That’s a great point. I’m always baffled by touchpads… does apple have some secret formula? Their touchpads are consistently excellent.
Other vendors vary dramatically, even between models.
Re:Why Mac speakers sound so good
by theshrike79 on Saturday February 25, 2023 @04:15PM
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It's the magic sauce of software and hardware integration. Also the hardware is just bonkers.
I thought for the longest time that the whole trackpad clicked when you pressed down on it. Nope, it's just a taptic engine hidden in there. If you turn off the haptic click, it's just a flat pane of glass.
Then there's the palm detection, I've used Macbooks for almost a decade for work and I can't remember when was the last time I had a misclick on the trackpad when I was typing. I did have a ton of issues with Dell and Lenovo laptops. On Lenovos I just used the red nub and disabled the touchpad from BIOS =)
Last year I abandoned a low spec z laptop day one of getting given it at work. The trackpad alone was so poor that the laptop wasn’t usable without a mouse. I am a longtime Mac user but I don’t think I was being snobby or difficult.
I use a MacBook and have windows in a VM when needed.