Reviews for Magic Trackpad

I received this with my 2012 iMac.

I was a bit dubious of moving from a mouse to a trackpad but I needn't have been.

From the numerous gestures it has, its far more useful than a mouse, don't get me wrong, the mouse in certain applications that require fine control would probably be better.

When surfing for example I can swipe left or right with two fingers to go back and forward pages, three finger swipe up show Mission Control. A two fingered left swipe from the right edge shows Notification Centre. There are numerous other gestures, some of which are on the back of the trackpad's packaging, but others can be easily found by doing a internet search.

The iMac is my first Mac (I've been a Windows user for 10 years) and with the iMac, trackpad, Mac OS, the move has been an absolute pleasure.

I would recommend the trackpad over the mouse everytime, but I would still recommend having a mouse spare though, so that if you run into an application that requires fine control (such as photo editing) a mouse in this scenario might be better than the trackpad.

The trackpad's whole surface is a button so this allows for a lot of different functions. The trackpad takes 2 AA batteries (which come supplied) but I purchased the Apple Battery charger to use when the supplied non rechargeable batteries eventually run out.

The trackpad is typical Apple, i.e. beautifully designed, well made, and a joy to use.

I highly recommend it!

Don't normally review products but I thought I have to for this! After researching heavily on whether to get the trackpad solely for the purpose of using it away from my MacBook Pro, I decided to go for it! It did not disappoint one bit! I totally recommend purchasing the trackpad over the magic mouse any day. I very much like the integrated trackpad on the MacBook and have became used to all the different gestures; now having the trackpad I can carry it around within the comfort of my own home when it is connected to the TV! Absolutely fantastic! Anyone contemplating on whether to get one? DO IT!

What an awesome piece of kit. A small slab of aluminium, beautiful to use, silent and minimalistic. Unfortunately, as with most Apple products you need to buy another slice of aluminium to join the keyboard to the trackpad. When together they really work but be prepared to spend another £25 to achieve this! I highly recommend this product though.

First review i've done but thought this deserved writing about. Bought my new MBP last week and found myself struggling to do four finger swipes on the MBP trackpad (Strange because I don't have large hands) . Decided to bite the bullet and buy a Magic Trackpad, best purchase i've made. Gestures are easier to make and it is much more comfortable to use the Magic Trackpad than the MBP trackpad. Tried the Magic Mouse and would recommend the Magic Trackpad over the Magic Mouse to anyone.

This is incredible, love the range of gestures just switched to this from magic mouse and you can do so much more with simple gestures, only downfall is trying to remember them all!

The design is stunning and the build quality is APPLE all over :)

Definitely would recommend this over the magic mouse for people with Mac mini and iMac :-)

A brilliant product that has really brought my iMac to life.
Intuitive & fun to use plus beautifully made.

Well done Apple.

The trackpad makes work so much easier, my fingers just glide over and do so much more than any mouse! Very happy, you might even say its like casting a spell when swiping, just amazing! Its also a huge surface, much bigger than the MacBook one, very easy to use, don't have to move my wrist at all.

I've been bought the trackpad for a christmas present. It took just a day or two to really get into the features it has. One I particularly like is instead of making a click to go to view and then rotate when viewing and rotating a picture, simply use two fingers and make rotating motion with them on the trakpad and it does it...What an outstanding piece of kit...My computer is on a shelf on my wall above my bed so this is perfect. Even siting on uneven quilt I don't have to worry that the red laser won't register properly and wildly dart over the screen resulting in wrong icon selection for example. Also if you have the matching slim keyboard, when sat on a surface they both go side by side very neatly together making it a slick functional unit. If you have an apple with bluetooth then this is a must!!!

Having used a magic mouse since owning my iMac, I could well imagine how simple the magic trackpad would be to use, and it didn't disappoint.
The build quality is solid as you would expect, and it compliments the look and dimensions of the wireless keyboard.
Batteries supplied, and easy to install via bluetooth.
I went straight to the system preferences to familiarise myself with the gestures, and now using the trackpad seems like second nature.
It feels so intuitive it makes web-surfing, and using gestures on OSX Lion child's play!

Superb product!!

Don'y pay any attention to WG from London who gave this two stars......... his reference to XBox says it all.