I'm amazed nobody else has matched Apple's glass touch input devices. Luckily the external Magic Trackpad works pretty well with the XPS 13.

I think it’s because Apple has the patent on glass on metal trackpads

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cultofmac.com/210380/apple-...

Interesting. The Surface products (e.g., the Surface Book) use glass on metal.

Maybe they licensed the tech or used a plexiglass? Not a lawyer, but was curious myself why it wasn’t used more so had just googled about it.

Microsoft and Apple have a comprehensive cross-licensing agreement, so that would make sense.

Razer comes close in feel.

Do they come close in build quality though? I’m legit curious; I haven’t used a Razer laptop in years, but the last one I played with wasn’t super impressive in that regard.

I have a late-2016 Blade Stealth, and the build quality is... just ok. The keyboard (coming from a MacBook Air) took some getting used to. The battery is crap and has swelled up and warped the chassis. Heat has destroyed the adhesisve on the front rubber foot, which has fallen off. The screen has a bezel that might even be larger than the MacBook Air, which is lame.

The touchpad is really good, though.

They did change the design and hid the buttons, and use the win precision drivers now.

I think Apple's touchpads are horrible. They're too grippy and too big.

(I have nothing constructive to add here, I just wanted there to be some opposition to the idea that Apple have the perfect touchpad)

What trackpad do you prefer using?