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That's like, your opinion man.

The trackpad is a fantastic input device. I use it exclusively when on a laptop, and on a desktop I'll use both a mouse and a trackpad.



Agreed… but really only for macs. That’s where it’s beautiful.

I even use their larger external trackpad with the mini. But on work supplied machines and such I use a conventional mouse.

It’s not even because everyone else's trackpads are fucking garbage (they are). It’s that systems that aren’t macs just weren’t built around using one.

Some of the slightly-less-trashy bits of 3rd party software try to bridge the gap, but it’s not the same.


> It’s not even because everyone else's trackpads are fucking garbage (they are). It’s that systems that aren’t macs just weren’t built around using one.

Great news for users depending on accessibility


Hmm, a novel style. What determines which you use at any given time? Do you just switch back and forth at random to keep things interesting?


The mouse is better for precise pointing, and the trackpad is better for scrolling (especially horizontal), and multi-touch gestures.




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