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Did you get an Apple Magic Mouse or the Trackpad?
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You made the right decision, IMHO. I love my trackpad but the magic mouse is horribly uncomfortable to me, and the touch gestures on it aren't what they're cracked up to be. Gestures on the magic trackpad are awesome!
Apple mice universally suck, and the new OS is built around gestures. You made the right choice getting the trackpad.
I just ordered mine about 2 hours ago. Went with the trackpad. I love that trackpad. It takes a few days to get used to it, once you do, you'll find that moving a mouse around is awful. Plus there is an awesome program (sorry, I mean App), that can allow for custom gestures to be added to it. 4 finger taps and swipes and pinches and what not. They can then be mapped to a shortcut or command within another program or app. It's awesome.
I think you made the right the decision. I also ordered the trackpad, but I already own the Magic Mouse. 
Def. made right call. Mouses -- all of them are last century. The track pad might take some getting use to, but you will eventually love it to death. I know I could never go back to a mouse or track ball. Keep a cheap corded pointing device of some kind handy though for emergencies.
I thought exactly the same as you, so I did the same.
Plus I really like the trackpad on my macbook pro.
Trackpad. After over a year of using my MBP, I have trouble even remembering how to navigate on computers without gestures. Two-finger scroll or death! (Well, not really. Still, though, two-finger scroll is pretty great.)
Oh my God I've decided to select the magic mouse instead of the trckpad because I was not sure if i could get used to it
Do you think I was wrong then?Oh my God I've decided to select the magic mouse instead of the trckpad because I was not sure if i could get used to it
I also selected the magic mouse. A friend told me that the track pad is awful as it takes twice as long to do everything so if kind of counter productive.
I enjoy using my trackpad on my macbook pro, but when I'm at home (I'm a college student) I pair it with my magic mouse.
I put my laptop on a higher desk level for better viewing, and then I use my bluetooth keyboard/mouse for better access. But sometimes using a mouse is just a better experience for me like when I'm in photoshop -- it's really just preference in my opinion.
I put my laptop on a higher desk level for better viewing, and then I use my bluetooth keyboard/mouse for better access. But sometimes using a mouse is just a better experience for me like when I'm in photoshop -- it's really just preference in my opinion.
Why don't people go into a store and try this stuff out first? I'll never understand it (unless you don't live near an Apple Store).
I think the Magic Mouse is great... I rarely use the gestures, but when I do they're really nice.
I think the Magic Mouse is great... I rarely use the gestures, but when I do they're really nice.
I've ordered the Trackpad. I love the Trackpad on my MBA so I assume I'll enjoy using the larger varient on the iMac.
Trackpad is awesome.
The Magic Mouse is nice, but transitioning to it requires getting your hand accurately placed on it (thumb on left side, ring finger on right side, can't be off from those edges at all), as contrasted with a trackpad where you just kinda brush it anywhere on a several-inch surface.
Mouse may be more suited for some applications, but for general & programming use the trackpad wins.
The Magic Mouse is nice, but transitioning to it requires getting your hand accurately placed on it (thumb on left side, ring finger on right side, can't be off from those edges at all), as contrasted with a trackpad where you just kinda brush it anywhere on a several-inch surface.
Mouse may be more suited for some applications, but for general & programming use the trackpad wins.