digitalversus.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:15
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Apple requires Mac users to have version 10.6.4 of their OS minimum for the Magic Trackpad, while PC drivers for Windows work from XP upwards (on download from Apple's site!).Two versions of the drivers are available depending on your PC OS: 32 or 64 b...
Easy to use, though nobody had used one previously, Superb finish, Works perfectly on your Mac and well on PC, Nice replacement for the mouse in many cases, You can set it to your liking (on Mac)...
A new outlay for a product with questionable lifespan, Need to cheat a bit to install it on PC, Very slight latency between movement on pad and the screen, The upper part of the pad is hard to click, Doesn't work well on dualscreen. Best to use it on a single screen.
The Pad is useful, pretty and practical, but for how long? It replaces the mouse nicely for many usages, but as soon as touch screens come on stream, you'll be putting it away in a drawer never to be seen again. Your mouse will still be useful...
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technoodling.net Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:16
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In an attempt to bring some multitouch magic to the rest of their product line, Apple now has a Bluetooth wireless input device called the Magic Trackpad , and it is about as minimalist a control surface as you can get. It's nothing more than a CD-case si...
No learning curve for portable Mac users, Looks great next to a Wireless KB, Multitouch gestures...
Not very precise, The occasional mysterious cursor jump, Not cheap...
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The $119 Magic Trackpad is a standalone, Bluetooth trackpad that uses the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops. Designed to complement Apple’s Wireless Keyboard, the Magic Trackpad uses the same aluminium-body design – an...
Apple's Magic Trackpad really isn't magical, but for those who want or need the full range of OS X gestures on their desktop computer it does a fine job. We don't think it will completely replace the mouse...
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It's not magic, it's not even unique, and its appeal is niche at best, but that doesn't mean you should dismiss the Apple Magic Trackpad offhand. We'd certainly suggest you think carefully about whether you want to spend around £60 on a device that doesn'...
Apple's Apple Magic Trackpad is pretty expensive for an unnecessary peripheral, but it works as advertised and can even make general desktop activity a little easier than a mouse at times. We've a long way to go yet before we'll be persuaded to part with...
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When picking through your snaps in iPhoto, do you wish you could zoom into or rotate your images with a pinching or twisting gesture? If so, Apple has answered your pleas. The Magic Trackpad brings the MacBook's trackpad technology to Apple's desktop r...
Full trackpad control, Complements Apple's keyboard, Complete gesture range...
Snow Leopard only...
Well conceived and beautifully executed. It's well worth a try...
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You've got to hand it to Apple. While it may not be the innovator it likes to think it is, it does have a knack for re-inventing old ideas and coming up with something better. Music players, small form-factor computers, tablet PCs - it's taken existing...
It's not magic, of course, but the Magic Trackpad is a fine control device - for laptop users as well as those folk who prefer desktop machines - that's a genuine pleasure to use. ® More Accessory ReviewsApple Magic MouseWacom Cintiq 21UXCideko Air Ke...
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99 4/5 NOT content with revolutionising the digital-music industry, reinventing the mobile phone and turning a niche tablet computing market into a sales phenomenon, Apple has turned its attention to bumping off the humble mouse. In many ways, th...
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Not content with revolutionising the digital-music industry, reinventing the mobile phone and turning a niche tablet computing market into a sales phenomenon, Apple has turned its attention to bumping off the humble mouse. In many ways, the Magic Track...
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The Magic Trackpad may not be Apple’s attempt to completely replace the mouse, but when you can fit almost your entire hand on it, it’s easy to see how it could turf your USB rodent off your desk. Does it deserve pride of place on your worktop, or...
Ace design, multitouch gestures...
Isn't better than a mouse for design and professionals...
Pricey but effective - your standard Apple fare...
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Apple is clearly onto a winner with touch technology — its iPhone 4 smartphone and iPad tablet are selling like hotcakes, and its MacBook range of notebooks have successfully integrated many of the iPhone's multitouch gestures. Apple's Magic Trackpad...
Provides good touch precision, physically clicks when pressed, well designed, full gesture support...
Setting it up for a Windows PC is a hassle (and it will only offer limited gestures), uncomfortable to use as a mouse replacement for long periods...
Apple's Magic Trackpad really isn't magical, but for those who want or need the full range of OS X gestures on their desktop computer it does a fine job. We don't think it will completely replace the mouse...
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channelpro.co.uk Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Undoubtedly better than a laptop touchpad, but does anyone need it? And, at this price? We've all had moments where we've wished our laptop touchpad was a bit more spacious, but this is taking it to extremes. After the Magic Mouse, which awkwardly adde...
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Apple’s £59 Magic Trackpad is a standalone, Bluetooth trackpad that uses the same painted glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops. It’s designed to complement Apple’s Wireless Keyboard with the same aluminium-body design and almost...
Large, Multi-Touch surface; works identically to Apple’s laptop trackpads; rugged, portable design matches Apple’s keyboards; easy setup...
Not as precise as a mouse or trackball; not ideal for large screens or multiple displays...
If you're a big fan of the Multi-Touch trackpads on Apple's current laptop models, the Magic Trackpad is for you. It gives you the same clickable, glass surface and Multi-Touch gestures, as those laptop trackpads in a wireless desktop model – with the bon...
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We've all had moments where we've wished our laptop touchpad was a bit more spacious, but this is taking it to extremes. After the Magic Mouse, which awkwardly added multitouch features to the surface of a mouse, comes... a giant Bluetooth touchpad? Su...
Undoubtedly better than a laptop touchpad, but does anyone need it? And, at this price?...
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T3.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Whether you’re an ,or user when flicking through documents and homescreens, or just browsing, multi-touch makes the experience fast and very fluid. Now Apple is bringing multi-touch to your desktop (and older MacBook laptops) with the Magic Track...
Great build, Brings multi-touch to Apple's desktop range, Gestures are genuinely quicker than using a mouse...
Bit expensive, Takes a bit of time to become familiar with, Doesn't work with all programs...
Not precise enough for intricate work, but this is a relatively affordable way for desktop users to take advantage of intuitive and time saving multi-touch gestures...
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gadgetguy.com.au Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Apple’s Magic Trackpad has been designed for those who prefer interfacing with their Macs, PCs or docked laptops with their fingertips, rather than a mouse. As such, it is reminiscent of Wacom’s Bamboo Touch tablet, launched last year, and the p...
Clever design; Intuitive and provides a new dimension of control versus a mouse...
Wireless means replacing batteries...
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If you've used a MacBook Pro or MacBook over the last couple of years then what we'll be looking at in this review of the Apple Magic Trackpad is old news. We say that because the technology is the same, the experience is the same, and the usability i...
Gives you gesture control over and above your mouse, Bluetooth so no wires, minimalist in its design, easy to use and install...
Will need a hard surface for it to work, people will still find the mouse easier to use...
If you really like the MacBook Pro trackpad then this is probably a mustKey specsBluetooth...
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The Apple Magic Trackpad is a standalone Bluetooth trackpad that uses the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple's current laptop line and supports the same Multi-Touch gestures, thus bringing Apple's Multi-Touch technology to any Apple Mac runn...
The Apple Magic Trackpad ships with two AA alkaline batteries, although Apple now sells its own Apple Battery Charger. It will be a useful addition to the arsenal of any Mac user who wishes to have multitouch functionality on their desktop machine. It...
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Late last night, Apple , the company’s new standalone, Bluetooth trackpad. Using the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s current laptop line, the Magic Trackpad supports the same Multi-Touch gestures, bringing Apple’s Multi-Touch technology t...
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about.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:12
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Manufacturer's SiteApple's Magic Trackpad brings the wonderful glass trackpad that MacBook Pro users have been enjoying to desktop Mac users. Now laptop users can be envious of desktop users, because along the way, the tracking surface was magically enlar...
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Elana and I are both using our MacBook Air’s as our primary computers and could not be happier. (She has an 11″ and I have a 13″.) Both of us have Rain Design’s mStand and love the simple, elegant way it raises the laptop up so that the screen is at...
Does an invisible job of turning the keyboard and trackpad into a single unit; lets you use the trackpad on the left or the right; lets you not use the Magic Connector at all if the need arises...
I would like it to ship with spare magnets so that I could get and use a new trackpad or keyboard if need be...
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maclife.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:16
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A bigger, better way to touch your Mac Tacking “Magic” onto the name of this new external trackpad is grandiose in that typical Apple way, but we have a feeling that this nifty device actually is performing one genuine feat of magic: peering into the f...
Bigger is actually much better with trackpads. Provides very usable touch controls for Mac OS. Typical sleek, beautiful Apple design.
Dragging and dropping never works as well as it does with a mouse. Can't truly customize gestures. A tad overpriced.
Apple’s new pointer is hardly the first external touch-based trackpad, and while it won’t convert legions of mouse users, it’s cleverly integrated with Mac OS and delivers a largely excellent, usable experience.Magic Trackpad...
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The Apple Magic Trackpad is a blessing, but in disguise. It’ll require new muscle memory for dedicated mouse users, is better than a conventional trackball, and has amazing new features. But it’ll require a period of acclimation. The Apple Magic Tra...
The Magic Trackpad isn’t cheap, and so one wouldn’t want to buy it on a whim, expecting to immediately make Mac life wondrous. Despite the Fast Tracking mode, I still don’t get the immediate and fine tracking and pointer control that I can get with a...
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gadgetreview.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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For years, the distinction between desktop computers and laptop computers has been clear. To control a desktop computer, you use a mouse and to control a laptop computer, you use a trackpad. When Apple released their latest MacBook and MacBook Pro lapt...
Large surface area makes it easy to use, Bluetooth wireless connection provides up to 33 foot range, Flawlessly detects multiple finger gestures, Long battery life, includes two AA batteries, Less tiring to use than a mouse, Works with Windows PCs with additional free software...
Can be challenging to set up initially, Requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 plus additional software updates, Limited finger gestures available when using it on a Windows PC...
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By: Felix Sold, 09/13/2010 Apple's Magic Trackpad now also places a MacBook Pro's main control element on the desk. The effective area is considerably larger, but the functionality remains the same. Is the purchase worthwhile? Or is it just a nice gad...
The suitability for daily use is only given to a part and can't convince us in every sector. Simple office tasks are easily managed with the Magic Trackpad. Sophisticated applications (image editing) or games are difficult with the Trackpad and an ordinar...
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Apple’s Magic Trackpad is an interesting, although not unexpected, move for the company. For a company that seems to have invested in multitouch as the core foundation of its future, it only makes sense that they’d want to bring it over to the deskto...
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Digitaltrends.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Apple has moved one step closer to banishing the button. After making significant inroads with touch-based input on the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and MacBook, Apple brings swipes to the desktop with the Magic Trackpad. While it basically amounts to the...
Gorgeous, well-built design, Easy installation, Intuitive software, Works as well as Apple’s class-leading MacBook trackpads...
Rechargeable batteries not included, Not as precise as a mouse...
Apple brings a page from the MacBook to the desktop with its Magic Trackpad: an excellent - if still dubiously necessary - mouse replacement...
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Apple has been in the line of fire lately. It's an unusual place for the company, which has found itself on the positive end of things for quite a while. In fact, for a string of years, it seemed as if Apple could do no wrong. The iPhone 3G and 3GS wer...
Amazingly precise, Super thin and light, Great for HTPC or travel, Robust gesture support, Even works on Windows...
Lackluster Windows support, No Digitizer support, Customizations are limited, Not a true mouse replacement for most...
In summary, the $69 Magic Trackpad is more novel than magical. As with most every other Apple product we have tried, the execution is spot-on. Tracking was extremely precise, and thus, the pad was very useable. Even the softest taps and the most delicate...
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This device is beautiful and comfortable to use. A Multi-Touch trackpad you can use with your iMac is a real boon and you will thoroughly enjoy using it. It may mean the end of the mouse as your primary input device. Ergonomic. Full array of Mult...
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This device is beautiful and comfortable to use. A Multi-Touch trackpad you can use with your iMac is a real boon and you will thoroughly enjoy using it. It may mean the end of the mouse as your primary input device...
Ergonomic, Full array of MultiTouch gestures, Wireless, Well designed, A genuine mouse replacement...
Requires two AA batteries, Might take you a while to adjust to a new method of input.
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Apple's Magic Trackpad isn't the first of its kind -- in fact, Wacom has been playing this game for awhile -- but it's the first of its kind from the cats in Cupertino, so obviously people take notice. The premise of such a device is stupidly simple: it's...
Great industrial designPerfect trackpad experience for a desktopMultitouch works flawlessly...
Easy to get lost in large surface areaSingle button click limits optionsWindows implementation is weak...
There isn't anything truly magical, revolutionary, or groundbreaking about the Magic Trackpad. It's not the first of its kind, and it doesn't turn our current computing paradigms on their ear. It's an excellent device for those who prefer touch input to m...
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Video Review: Chris Hardwick and Kevin Pereira bring you a bonus review with the recently released Apple Trackpad to demonstrate its swiping features, multi-touch gestures and more for $69...
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External trackpads aren’t exactly new, but Apple has managed to instill no small degree of excitement into their new Magic Trackpad by virtue of their multitouch technology. Essentially the trackpad from a MacBook Pro, sliced out and blown up, the wire...
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Early Tuesday, Apple announced the Magic Trackpad, the company's new standalone, Bluetooth trackpad. Using the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple's current laptop line, the Magic Trackpad supports the same multitouch gestures, bringing Apple'...
These are only our first impressions of how the Magic Trackpad works, and we'll follow up with a more in depth review and some buying advice soon.My favorite Magic Trackpad design feature? While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support physical "c...
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extremetech.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Many of today's computer users learned how to compute and surf on a laptop rather than on a traditional desktop. For them, a trackpad—which combines both a touchpad and mouse buttons— is more familiar than the traditional mouse. Apple, with its extensi...
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Editor's Note: Apple has released an updated Windows Boot Camp driver for the Apple Magic Trackpad. It is available from the following website: Apple Support. The updated driver was unavailable from Apple's Software Update when we first looked at the M...
Supports up to four-finger multitouch gestures. Video help built into control panel. Great design and feel. Fits perfectly with Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Learning curve if you're used to trackpads with buttons or to traditional computer mice. Only works as a two-button scrolling mouse in Boot Camp/Windows.
If you're a Mac user who's more comfortable using a trackpad than a mouse, get yourself to your local Apple store and pick up the Magic Trackpad. Buy it now...
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Early Tuesday, Apple announced the Magic Trackpad, the company’s new standalone, Bluetooth trackpad. Using the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s current laptop line, the Magic Trackpad supports the same Multi-Touch gestures, bringing Apple’...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2018-06-01 10:19:18
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Apple released the Magic Mouse, an input device that has many similarities to the Multi-Touch trackpad on the company's line of MacBook Pro laptops: the same touch-sensitive body, and the same ability to use the swiping a...
Easy to learn and use, Simple, stark design fits in with other Apple products...
Takes up more desk space than traditional mouse, Doesn't work with Windows PCs...
Apple brings one of the best features of its MacBook Pros to its desktop users, and it's just as fun to use...
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There is no clear "winner" between these two multi-touch tablets. The Wacom Bamboo Touch has limited multitouch features, but makes it up with four programmable buttons and its support for more Macs. It's well-suited to power users. The Apple Magic Trackpad has the complete laptop multitouch experience but very limited customizability, and it doesn't work with older Macs -- and it can be even...
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When I was 12, using a Performa 660CD, my parents gave me an external trackpad accessory that connected via ADB (a moment of silence for Apple Desktop Bus, please... thank you) for my birthday. The useable surface area was tiny—maybe three-quarters t...
The ability to perform multitouch gestures on my desktop Mac is welcome. The less precise nature of using a trackpad instead of a mouse is not so fun sometimes—it's tolerable, but annoying. Apple's design is, of course, sleek and well-done, so at leas...
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