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From: Jim on 27 Jul 2010 09:01 <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with what.s on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes moving up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse or in conjunction with one." Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like that you can use both a mouse -and- this together. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Woody on 27 Jul 2010 09:15 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> > > "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to > work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch > technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of > gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with > what.s > on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping > through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes > moving > up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to > your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse > or in conjunction with one." > > > Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like that > you can use both a mouse -and- this together. Would love it more if it had a wire. Probably why they stress you can use a mouse too, as it is wireless you can't replace your mouse with it. I love wireless mice, you have the freedom of not getting the cord tangled or caught for the minor downside that they need charging occasionally. But I never got wireless fixed thing. Still the downside that they need charging, but without the upside! Suppose you could hack it to put a power cable in it -- Woody
From: David Empson on 27 Jul 2010 09:32 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> > > > > "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to > > work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch > > technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of > > gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with > > what.s > > on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping > > through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes > > moving > > up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to > > your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse > > or in conjunction with one." > > > > > > Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like that > > you can use both a mouse -and- this together. > > Would love it more if it had a wire. Probably why they stress you can > use a mouse too, as it is wireless you can't replace your mouse with it. Eh? All my mice in active use are wireless, and I could replace any of them with a Magic Trackpad (assuming the computers were running Snow Leopard). > I love wireless mice, you have the freedom of not getting the cord > tangled or caught for the minor downside that they need charging > occasionally. But I never got wireless fixed thing. Still the downside > that they need charging, but without the upside! I love the concept of "wireless fixed thing". I have the 2007 model Apple wireless keyboard on a Mac Mini in my lounge as part of my entertanment system. It is small enough I can tuck it away in a drawer, and use it at least two metres away from the computer, in a variety of positions. (I can also borrow it to use with my iPad.) On cold winter nights it is nice to sit in front of the fixed gas heater (about four metres away from the Mac Mini), and still have keyboard and mouse control of the computer. The same logic would apply to the Magic Trackpad if I decide to get one for that computer (probably not, as I want to keep it running Leopard so I have one around for technical support questions). I probably will get one to use on another computer, and it may convince me to upgrade that Mac Mini to Snow Leopard (family pack currently not installed anywhere). -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Jim on 27 Jul 2010 09:47 On 2010-07-27, David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: >> >> Would love it more if it had a wire. Probably why they stress you can >> use a mouse too, as it is wireless you can't replace your mouse with it. > > Eh? All my mice in active use are wireless, and I could replace any of > them with a Magic Trackpad (assuming the computers were running Snow > Leopard). > >> I love wireless mice, you have the freedom of not getting the cord >> tangled or caught for the minor downside that they need charging >> occasionally. But I never got wireless fixed thing. Still the downside >> that they need charging, but without the upside! > > I love the concept of "wireless fixed thing". I have the 2007 model > Apple wireless keyboard on a Mac Mini in my lounge as part of my > entertanment system. It is small enough I can tuck it away in a drawer, > and use it at least two metres away from the computer, in a variety of > positions. (I can also borrow it to use with my iPad.) I wish it had been like a PS3 wireless controller - charge it up by connecting it via a USB lead, then disconnect it (if you wish) when charged. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Woody on 27 Jul 2010 10:34
David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >>> <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> >>> >>> "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed > > > to >>> work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch >>> technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set > > > of >>> gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with >>> what.s >>> on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like > > > flipping >>> through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes >>> moving >>> up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects > > > to >>> your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a > > > mouse >>> or in conjunction with one." >>> >>> >>> Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like > > > that >>> you can use both a mouse -and- this together. >> >> Would love it more if it had a wire. Probably why they stress you can >> use a mouse too, as it is wireless you can't replace your mouse with > > it. > > Eh? All my mice in active use are wireless, and I could replace any of > them with a Magic Trackpad (assuming the computers were running Snow > Leopard). My mouse is wireless, but I can pick it up and put in it's cradle to charge when I am not using it. This, at some point would have to turn it upside down, take the batteries out, go downstairs, change the batteries, go back upstairs and put it back in place. As I wouldn't do that, it means I would just use it until the batteries ran out half way through doing something, so I would need a mouse by the computer so I could plug it in when the battery ran out to continue with what I was doing. >> I love wireless mice, you have the freedom of not getting the cord >> tangled or caught for the minor downside that they need charging >> occasionally. But I never got wireless fixed thing. Still the > > downside >> that they need charging, but without the upside! > > I love the concept of "wireless fixed thing". I have the 2007 model > Apple wireless keyboard on a Mac Mini in my lounge as part of my > entertanment system. Ok, I can see a point in that, but the only place I use a mouse on a mac is upstairs. Downstairs I have a MacBook pro that has it's own trackpad. The entertainment system is a skyHD box and an Network connected blue ray player. I would like some Mac based thing there, but there doesn't seem to be anything in my use that would be added by it, apart from another box and another channel So the only place I have for a fixed trackpad (which I would like) is on my iMacs desk, with the iMac, the wired keyboard, the wired printer and no available mains sockets. For me wireless on a trackpad is a lose lose situation. -- Woody |