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    Best Trackpad?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by swburton, Sep 17, 2010.

  1. swburton

    swburton Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 5 year old T60 with a tiny trackpad that i hardly use. i mainly use the pointer button in the middle. as i look for a new laptop i have a choice to make. whether to stay with a business laptop (lenovo, elitebook, precision) because of the ease of pointing devices or go to a high performance gaming laptop (asus g) with just a track pad.

    so i have 2 questions:
    1. what laptops have multi-touch trackpad support?

    2. which laptops have the best and easiest to use trackpads?
     
    swburton, Sep 17, 2010
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  2. TSE

    TSE Notebook Deity

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    The best trackpads in the industry by far are the Apple trackpads... The multitouch gestures, the feel, the size, everything on them is just perfect.
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Seconded. MacBook touchpads are pretty much the best in both categories.

    If you're looking for a machine mainly to use the trackpoint, though, you should probably stick with a ThinkPad... most other implementations of the trackpoint aren't quite as good if you ask me.
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 18, 2010
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    ^Thirded! The Glass Multitouch trackpad is the absolute best.

    Otherwise, ALWAYS look for the Synaptics pads. Alps can be done right, but it's really a rare thing. HP has some atrocious ALPS pads.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Sep 18, 2010
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  5. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^Fourthed - as much as it pains me to say it, apple DEFINITELY, 100% wins at making trackpads (as long as they put a second (Right) mouse button, which is something they usually have a problem with idk why)

    I think the trackpad on the 15inch MBP is probably double the size of the one on my 17inch dv7
     
    timtravel42, Sep 18, 2010
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  6. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Just as a counter point: while the apple trackpad might be the best there is - they definitely make my hands hurt using them (we're talking minutes not hours).

    I vote for the invincible ThinkPAD TrackPoint! :)

    I do have to say though that the U30Jc is just precise enough as a trackpad that I don't need it for 'regular' use of the notebook. With any precision required though (PS, etc.), the mouse comes out.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Sep 18, 2010
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