Comments on: Magic Trackpad minus the magic?

By: Glenn Franxman

Glenn Franxman — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:41:32 +0000

I think the magic trackpad makes sense. It should be pretty clear by now that desk top computers are on the way out. Many/most people will grow up using touch on their laptaps, phones and tablets. Gamers may feel otherwise, but they also used to use joysticks.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:56:48 +0000

Possible application: I play World of Warcraft, and have done traditionally on a Macbook with a trackpad. I’ve tried to use a mouse & it just won’t work, considering I’ve played for the 5 years WoW has existed with a trackpad. I’m upgrading to an iMac in the next few weeks, so I’m going to try out playing with a Magic Trackpad + keyboard.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:21:08 +0000

I don’t know if apple really intends for this to be a “game changer”. I recently got myself a macbook pro after living my life in the dark ages of the PC, and I absolutely love the trackpad. I think a lot of people will enjoy using this thing as an alternative to the mouse for doing simple things like web browsing and whatnot. I don’t think it’s too practical for games tho. At least not the games I’m playing (SCII!!!).

By: Agent_5

Agent_5 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:53:14 +0000

Apple has already released both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers for Windows XP and above. As for the rest… We’ll see what the collective internet can pull out of its hat.

By: Alex McLarty

Alex McLarty — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:26:42 +0000

Rui at Tao of Mac says that Magic Trackpad may be nice for a home theater setup. I’ll be honest, I hadn’t thought of that, but I think that a keyboard or at least some sort of ability to input text would be handy (stylus/on screen, thing?).

By: awmyhr

awmyhr — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:23:24 +0000

I don’t think it is by any stretch of the imagination a “game changer,” but I think I will like the Magic Trackpad. My main compuer is a recent MacBook Pro, and I absolutely love the multitouch trackpad as opposed to a mouse or trackball (though I haven’t used a Magic Mouse). I have long hoped Apple would release just such a thing as a standalone device for the desktop systems I need to use (both at work and at home). Now all I need is drivers for Linux, OpenSolaris, and Windows…