Is anyone here using Magic Trackpad for work? or rather for a longer periods of time? Not necessarily with a hand over it whole 8 hours, but around 50% of that time.
I’m using a trackball right now and am considering a trackpad for my left hand. At first I would want to replace the trackball/mouse with a trackpad to put relief on my right hand, but I’m also considering using both.
What are your opinions on using the trackpad alone? (I do love it on my macbook, but during my work it’s mostly in clamshell) and what are your opinions on using a trackpad on one side and mouse on the other? is it a bit too much?
Edit: so, I bought it, probably not many will see this edit, but the same will be with comment. Bought and no regrets, it feels really great for daily use. However I am using it with a mouse on the other side. Im left handed, so trackpad on left feels more natural and mouse on the right is useful in some cases.
While some things might be better with a mouse, I’ve found I much prefer the trackpad to general tasks due to the gestures and overall feel. Never used trackpads much before getting a Mac a few years ago (besides occasionally using someone else’s computer).
yeah, macbook gestures are simply great, with a BetterTouchTool added to that it’s just a masterpiece that nothing can beat.
Yeah I have to use a HP laptop for work periodically, I would nnnneeevvveeerrr use the trackpad on that thing. OOF! Mouse all the way, I don’t even know if the issue is hardware or software or both but the experience is awful. Windows seems to have ripped off some of macOS’s trackpad gestures and are just awful in comparison, and the mouse acceleration is horrible for general computing.