Have Apple finally jumped the shark?

[dwell]

Trackpad gestures are awesome. While I would not replace my mouse with one, I would get it to augment my mouse.

 

[Ns1]

So right-clicking is 100% more inefficient on a mac for the sake of Steve Jobs's Ego. Good to know.

Just ditch the mousepad if you're that worried about aesthetics.

if your argument against the trackpad is that it takes 100% more effort to use 2 fingers instead of 1 then you had probably find a better argument.

 

[darkxshade]

In capitalistic America, shark jumps Apple!

 

[James Bond]

Is it possible to get the gestures working within Windows?

 

[Ns1]

Is it possible to get the gestures working within Windows?

nope

can't even 2 button double click (major annoyance in bootcamp)

 

[dpodblood]

Yay! All the inconvenience of a laptop trackpad now available for your desktop!

 

[irishScott]

if your argument against the trackpad is that it takes 100% more effort to use 2 fingers instead of 1 then you had probably find a better argument.

It's part of my argument. Sure it make look a little sleeker than your standard mouse (there are some damn good looking ones out there), but for that slight increase in sleekness you're losing a serious chunk of functionality, and, knowing Apple, a good chunk of $$. Not worth the trade-off IMO.

 

[Ns1]

It's part of my argument. Sure it make look a little sleeker than your standard mouse (there are some damn good looking ones out there), but for that slight increase in sleekness you're losing a serious chunk of functionality, and, knowing Apple, a good chunk of $$. Not worth the trade-off IMO.

uh, how do you lose functionality?

do you not see the image I posted above?

//edit

I fully agree that this trackpad is not designed for gamers and excel geeks.

 

[Ika]

Isn't Apple a singular company, and therefore the proper word would be "Has"? Or is this one of those things that " can be interpreted both ways", like "none" or "data"?

 

[thescreensavers]

wow really, lol I hate touchpads, they belong on laptops.

 

[mmntech]

You really have to use it to understand how great it is for everyday tasks. Nothing that requires precision of course but the gestures really streamline everything.

I don't know why people complain about trackpads so much. They're fine for general use. Especially now that they all support multi-touch. More mystifying is why people like the nubs so much. Those were freakin' horrible back in the IBM days. My fingers always slipped off them.

 

[mrjminer]

I'd love to see dumbasses try to use this for the same length of time they could use a mouse.

I'm sure supporting the full weight of your arm/hand and/or performing more precise finger motions than needed with clicking and moving for several hours at a time is just as efficient as using a mouse.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Don't get me wrong MBP touchpads are awesome, but I plug a mouse into it whenever possible.

 

[bfdd]

No.

I believe that is based on the macbook (pro?) trackpad, which is top notch. The button is the whole pad. It is really intuitive once you use it for a bit.

yes and no, i do like all the interesting things you can do with the mbp trackpad and it definitely has awesome tracking, but i hate the way it feels on my fingers. my lenovo feels much nicer to the touch.

 

[Kadarin]

I have a T61 that I use for work, and I can't stand the trackpad it has. However, on my MBP (2007 vintage), the trackpad is excellent.

I intend to get one of these new trackpads for my Mac Mini HTPC setup, as I feel it would be superior to using the current Magic Mouse I now have.

 

[PricklyPete]

I will buy this in a heartbeat...I don't use a mouse anymore because the Apple Trackpad is that good.

 

[Printer Bandit]

give it a few more years and the mouse will be obsolete.

 

[PricklyPete]

Don't get me wrong MBP touchpads are awesome, but I plug a mouse into it whenever possible.

I used to...now I don't even cary the mouse in my bag anymore as I never use it. I'm on my MBP 24x7 as it is my primary work computer and I'm using it within OSX.

 

[SLCentral]

For everyone raving about gestures, I don't understand. How is a three finger swipe to go back any faster than pressing the back button on a mouse?

I used to have the MacBook Pro (Unibody) and now have the Lenovo x200s, with no trackpad, just a nub. While the trackpad was fantastic, a real mouse is far better. My MX Revolution runs circles around the Apple trackpad, a regular trackpad, or the Lenovo nub.

I have my Revolution set to do back/forward, middle button does Aero Flip, middle click is standard middle click, and the thumb wheel controls volume up/down/mute. Can't ask for more, personally.

 

[D1gger]

No.

I believe that is based on the macbook (pro?) trackpad, which is top notch. The button is the whole pad. It is really intuitive once you use it for a bit.

I think this is correct. The multitouch features of the trackpad on the MacBook Pro are very nice, but the downside is that it is still only one button. I've been using a MacBook Pro for a couple of months now, and I still find myself plugging in a real mouse to get access to the second button features.

 

[Saint Nick]

Apple will make millions of dollars off of this product.

I like their MacBooks and their iPods, but this is just fucking stupid. :awe:

 

[Kadarin]

I think this is correct. The multitouch features of the trackpad on the MacBook Pro are very nice, but the downside is that it is still only one button. I've been using a MacBook Pro for a couple of months now, and I still find myself plugging in a real mouse to get access to the second button features.

Two-finger tap, yo.

 

[speg]

I think this is correct. The multitouch features of the trackpad on the MacBook Pro are very nice, but the downside is that it is still only one button. I've been using a MacBook Pro for a couple of months now, and I still find myself plugging in a real mouse to get access to the second button features.

When is the last time you took a trip to the Trackpad panel at your nearest System Preferences?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

trackpad gestures are awesome. While i would not replace my mouse with one, i would get it to augment my mouse.

EVERYONE STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES. DWELL WOULD CONSIDER BUYING ONE. THIS lS SO FUCKING UNEXPECTED.

 

[joesmoke]

EVERYONE STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES. DWELL WOULD CONSIDER BUYING ONE. THIS lS SO FUCKING UNEXPECTED.

i wish i could get away with sigging this...