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    Multi-touch M17x touchpad

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by amil9145, Mar 19, 2010.

  1. amil9145

    amil9145 Newbie

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    Hey guys, just came across this article about a new Synaptics touchpad driver for HP laptops that unlocks multi touch on older laptops:

    http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?p=44505922#post44505922

    I installed the driver and it works well - two finger scrolling is fantastic and the general performance of the touchpad seems slightly better.

    Edit - the 3 finger press to start applications also works well
     
    amil9145, Mar 19, 2010
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  2. Barrok

    Barrok Notebook Evangelist

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    is this only for the m17x, or will it work for m15x, m11x?
     
    Barrok, Mar 19, 2010
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  3. amil9145

    amil9145 Newbie

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    As far as I know all alienwares have a synaptics trackpad - I could well be wrong though - so it should work on all models
     
    amil9145, Mar 19, 2010
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  4. Thorpe24

    Thorpe24 Notebook Evangelist

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    nice find +rep
     
    Thorpe24, Mar 19, 2010
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  5. denogun

    denogun Notebook Consultant

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    Those drivers come bundled with Scrybe too. Scrybe works cool =D
     
    denogun, Mar 19, 2010
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    icemanmelb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Works on my new alienware m15x. Yeap reminds me of my macbook pro. Now where is Scrybe?

    I can't find it!

    Ice
     
    icemanmelb, May 23, 2010
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    CokeCanNinja Notebook Consultant

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    Schweet. Rep+
     
    CokeCanNinja, May 23, 2010
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  8. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I use Srcybe on my M11x and love it. Definately worth a try. The M11x has a touchpad that is 10x better then my M17x R1.
     
    DR650SE, May 23, 2010
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  9. Wiggy Fuzz

    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    wow, scrybe looks awesome :)

    it's useful, like that bumptop thing. haven't tried that on the m11x, though. it's on my things to do when i get it back from dell list.
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, May 23, 2010
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  10. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, I hope you got a copy of Bumptop earlier because after it sold itself to Google you can no longer get the free version.
     
    WaR, May 23, 2010
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  11. Jsucool76

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    I can't get this to work, when i try a gesture it just simply moves my mouse around, doesn't scroll
     
    Jsucool76, Aug 20, 2010
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  12. neosis

    neosis Notebook Consultant

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    is it just me or do none of these links actually work?
     
    neosis, Aug 21, 2010
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  13. neosis

    neosis Notebook Consultant

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    does this actually work for anyone else?
     
    neosis, Aug 21, 2010
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    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    I even tried one that works on my M11x, and it didn't work on M17x.
     
    ACHlLLES, Aug 21, 2010
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  15. Breaking Brian

    Breaking Brian Notebook Evangelist

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    Rep once I see some more confirmation on this... Sounds too good to be true.
     
    Breaking Brian, Aug 21, 2010
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  16. neosis

    neosis Notebook Consultant

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    sorry guys, peerblock was keeping the download from going because it goes through ftp. fixed it. imatard
     
    neosis, Aug 22, 2010
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