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:15:08 +0100, Woody wrote > David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: >> David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: >> >>> James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Did I see, or was it rumour site speculation, that there might be a >>>> desktop touchpad in the offing? Any news? >>> >>> Well, the store is down, so probably not long before it is either >>> confirmed or denied as an option/feature with the rumoured new iMac. >>> >>> The rumours on the Magic Trackpad seem pretty solid, down to photos, >>> part numbers, FCC leaks, etc. Only question is when. >>> >>> Apple has not made a mouse I can bear to use since about 1997 (and >>> even >>> then I had a Kensington multi-button mouse in preference to an Apple >>> single button mouse), so I'd be keen to try a trackpad instead (I'm >>> on >>> my fourth Apple laptop and love the multi-touch trackpad on the >>> current >>> MacBook Pro). >>> >>> My desktop Macs use Logitech mice. I own one Apple Pro mouse >>> (2002ish, >>> black/clear) which only gets connected in an emergency, and >>> disrepected >>> while I suffer through its misbehaviour issues. >> >> Store is up again. Magic Trackpad confirmed. Wireless, costs the same >> as >> the wireless keyboard, same functionality as the MacBook Pro trackpad. >> >> I want at least one. > > > Oh why did they have to make it wireless! That would be so perfect with > a wire! Agreed. I don't want to faff around with wireless, batteries, chargers etc when it's going to spend it's life less than a metre from my Mac Mini |