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The only reason why I still vastly prefer a Macbook for on the go (and I'm still using my late 2013 model) is because the touchpad is just unmatched anywhere in

The only reason why I still vastly prefer a Macbook for on the go (and I'm still using my late 2013 model) is because the touchpad is just unmatched anywhere in the industry. My desktop is Linux, but that's because I don't need a touchpad on there. When I'm on the go, I don't want a crappy trackpad and I don't want to carry a mouse with me.

anuragsoni 8y ago
While its still not the same as a Macbook, there are some good touchpad options on the Windows/Linux side. Dell XPS, Surface Book etc with Windows Precision touchpads are pretty decent (I've tried it on my co-workers laptops at work). Personally I have been very happy with the touchpad on my Thinkpad with the libinput drivers under Wayland.
- malnourish 8y ago
  Seconding the XPS. I loved my MBP15 trackpad but the XPS is pretty good. The gestures are great for navigating the desktop. Honestly, the biggest failing is that there's no comprehensive way to gesture forward/backward in browsers or through tabs like you can on a chromebook
noir_lord 8y ago
The trackpad on my thinkpad isn't as good as what the Macs have but that is a very high bar oth I disabled it in the bios anyway (I much prefer the TrackPoint and always have, for fine selection (code) and smooth movements (Inkscape/Gimp whatever) it beats a trackpoint because it's continuous.
- minieggs 8y ago
  I'll second this. Picked up a used X1 Carbon ThinkPad a few weeks ago and the trackpad is the second best I've used (right behind the 2015 mbp). At the $500 price I picked this thing up for I cannot complain.
  - noir_lord 8y ago
    X1 Carbon, $500, did you post this on /r/thinkpad because if you did it's a small world.
    - minieggs 8y ago
      Small world. I swear I'm not posting about this everywhere!
  - gsibble 8y ago
    I picked up a t460s for $200 the other day to test out before getting some real horsepower. Absolutely loving it. Running Ubuntu 18 with i3-gaps.
  - emilsedgh 8y ago
    Where did you pick up a X1C for $500?

anuragsoni 8y ago

While its still not the same as a Macbook, there are some good touchpad options on the Windows/Linux side. Dell XPS, Surface Book etc with Windows Precision touchpads are pretty decent (I've tried it on my co-workers laptops at work). Personally I have been very happy with the touchpad on my Thinkpad with the libinput drivers under Wayland.

malnourish 8y ago
Seconding the XPS. I loved my MBP15 trackpad but the XPS is pretty good. The gestures are great for navigating the desktop. Honestly, the biggest failing is that there's no comprehensive way to gesture forward/backward in browsers or through tabs like you can on a chromebook

noir_lord 8y ago

The trackpad on my thinkpad isn't as good as what the Macs have but that is a very high bar oth I disabled it in the bios anyway (I much prefer the TrackPoint and always have, for fine selection (code) and smooth movements (Inkscape/Gimp whatever) it beats a trackpoint because it's continuous.

minieggs 8y ago
I'll second this. Picked up a used X1 Carbon ThinkPad a few weeks ago and the trackpad is the second best I've used (right behind the 2015 mbp). At the $500 price I picked this thing up for I cannot complain.
- noir_lord 8y ago
  X1 Carbon, $500, did you post this on /r/thinkpad because if you did it's a small world.
  - minieggs 8y ago
    Small world. I swear I'm not posting about this everywhere!
- gsibble 8y ago
  I picked up a t460s for $200 the other day to test out before getting some real horsepower. Absolutely loving it. Running Ubuntu 18 with i3-gaps.
- emilsedgh 8y ago
  Where did you pick up a X1C for $500?