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I’m not picky about the screen, but I am super picky about trackpads from using macs. My dell chrombook feels every bit as good as the Mac. Fortunately for me t

I’m not picky about the screen, but I am super picky about trackpads from using macs. My dell chrombook feels every bit as good as the Mac. Fortunately for me the Gallium os distro for Chromebooks reuses the chrome os touchpad driver. I dell Precision model at work and that touch pad sucks!

geerlingguy 8y ago
I'm amazed nobody else has matched Apple's glass touch input devices. Luckily the external Magic Trackpad works pretty well with the XPS 13.
- sbr464 8y ago
  I think it’s because Apple has the patent on glass on metal trackpads https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-wins-patent-for-glass-on-metal-trackpads/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-...
  - bhauer 8y ago
    Interesting. The Surface products (e.g., the Surface Book) use glass on metal.
    - sbr464 8y ago
      Maybe they licensed the tech or used a plexiglass? Not a lawyer, but was curious myself why it wasn’t used more so had just googled about it.
      - mrkstu 8y ago
        Microsoft and Apple have a comprehensive cross-licensing agreement, so that would make sense.
- deltron3030 8y ago
  Razer comes close in feel.
  - seanp2k2 8y ago
    Do they come close in build quality though? I’m legit curious; I haven’t used a Razer laptop in years, but the last one I played with wasn’t super impressive in that regard.
    - deltron3030 8y ago
      They did change the design and hid the buttons, and use the win precision drivers now.
    - kelnos 8y ago
      I have a late-2016 Blade Stealth, and the build quality is... just ok. The keyboard (coming from a MacBook Air) took some getting used to. The battery is crap and has swelled up and warped the chassis. Heat has destroyed the adhesisve on the front rubber foot, which has fallen off. The screen has a bezel that might even be larger than the MacBook Air, which is lame. The touchpad is really good, though.
cannam 8y ago
I think Apple's touchpads are horrible. They're too grippy and too big. (I have nothing constructive to add here, I just wanted there to be some opposition to the idea that Apple have the perfect touchpad)
- saagarjha 8y ago
  What trackpad do you prefer using?

geerlingguy 8y ago

I'm amazed nobody else has matched Apple's glass touch input devices. Luckily the external Magic Trackpad works pretty well with the XPS 13.

sbr464 8y ago
I think it’s because Apple has the patent on glass on metal trackpads https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-wins-patent-for-glass-on-metal-trackpads/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-...
- bhauer 8y ago
  Interesting. The Surface products (e.g., the Surface Book) use glass on metal.
  - sbr464 8y ago
    Maybe they licensed the tech or used a plexiglass? Not a lawyer, but was curious myself why it wasn’t used more so had just googled about it.
    - mrkstu 8y ago
      Microsoft and Apple have a comprehensive cross-licensing agreement, so that would make sense.
deltron3030 8y ago
Razer comes close in feel.
- seanp2k2 8y ago
  Do they come close in build quality though? I’m legit curious; I haven’t used a Razer laptop in years, but the last one I played with wasn’t super impressive in that regard.
  - deltron3030 8y ago
    They did change the design and hid the buttons, and use the win precision drivers now.
  - kelnos 8y ago
    I have a late-2016 Blade Stealth, and the build quality is... just ok. The keyboard (coming from a MacBook Air) took some getting used to. The battery is crap and has swelled up and warped the chassis. Heat has destroyed the adhesisve on the front rubber foot, which has fallen off. The screen has a bezel that might even be larger than the MacBook Air, which is lame. The touchpad is really good, though.

cannam 8y ago

I think Apple's touchpads are horrible. They're too grippy and too big. (I have nothing constructive to add here, I just wanted there to be some opposition to the idea that Apple have the perfect touchpad)

saagarjha 8y ago
What trackpad do you prefer using?