Reviews for Magic Trackpad

I really like the idea but I have returned to a mouse within less than a week from wrist pains. Another reviewer was spot on, make it angle away from you and it is much more comfortable. Sorry Apple, love your products generally, looks great next to the keyboard, but RSI is not worth being cool.

Having read some of the positive reviews I thought that this would be an ingenious alternative to the mouse, however this wasn't to be the case. General performance and use is obviously similar to the track pad on a Mac laptop so in many ways the track pad is intuitive. BUT the problem I found was a distinct cramping in my wrist from the prolonged hovering over the angled board - in my humble opinion, ergonomically, its flawed. Operationally it's ability to pick up and drop items was clumsy and completely inefficient, as compared to my old wireless Mac mouse. Having gave it a good go the mouse is back and I'm much happier.

Purchased 6 weeks ago. Everything worked, and was useful, It has now stopped and can't be found by bluetooth, despite new batteries. I'm not impressed by the durability. I'll stay with my wacom bamboo pad, which is durable and reliable, though does not have the same finger-touch function, it remains preferable to a mouse.

Like other reviewers have stated, the trackpad is TOO sensitive. The slightest judder of your finger opens applications/subjects you didn't intend to. Very frustrating. It definitely needs a sensitivity control of some kind. Also, the angle is very uncomfortable. I have raised the bottom to make it level and it is much better. Having said this, I much prefer my magic mouse.

Looks nice - my son gave me his because it will not wotk with his pre10.5 Mac mini. Its immediatley apparent that one cannot tell whether it is one or off. The single light is confusing. Lacking instructions - even online - it took me about 2 or 3 hours to get it to install in Boot Camp XP as well as OSX. The functionality is crippled on Boot Camp Windows, so anyone planning to replace their mouse on both partitions will be very confused by the differing functionality. There are no drivers if one wants to use it on a non Mac Windows machine. Finally at least on Windows, I have so far needed to keep my mouse connected as well in case the bluetooth fails again. I think the Magic TrackPad is far from "magic". It will join the pile of unused equipment so at £60 it was not a good buy. It might help a Mac OSX only laptop user who is frustrated with his small mouse pad. But myself, - I have been travelling with a mouse with my Samsung netbook to overcome the small pad issue.