Magic Trackpad

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4.5 out of 5 stars

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    I LOVE IT!!!

    • Written by from El Paso

    My wife bought me this trackpad for Christmas this year because I loved the one on the Macbook I used to have. Now I own an iMac and this is soo perfect!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    The Solution

    • Written by from Gaithersburg

    When my Macbook Pro died, this trackpad made the decision to getting an iMac a whole lot easier. I do graphic design in Photoshop, film editing in FCP, and drafting in AutoCad. No standard mouse works nearly as well at conveying my thoughts than a trackpad, allowing my fingers to naturally do the work. I'm glad Apple brought this equipment to the desktop realm.

    As for the reviews about poor shape, I have no complaint there. If anything, this design is more comfortable than a flat design would be because it matches the slope of the keyboard. This requires less repetitive wrist motion when switching between the two. Probably better for you than the alternative.

    My only two minor complaints is that the 4 rubber grip pads have so littler surface area that a little bit of dust on a smooth desktop makes it incredibly hard to keep the trackpad in one place. Also, about once a week the bluetooth connection will suddenly drop and reestablish a moment later. Battery life is good, and other devices stay connected, so the cause is unknown. But neither of these complaints warrant anything less than 5 stars. Great job Apple.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    AWESOME!!!

    • Written by from Highlands Ranch

    I love my MT. I got it today and I love it. It is better than the one on my MacBook Pro. It is very well built and I love everything about it. However, it could use some design modifications. It may hurt your wrist after a while. I love how I can use it where ever and works perfectly. Great battery life, cool design, and awesome features.
    Apple You Have Given Me A Miracle
    Buy This Product.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Item

    • Written by from Santa Monica

    When first setup, on my 24" iMac, the trackpad didn't work with two fingers in any direction. Quirky things happened like selecting text for no reason. Called Apple support and they couldn't fix. Returned item to store where it worked perfectly ????? Had very good service tech suggest I set up "New User" account in case I had some conflicting file or setting exist - that fixed the problem. And now, my Apple Trackpad is MAGIC

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Remember to look at your settings and gestures!

    • Written by from Berrien Springs

    Understanding how to actually use your Magic Trackpad can make a load of difference.

    For one, reading from some of the reviews, some have a hard time understanding highlighting or dragging windows around. Remember to use 3 fingers to do this. Want to highlight text? Easy, just swipe the mouse over the text you want to highlight using 3 fingers and it selects it while you're swiping. No "clicking" is involved. Also, want to drag a window, same thing, drag using 3 fingers. Again, no having to 'click and hold down' while doing this.

    Reset some of your options in the system prefs for when you tap two fingers, it's the same as a right-click on a mouse and it brings up the contextual menu. Scroll using two fingers....much easier than a mouse-wheel in my opinion. There still isn't a good way to "middle" that I can find. They need to put an option to where 3 finger tap is a middle click. That would work.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

    • Written by from Columbia

    This thing is awesome. Now I have keyboard, wacom tablet and trackpad. That's all I ever needed. Thanks Apple for doing great job!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Touch screen of the future

    • Written by from El Paso

    This is the way multitouch is meant to be.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    The product you've been waiting for

    • Written by from Livonia

    I have had a Mighty Mouse for a few years on my iMac. I've never liked it, the trackball was always getting too dirty to register scrolling, the left click was unresponsive, and it just wasn't very ergonomic.

    The Magic Trackpad solves ALL of those problems and adds a handful of awesome features like multi-touch gesturing.

    Using the trackpad is beneficial in other ways too: it takes up less room than your normal movement area for a mouse, plus it feels so much better on your hands to use. The glass surface makes for a beautiful and sleek feeling package that will no doubt inspire you to throw your mouse out the window.

    Perfect for anyone, especially those using DAWs and Editing software.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    best bluetooth apple product

    • Written by from Auburndale

    this is really a phenomenal product! All the way, works well, nice tough, design, useful. Planning to buy one for each of the macs I use. The magic mouse was often unresponsive (the Logitech Revolution is actually a much better product) but the track pad is just terrific. Now, when Apple will make these devices to have batteries that charge while connected to a USB?

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from fort worth

    The Magic Trackpad works much better and way faster than the Magic Mouse. When comparing, you'll see that you can do more with the track pad and switch to different windows way faster.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great replacement to Mouse

    • Written by from Asquith

    A brilliant idea to replace the mouse with all the features inherited from the built-in track pad. Highly receommended

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    What an insanely great product!

    • Written by from Mesa

    Having recently lost my Mighty Mouse on a trip, I was looking for a replacement.

    After considering the options and reading the reviews, I decided to give the Magic Trackpad a stab at completely replacing my use of a mouse.

    Although my Macbook Pro has a great trackpad built in, the large Magic Trackpad surface, and ability to position the Trackpad to a more natural position (on the side of my laptop) is fantastic.

    It works exactly like my MacBook Pro's trackpad, just bigger and in a more natural position.

    I love it!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    software

    • Written by from hollywood

    I like the idea of this device however i think apple can expand on it by adding graphic pen software for it only you use your finger instead

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    One of the best mice i have had

    • Written by from Normal

    So far this has been the best mouse i have owned. It is so easy to use.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    One Awesome Tracking Device

    • Written by from Tacoma

    I absolutly love this mouse! I was a bit leary, at first, about buying this as I was not sure how the family, or myself, would adapt to it. In just a few short days, all I can say is WOW! It's ease of use is remarkable and it's actually less stressful on the hand! Thinking about buying this? Go for it you will not be disapointed!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Best Mouse Ever

    • Written by from San Jose

    I thought that the magic mouse was the best thing ever but with this new trackpad i dont' even have to move my wrist anymore...apple really did it with making things easier and more pleasant to use! I love this product...you have got to get this if you are simply just stuck on using the magic mouse. It makes work soo much more easier!!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Easier, faster, better, smoother, than any other wireless mouse-like device

    • Written by from Victorville

    Not a lick of trouble so far. It is a major convenience having programmable gestures using up to four fingers. This is a time saver, a convenience, and a luxury in one!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    PERFECT ENHANCEMENT FOR THE MACBOOK......

    • Written by from Nashville

    This product is awesome, the magic trackpad provides plenty of work space and I would recommend this product to everyone. The pad gives you the ability to work in a wider area on your desk and not feel so closed up while working. Also...the pad is about twice the size of the 15 inch macbook pros standard scroll pad.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    new to mac? MUST HAVE!!

    • Written by from Rice Lake

    I'm new to mac. This has made my life so much easier converting. Keep your thumb in the lower left corner to click and let your other fingers do everything else. I'm running this on an old refurbished mac and it is great.
    The negative reviews, I think personally, are because the people don't update software before, and then AFTER the track pad is installed. Mine didn't work until I updated the software again after it was linked.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    very useful!

    • Written by from West hollywood

    I really love my apple track pad. There are a lot of options that you can do with it. Like using two fingers for the right click and four fingers to see everything in expose is awesome! This is very much worth the money.

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