I've tried them all. Trackpad, trackpoint, trackball, all of them. I keep coming back to a mouse. Everything else is either frustrating and finicky, or it induces RSI after a few hours.

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thibaut_barrere 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What worked for me is “logitech lift”, one left handed the other right handed. When they are connected I set up my Mac to disable the trackpad.

That + sport and standing desk, did wonder to me.

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drivers99 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I detest the trackpad on my Windows (Linux soon) laptop, so I have to use an external mouse with it, but I use the "magic trackpad" on my personal and work macbooks including external ones without issues (except if I have to drag something very far; this three finger drag seems to make it nicer although it wouldn't work if I needed to make sure not to let go like when dragging files around). Just wanted to point out that there's a big difference.

	▲	rootusrootus 42 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I wanted it to work, I really did. I even went so far as to buy an external magic trackpad, because people raved about it. That trackpad is in mint condition ... in my closet.
	▲	vladvasiliu 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't daily drive a mac anymore, but I seem to remember that it allowed you to hold the selection with one or more fingers, and move another finger on touchpad for the actual moving part. You could lift this last finger without letting go of the selection.

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tokai 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did you try a mousetrapper?