Is it Apple’s Magic Trackpad? If I dual-boot Windows (for work, I swear!) does it work equally as well across both?

  • lea@feddit.de
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    3 years ago

    I bought a used magic trackpad 1 to use on Linux. It works quite well out of the box including multi touch capabilities but sometimes if you do a lot of movement in one go it will lag behind. The newer ones can be used wired and use higher Bluetooth versions so that’s hopefully not an issue.

    One noticeable limitation for all is that they run at 90 Hz which is noticeable on a 144 Hz screen, but there aren’t really alternatives as far as I could find.

  • Atemu@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    Do you mean a USB trackpad for desktop use or an integrated one in a laptop?

    I’d also be interested in the former.

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      3 years ago

      Sorry, I should have clarified: Bluetooth or USB-connected trackpad. I use a fancy mechanical keyboard so I need some other input device that isn’t my laptop’s integrated trackpad.

  • danhab99@programming.dev
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    3 years ago

    I really love my apple track pad on my Manjaro setup. It’s big and smooth and super comfortable. Nobody makes 3rd party USB track pads