omg that was the shittiest thing out there. So many accidental clicks.
Also, the magic mouse with it's horizontal gestures are insane. I don't understand how some people I know like it so much.
Apple trackpads are king :-) And I'd love to have a keyboard+trackpad combination, basically the bottom case of the macbook. Somehow the positioning of a separate keyboard and magic trackpad doesn't quite work.
Yeah I bought a Magic Mouse 2 earlier this year and regretted it instantly. Apple need to stop thinking outside of the box when it comes to mice.
You’re right about the positioning as well. If you have a full size Apple keyboard the trackpad is too far away always. If you have the compact layout Apple keyboard it’s too much of a compromise with keys.
Best outcome for me was turfing the lot and the Mac and getting a Logitech mouse and a TKL layout cherry MX red based keyboard. So much better.
I’m sorry but the Apple input devices are inferior even to the lowest grade no brand stuff from Aliexpress at this point.
I'm happy with the compact Apple keyboards in general, but when I got an iMac Pro at work I wanted to try out its full-sized keyboard since it is nice to have all of those extra keys. To keep the trackpad closer, I decided to put it on the left.
I normally use my right, so it took a few days to get used to it, but I quickly became fluent and the arrangement works much better. I also like it since it balances out my hands a bit more instead of doing absolutely everything with my right.
The standard Model M layout is a left-handed keyboard layout. It was a right-handed keyboard layout when the Model M came out in 1984 and very few PC users had a mouse or any kind of pointing device. But for over 25 years it's been a left-handed layout and no-one has done anything in response, because so much of computing is now a cargo cult.
I would also love this! In WFH I've been trying out some types of work with an iPad on a gooseneck (to keep it at an ergonomic height) and a Magic Keyboard/Trackpad combo on a pad on my lap arranged a bit like a Macbook but with the trackpad lower (in z, not y).
It works well, except MacOS doesn't enable palm rejection with standalone peripherals since they expect you to put the trackpad beside the keyboard on a desk, so I end up with accidental taps far too frequently.
Also, the magic mouse with it's horizontal gestures are insane. I don't understand how some people I know like it so much.
Apple trackpads are king :-) And I'd love to have a keyboard+trackpad combination, basically the bottom case of the macbook. Somehow the positioning of a separate keyboard and magic trackpad doesn't quite work.