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I've tried the pads on the past few years' Dell XPS laptops, and the one on the MS Surface Book, and I can say they are definitely not as nice (physical touch-w
by geerlingguy 7y ago
I've tried the pads on the past few years' Dell XPS laptops, and the one on the MS Surface Book, and I can say they are definitely not as nice (physical touch-wise, ignoring the integration with the software at all) as Apple's.
Whatever process Apple uses to finish the glass touchpad surface must be hard to replicate, because I haven't found anything comparable.
Some are bearable, but not as much of a joy to use (compared to other input devices).
- seba_dos1 7y agoI have Apple Magic Trackpad 2 and Dell XPS 9380 touchpads next to each other right now, they're very similar, with the Dell one being slightly smoother. I liked the surface on my old Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro a bit more than both of them though, although that one was slightly less responsive for the very light moves because it required a bit of jitter filtering - Yoga 900 improved on that, but the surface was IMO worse there. Those differences are very minor though compared to how touchpads used to work and feel like on Windows 10 years ago. When it comes to how well they work, they're all essentially equivalent. The only reason to get the Apple one is if you care about its quiet haptic feedback (the Dell XPS one clicks very loudly) - and on Linux you can actually make it even more quiet than what macOS allows you to configure ;]