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Haven't seen any copy Apple's trackpad size, unfortunately. They're copying the wrong things.
by jfoster 7y ago
Haven't seen any copy Apple's trackpad size, unfortunately. They're copying the wrong things.
- gsich 7y agoThey tried and failed.
- patrick5415 7y agoI’m glad they haven’t. That ginormous trackpad is a huge turnoff to me.
- jfoster 7y agoIt's the one thing that makes me think I have to stick to a MacBook. All the small touchpads are too fiddly for my liking. Does it turn you off because you feel that you would touch it whilst typing, or is it something else?
- ThatPlayer 7y agoI prefer using the keyboard nub on my ThinkPad myself, and have the touchpad disabled. If I'm typing, it's easier to use a nub. If I'm not typing, then I'd probably prefer a touchscreen for more accuracy. As long whatever I'm doing doesn't require precise movements, then a touchscreen is good enough, and easier to use. If it's something harder to touch with big fingers (say position in code), then I'd probably rather use arrow keys anyways.
- patrick5415 7y agoI’ve used one on other people’s macbooks. I think my objection is mostly aesthetic. It just seems so gaudy and excessive or something along those lines.
- pmontra 7y agoOut of curiosity, what can you do with that large touchpad that you can't do with one with half the surface? To gi e you some context, I always traded touchpad surface for three physical buttons. They're very convenient when working in Linux. All I need from the touchpad is pointer movement and scrolling.