We just bought the Neo for our daughter to use at school. My biggest concern was the trackpad. This is the first MacBook to not use a force touch trackpad since they were introduced. I must say that the new trackpad is really good. It's not quite as good as the force touch one in my MacBook Pro, but it's close. We will see how well the Neo holds up over time, but it's off to a good start.

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codazoda 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I never use the physical touch on the MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. It’s one of the first things I configure so that a light tap is a click. It somehow feels “faster” to me.

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auguzanellato 31 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s certainly better than most trackpads on non Macs, especially because it “clicks” ok even on the top part.

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nicoburns 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The trackpads on the old (pre-force-touch MacBooks) were really good. The force-touch is (IMO) slightly better, but it's a slight difference.

	▲	georgel 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I'll agree they were all great, but I liked the change to force-touch more. The uni-body pre force-touch trackpads clicked on a hinge from the top and you would need to press much harder in that area.

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sgt 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've had many MacBook Pros but never thought about that. I guess mine has too. How do I use it? I just tap lightly to click.

	▲	dylan604 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		pretty much the only time I use it is to lookup the definition of a word by highlighting it and force clicking. Can't do that with the magic mouse.