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> This is why people buy Macs! Really? I thought because they "look so nice" and are so "easy to understand". Never heard anyone say: "I bought a Mac because t

by aluhut 10y ago

> This is why people buy Macs! Really? I thought because they "look so nice" and are so "easy to understand". Never heard anyone say: "I bought a Mac because the touchpad is so fantastic".

nothrabannosir 10y ago
I bought a Mac because the touchpad is so fantastic. I've used PC's for ten years prior, and wow, what a relief. It's just next level, you can't compare.
- aluhut 10y ago
  What are you doing with that touchpad that it would make you change your whole software infrastructure? Hell...it's just the touch pad.
  - iainmerrick 10y ago
    It's not so much the thing that makes you switch to a Mac, as the thing that makes you stay there. Every time I use a Windows laptop I recoil in horror at how unusable the trackpad is. How do ever get anything done?? It just seems bizarre. (I realize plenty of people do get things done on Windows laptops; I'm just describing the visceral reaction I have, along with quite a few fellow Mac users.)
    - aluhut 10y ago
      > How do ever get anything done?? It just seems bizarre. There is a wonderful thing there since 1941. It's called: a mouse. I don't know what you do but if I need something done it's either at work, where I have a docking station with all that ergonomic stuff attached to it like a mouse or keyboard, or it is at home where...you probably guessed it already, I have just another docking station and/or a Desktop-PC. Even if I work on a train and don't have a table, I mostly use my keyboard for work. So I'm curious what involves so much mouse movement to base such a huge change primary on a touch pad.
      - jimyer 10y ago
        Honestly, I was just like you. I could never understand those Mac users. Why the hell would they work with touchpad. It's ridiculous and can't even compare to mouse. About a year ago I was forced to switch to Mac ( forced by work). And, trust me, it is a Big deal. This is one of the things I loved about Mac. I have a "docking station" (not per se) with wireless keyboard, touchpad and mouse. And I find myself finding using touchpad much more often than mouse. Because it IS comfortable. Obviously, for some specific things that require precision mouse is much better. But for fast workflow, touchpad and its gestures are awesome. Similarly at home, I can use it anywhere without bringing mouse with me. And not struggling with terrible ( admittedly my cheap) pc touchpad.
      - ebalit 10y ago
        I think it's that Mac touchpads are really well integrated with the OS. I could never used multiple desktop on Linux. But after one day on a MacBook Air (that a colleague lent me) it became my natural workflow. The three-finger swipe on the touchpad that swipe between virtual desktop is awesome. I tried to replicate this on another OS, but sadly I failed.
ralfd 10y ago
Yes really. It is a common sentiment. For example: 8 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11078492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11078492 8 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1550998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1550998
- aluhut 10y ago
  Oh I see. A 3 votes thread with "heavy commenting" and whatever was 8 years ago. It's a century on the internet.

by aluhut 10y ago

> This is why people buy Macs! Really? I thought because they "look so nice" and are so "easy to understand". Never heard anyone say: "I bought a Mac because the touchpad is so fantastic".

nothrabannosir 10y ago

I bought a Mac because the touchpad is so fantastic. I've used PC's for ten years prior, and wow, what a relief. It's just next level, you can't compare.

aluhut 10y ago
What are you doing with that touchpad that it would make you change your whole software infrastructure? Hell...it's just the touch pad.
- iainmerrick 10y ago
  It's not so much the thing that makes you switch to a Mac, as the thing that makes you stay there. Every time I use a Windows laptop I recoil in horror at how unusable the trackpad is. How do ever get anything done?? It just seems bizarre. (I realize plenty of people do get things done on Windows laptops; I'm just describing the visceral reaction I have, along with quite a few fellow Mac users.)
  - aluhut 10y ago
    > How do ever get anything done?? It just seems bizarre. There is a wonderful thing there since 1941. It's called: a mouse. I don't know what you do but if I need something done it's either at work, where I have a docking station with all that ergonomic stuff attached to it like a mouse or keyboard, or it is at home where...you probably guessed it already, I have just another docking station and/or a Desktop-PC. Even if I work on a train and don't have a table, I mostly use my keyboard for work. So I'm curious what involves so much mouse movement to base such a huge change primary on a touch pad.
    - jimyer 10y ago
      Honestly, I was just like you. I could never understand those Mac users. Why the hell would they work with touchpad. It's ridiculous and can't even compare to mouse. About a year ago I was forced to switch to Mac ( forced by work). And, trust me, it is a Big deal. This is one of the things I loved about Mac. I have a "docking station" (not per se) with wireless keyboard, touchpad and mouse. And I find myself finding using touchpad much more often than mouse. Because it IS comfortable. Obviously, for some specific things that require precision mouse is much better. But for fast workflow, touchpad and its gestures are awesome. Similarly at home, I can use it anywhere without bringing mouse with me. And not struggling with terrible ( admittedly my cheap) pc touchpad.
    - ebalit 10y ago
      I think it's that Mac touchpads are really well integrated with the OS. I could never used multiple desktop on Linux. But after one day on a MacBook Air (that a colleague lent me) it became my natural workflow. The three-finger swipe on the touchpad that swipe between virtual desktop is awesome. I tried to replicate this on another OS, but sadly I failed.

ralfd 10y ago

Yes really. It is a common sentiment. For example: 8 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11078492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11078492 8 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1550998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1550998

aluhut 10y ago
Oh I see. A 3 votes thread with "heavy commenting" and whatever was 8 years ago. It's a century on the internet.