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I have Ubuntu 21.04 on a Thinkpad X1 and a 2017 (?) MBP and the difference in trackpad quality is astounding.
by deeg 5y ago
I have Ubuntu 21.04 on a Thinkpad X1 and a 2017 (?) MBP and the difference in trackpad quality is astounding.
- na85 5y agoI mean at the end of the day the pad itself is just a piece of capacitive plastic or glass. It shows that Apple with its gobs of money can pay engineers to work on the unsexy bits like the touchpad drivers. Meanwhile libinput on Linux is still immature and I can't blame anyone for that.
- fouc 5y agoIt's not clear from your comment which is better?
- edgyquant 5y agoNot him but my I also have an Ubuntu laptop and a MacBook and my MacBook is the only laptop trackpad that I’ve ever not just been completely frustrated with. I still prefer an actual mouse, I always to swipe multiple times to get fully across the screen, but macOS and the MacBook trackpad is actually usable
- deeg 5y agoAh, sorry. That's what happens when I go stream-of-consciousness. :) The experience with Ubuntu+MBP is way better than Ubuntu+Thinkpad. As far as I can tell they are using the same drivers (I've tried installing multiple different drivers on the Thinkpad and then uninstalled them.) My conclusion is that MBP trackpad hardware is just that much better than the Thinkpad.