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Ask HN: Usable laptop touchpads – Are we there yet?

3 pointsby vsakosover 9 years ago
For years Apple was the only one who could make usable touchpads.<p>Now, in 2016, is there a laptop with a touchpad comparable to the MacBook touchpads? I&#x27;m not asking for force touch and other stuff like that, just plain usability, smooth multitouch gestures etc.

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CyberFonicover 9 years ago
Agreed Apple touchpads have the best feel and responsiveness.<p>You can always buy a Magic Trackpad - they connect via Bluetooth so they are not too inconvenient.<p>Wacom pen &amp; touch pads are almost as good. I use one when I&#x27;m running Gimp - it&#x27;s great to have different responses to the pen and to touch.<p>I have yet to find a notebook which is even close to Apple&#x27;s touchpad quality.
theWoldover 9 years ago
If you are doing coding or other non-design work, I would highly recommend learning how to do everything on your computer without touching your mouse. It&#x27;s a whole new world when your fingers never leave the keyboard and you can still do anything you want.<p>But if you really want a trackpad, yep, nothing beats an Apple Touchpad. (or at least what I have used &#x2F; seen)
toygover 9 years ago
I have a top-end Dell from last year and, well, it&#x27;s not &quot;there&quot;.