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Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: rsantos97 on Sat, 11 June 2011, 11:04:11

Anyone here try out the Filco touchpad they sell at Keyboardco.com ?  I am thinking of picking one up to try out but haven't heard of anyone owning one.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: HaveANiceDay on Sat, 11 June 2011, 18:50:27

From all the touchpads I tried, I think Apple are the only ones that got it right.
http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad
You can use it in Windows with extracted official drivers from Bootcamp.

Never tried the Filco one, but I expect it to be just a generic touchpad.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: rsantos97 on Tue, 14 June 2011, 08:14:48

Thanks for your reply. After posting this thread I did a google search and found some reviews on it, most of it was negative.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: Mazora on Tue, 14 June 2011, 10:55:21

Did the same, most of it was positive (MacRumors)

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: rsantos97 on Wed, 15 June 2011, 00:33:16

Quote from: Mazora;360589

Did the same, most of it was positive (MacRumors)

What I meant was that after I created this thread asking for info on the Filco touchpad I did a search and got negative reviews on it.  Not that I did a search on the Apple one.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: liist on Thu, 16 June 2011, 00:12:22

I have to admit that the touch pad is something Apple got right. Too bad that the TrackPoint is far superior to any touch pad.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: sinis on Thu, 16 June 2011, 02:32:54

Quote from: liist;361558

Too bad that the TrackPoint is far superior to any touch pad.

^this

using either mouse or trackpoint. touchpad is mad annoying! try a trackball instead!

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: curzen on Thu, 16 June 2011, 16:06:40

if I were to get a touchpad (and I have utterly no use for one...) it'd be a wacom I think. Everything else seems to be either crappy or hilariously overpriced.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: vyshane on Wed, 22 June 2011, 22:18:52

Quote from: sinis;361590

using either mouse or trackpoint. touchpad is mad annoying! try a trackball instead!

It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. Right now I've got the magic trackpad and a trackball connected to the same computer. Trackpad for gestures and scrolling, trackball to move mouse pointer.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: rsantos97 on Wed, 29 June 2011, 16:03:45

I just returned my CST L-Trac trackball because the scrolling on it was very unergonomic.  I do a ton of scrolling when web surfing and doing school work so it was a pain to use.  I am thinking of trying out a Wacom if not I'll try some other trackball.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 29 June 2011, 16:15:24

I recently got a Magic Trackpad and I have to say I do like it a lot. I haven't tried it with Windows yet. I wonder if I can do browser forward/backward in Windows.

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: woody on Wed, 29 June 2011, 17:10:15

Quote from: rsantos97;370215

I do a ton of scrolling when web surfing and doing school work

Try the Kensington Slimblade, it's the scrolling that makes it stand out

Title: Filco touchpad
Post by: MrGPhantome on Tue, 05 July 2011, 00:04:20

I wouldn't. The Wacom touch pads are pretty horrendous and the tracking accuracy is below average. Apple's trackpad is the best trackpad on the market both in built in laptops or standalone for a PC. I actually use my trackpad with my left hand conjunction with my mouse during casual computing since gestures are quick and responsive.