We're 30+ years into trackpads on laptops and they're still terrible on Windows machines. Make it make sense.

I pulled out my old windows laptop to debug why my Linux machine is giving me issues, and the mouse was unusable, making clicking anything impossible. It was adding momentum, and any precise movement or click just couldn't be done because it wouldn't move with small touches, and added 'weight' to anything bigger.

Anyway, I was sure something was up, checked settings, and found a new feature akin to 'more accurate mouse'. I disabled it and my trackpad started working again. Everytime I have to use that PC I get angry about something unbearable windows thought was a good idea. Tbh my Linux has been driving me up the walls recently. I think I just don't like computers at all.

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

I am confused here. While I generally like Mac hardware the trackpads are quite mediocre. Lenovo and Dell have better ones. What are they better at?

	▲	deadbunny 15 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		because 99% of the time these people are comparing a macbook trackpad to a $300 Acer trackpad on their parents machine they have to fix twice a year.
	▲	lostlogin an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> While I generally like Mac hardware the trackpads are quite mediocre. Lenovo and Dell have better ones I find the Mac better for scrolling, clicking, gestures and zooming. It’s rejection of eg palm input and the size of the touch pad are great.

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XorNot 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I can't say I've ever been impressed by an Apple track pad. Or their insistence on removing actual buttons for them.

The peak was my high school Gateway laptop.

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lostlogin an hour ago | parent [-]

I’m surprised you can tell it isn’t a button anymore, the fake click is very accurate feeling. The lack of moving parts is a good upgrade.

	▲	XorNot 32 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		There's no seam, and it depends on being a button by guessing that you're not scrolling. It's annoyingly non-deterministic. I've never had a laptop mouse button ever break down on me.