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Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: shrap on Tue, 13 September 2011, 16:14:51

And wow is it ever ugly compared to the Apple one.

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/8417

But I guess if you want a separate trackpad for your Windows computer, you can't be too picky, huh? Only other ones I remember are the Cirque "Cat" touchpads, stored at the foot-level shelf at Fry's in plain brown boxes for a strangely high price.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: DaemonRaccoon on Tue, 13 September 2011, 16:35:21

Buttons big enough? If the device is approximately 5" wide, then the buttons are 2.5" by about 1" (maybe 0.75").

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: hcry4 on Tue, 13 September 2011, 16:59:20

Quote from: shrap;415675

And wow is it ever ugly compared to the Apple one.

Guess they're going with function over form?

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: shrap on Tue, 13 September 2011, 18:02:34

How does the Logitech logo, four "corners" and hump make it more functional?

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: kps on Tue, 13 September 2011, 19:44:00

Quote from: shrap;415722

How does the Logitech logo, four "corners" and hump make it more functional?

It looks like it might actually have buttons.

That being said, I don't buy anything from Logitech any more because of their anti-support for the Spaceball 5000.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: Chobopants on Tue, 13 September 2011, 19:55:37

Quote from: kps;415756

It looks like it might actually have buttons.

That being said, I don't buy anything from Logitech any more because of their anti-support for the Spaceball 5000.

If you actually get accustomed to an Apple Magic Trackpad you realize that buttons are totally not necessary. I hate all Apple mice but their trackpad is amazing.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: daerid on Tue, 13 September 2011, 22:17:21

Quote from: Chobopants;415761

If you actually get accustomed to an Apple Magic Trackpad you realize that buttons are totally not necessary. I hate all Apple mice but their trackpad is amazing.

Amen. As much as I enjoyed the touch part of the Magic Mouse, it was ergonomically a train wreck.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: arplod on Wed, 14 September 2011, 06:03:27

Quote from: Chobopants;415761

If you actually get accustomed to an Apple Magic Trackpad you realize that buttons are totally not necessary. I hate all Apple mice but their trackpad is amazing.

Buttons are necessary. It's just that given the sheer borderline-unusable inertia of the one on the Trackpad, you train yourself into believing that if you're a (closet) Mactard.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: daerid on Wed, 14 September 2011, 10:57:34

Quote from: arpod;415912

Buttons are necessary. It's just that given the sheer borderline-unusable inertia of the one on the Trackpad, you train yourself into believing that if you're a (closet) Mactard.

Buttons aren't necessary. nya nya nya-nya nya :-P

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: shrap on Wed, 14 September 2011, 16:15:38

Quote from: arpod;415912

Buttons are necessary.

Yeah, I guess I was just imagining all the clicking I was doing.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: arplod on Wed, 14 September 2011, 18:26:06

Quote from: daerid;416014

Buttons aren't necessary. nya nya nya-nya nya :-P

Don't bring flying cats with rainbow diarrhoea into this :suspicious:

No-one answered my old question about the Filco touchpad either. I don't have a complete lack of finger coordination so I don't actually need anything that I need to make huge sweeps over. Gestures? Shmestures - I'll take keyboard shortcuts.

Title: Logitech releases its own "Magic Trackpad" for Windows
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 14 September 2011, 19:19:25

+1 for Magic Trackpad awesomeness. Using it right now :thumb: