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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: sec908 on Sat, 18 September 2010, 00:49:05
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Hi!, I'm mac and the mouses have this error -> http://tinyurl.com/2vqq9xw
I don't play on mac, and I'm thinking in buy a trackball or a trackpad.
What is the best? I have tested with marble (logitech) and my hand was not very comfortable. I like use my computer (browsing) as quickly as possible.
I'm thinking in Kensington Slimblade Trackball or Apple Magic Trackpad.
What do you think?
Thx!
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If you didn't like the Logitech Marble you're probably not going to like the Kensington Trackballs. However, if you like your laptops trackpad you'll love the Apple Magic pad.
I do not like the ergonomics marble but if I use a trackball like.
About the bug in apple, is possible fix this? With a trackball or trackpad the bug exist?
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A modern trackball uses the same interface as modern mice. For the Apple trackpad I'm not sure, but I don't see any reasons why the OS should treat a trackball differently compared to a regular computer mouse.
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A modern trackball uses the same interface as modern mice. For the Apple trackpad I'm not sure, but I don't see any reasons why the OS should treat a trackball differently compared to a regular computer mouse.
If you don't have a Mac, there's less to recommend about the Magic Trackpad - most of the advanced gestures won't work, and even the normal things like scrolling are a bit "off". I assume this is because even though the the Magic Trackpad will work like a normal (Windows) mouse, its advantages are in the additional Mac-specific extensions that Apple can build into OSX that makes it shine.
This is my experience when I run Windows 7 on a Macbook and it's trackpad. The Windows trackpads I've used on laptops (Dell, Lenovo) are simply horrible to use and are nowhere close to the Mac + trackpad combo, even with their proprietary drivers installed.
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The slimblade is a great trackball. Apple's current trackpads are probably the best trackpads ever (with all the gestures). Only you can decide what you'd like better.