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It's not just the software. I have Ubuntu on a 2017 MBP and the touch pad experience is so much better than linux on anything else.
by deeg 3y ago
It's not just the software. I have Ubuntu on a 2017 MBP and the touch pad experience is so much better than linux on anything else.
- heleninboodler 3y agoI've connected an Apple Magic Trackpad (external bluetooth trackpad that sits on your desk) to an ubuntu machine and it's wonderful. There are still some software things to solve to get the acceleration perfect and things like scrolling working, but having trackpad hardware that isn't trash goes a really long way.
- deeg 3y agoI tried doing this with a Thinkpad but the BT connection would cut out periodically and I gave up. Did you have to do anything special to get it working?
- heleninboodler 3y agoNope, it "just worked." I ended up vastly preferring a mouse, though, so I didn't stick with it long term.
- ManuelKiessling 3y agoWell, that’s core Apple, isn’t it: „People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware“. A handful of stupid mice and trashcan Macs don’t negate the fact that for a significant number of solutions, Apple nailed vertical integration of software and hardware, and the math plays out wonderfully in terms of User Experience; for these devices, 1 plus 1 equals 11.