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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by ck425 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:20AM (#23390185)
How is the touchpad? Every non-apple touch pad I've ever used has bee terrible.
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by modernerd on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:28AM (#23390238)
The XPS 17 isn't out yet so I can't offer a personal comparison. Dell increased the size of the trackpad in the 2020 XPS 15/17, but otherwise it seems similar to previous ones.

YouTube reviews of engineering samples of the 2020 XPS line say they are best-in-class for Windows, which usually means they're not quite as good as Macs (same as laptop speakers, where the MBP also leads).

I find even Mac trackpads slow/frustrating after using a Logitech MX Ergo for a while, so trackpad experience is less of a factor for me.

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by horsawlarway on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:38AM (#23390852)
I use an older xps-15, mostly running linux, and the trackpad is excellent.

I switch between it and a mac for work, and the experience is 95% identical.

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by adevx on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:36AM (#23390298)
Probably not very good. Personally I always use a Magic Trackpad 2 so I no longer have to take this into consideration.
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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by vardump on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:22AM (#23390702)
> Personally I always use a Magic Trackpad 2 so I no longer have to take this into consideration.

I never got it to work with Windows except for just pointer motion and left clicking. No multi-touch, gestures, etc. Not even right clicking. Does it work properly now?

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by piranha on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:00AM (#23401437)
https://magicutilities.net/magic-trackpad/features
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