Trackpad alternatives to Magic Mouse

[John Kotches]

After many years of using a PeeCee for my personal machine, I've switched over to Mac. I've never been a fan of trackpads for pointers/mice until I purchased my uMBP (2 weeks ago today). The MBP trackpad is the first trackpad I've used and liked.

I have played with the magic mouse a few times, and I just don't like the operation of it. It's too low to the desktop and I'd prefer something that is stationary for "mousing"...

Is there a good trackpad alternative for the desktops that uses identical gestures to the uMBP trackpad? I've seen the Wacom Bamboo family and see that they support gestures -- but I don't know if the gestures are identical between something like this and the uMBPs trackpad.

A little help to a mac newbie would be appreciated.

Cheers,

 

[gumbyx84]

Sadly there isn't anything that works exactly like the MBP trackpad. The closest you will get is the Wacom Bamboo Touch. It has 2 and 3 finger multi-touch but (when it was released) beyond that as it uses it own drivers, not Apple's.

 

[John Kotches]

Gumby:

Thanks!

Apple should sell them standalone as the "Magic Pad" --- you heard it here first

Cheers,

 

[rkdiddy]

Gumby:

Thanks!

Apple should sell them standalone as the "Magic Pad" --- you heard it here first

Cheers,

There was actually an article I read about 2-weeks back that showed a patent filing for exactly that - Magic trackpad.

It's funny, every other laptop I've had in the past I would always hook up a mouse. With the MBP, I only hook one up when I do design work.

EDIT: I found it: https://www.macrumors.com/2010/02/26/apple-files-trademark-application-for-magic-trackpad/

 

[rgarjr]

I doubt there would be other companies trying to copy Apples gestures, a lawsuit would be in the works.

 

[bcrguy]

Sadly there isn't anything that works exactly like the MBP trackpad. The closest you will get is the Wacom Bamboo Touch. It has 2 and 3 finger multi-touch but (when it was released) beyond that as it uses it own drivers, not Apple's.

i have the bamboo pen and touch but i prefer to use the pen part of it.. the gestures are nice on the touch part of it but i dont use it enought.. and it dosent work with jiTouch or bettertouchtool..

 

[John Kotches]

Rkdiddy:

Thanks, that was interesting information.