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I've repeatedly heard about how great apple trackpads are over the years, and felt confused because I've never found the trackpads on non mac computers to be wo
by f33d5173 3y ago
I've repeatedly heard about how great apple trackpads are over the years, and felt confused because I've never found the trackpads on non mac computers to be worse than macs. My theory is that profligate mac users try another computer, notice the trackpad is different from what they're used to, and decide that this difference amounts to being worse. Since nobody tunes their trackpads exactly like apple does, they are doomed to deciding that there is no trackpad as good as apple's.
- apatheticonion 3y agoI am not an Apple fan by any stretch and am leaning into the PC laptop world because I both want and need a better development environment and more versatile computing environment. I have owned both MacBooks and PC laptops and the former has generally felt more pleasant to use. The trackpad on the Microsoft Surface range is actually quite good and close enough that I wouldn't complain. On the other hand, the trackpad on my Dell is fatiguing to use. It requires excessive force to actuate a click, right clicking is clumsy. Also, due to its lower sensitivity and accuracy, it's more frustrating to use, feeling more like I am dragging the cursor around. On my MBP I prefer the trackpad to an external mouse, spending literally entire work days using nothing other than the trackpad without feeling any impediment when compared to an external mouse. On my Dell, I prefer an external mouse to the trackpad and cannot imagine doing a full day's work with the trackpad alone.