Hey all. I have used a windows machine as the desktop at home for pro audio and gaming for years now, and a MacBook for casual stuff and to take with me to work everyday. But for various reasons I will now be using my 2015 retina MacBook pro 13 inch at my desk hooked up to a display when I am at home.
A side note, I can no longer use a regular computer mouse for long periods of time because of issues with my hand and I’ve also grown so fond of the MacBook force touch trackpad over the years that I will definitely be getting the Magic Trackpad 2 for use with my MacBook and display at home at my desk.
Two questions about the trackpad that I couldn’t easily find answers for online: 1) I like to have my MacBook sleep or have the display go off after a few minutes. Is there a way to have the bluetooth on the Magic Trackpad 2 somehow stay connected during sleep so I can wake it with the Magic Trackpad? 2) maybe a broader question but are there any peripherals that can STARTUP my MacBook or future Mac desktop? The last Mac desktop I had was an iMac G3 back in the day (MacBooks since then) and what I loved with the old keyboards back in the day was the startup button. You could just sit at your desk, press a button and everything would start up. My MacBook, and future Mac mini will be under my desk with other electronics and a bunch of wires and I wouldn’t want to crawl back there and press the power button on it every morning.
Now a question about wireless keyboards for Mac. When I decided I wanted the Magic Trackpad 2, I also thought, hey ill get the magic keyboard as well. It looks nice, it charges with lightning cable like the trackpad which is nice. But then I thought about the price to value and I was a little iffy. To me with tech if I feel its worth it, money isn’t really an option. The Magic Trackpad 2 to me is worth it. But the keyboard for $150 space grey. Its just a slim bluetooth keyboard. It doesn’t even have backlighting. Seems a bit basic for the price. Any recommendations for good wireless keyboards for Mac that emulate the design style/profile of the space gray full size apple magic keyboard but are cheaper? With backlighting? Preferably with same bluetooth performance. Id rather not have a keyboard with a 2.4ghz dongle If I can get away with it.
Thanks!
A side note, I can no longer use a regular computer mouse for long periods of time because of issues with my hand and I’ve also grown so fond of the MacBook force touch trackpad over the years that I will definitely be getting the Magic Trackpad 2 for use with my MacBook and display at home at my desk.
Two questions about the trackpad that I couldn’t easily find answers for online: 1) I like to have my MacBook sleep or have the display go off after a few minutes. Is there a way to have the bluetooth on the Magic Trackpad 2 somehow stay connected during sleep so I can wake it with the Magic Trackpad? 2) maybe a broader question but are there any peripherals that can STARTUP my MacBook or future Mac desktop? The last Mac desktop I had was an iMac G3 back in the day (MacBooks since then) and what I loved with the old keyboards back in the day was the startup button. You could just sit at your desk, press a button and everything would start up. My MacBook, and future Mac mini will be under my desk with other electronics and a bunch of wires and I wouldn’t want to crawl back there and press the power button on it every morning.
Now a question about wireless keyboards for Mac. When I decided I wanted the Magic Trackpad 2, I also thought, hey ill get the magic keyboard as well. It looks nice, it charges with lightning cable like the trackpad which is nice. But then I thought about the price to value and I was a little iffy. To me with tech if I feel its worth it, money isn’t really an option. The Magic Trackpad 2 to me is worth it. But the keyboard for $150 space grey. Its just a slim bluetooth keyboard. It doesn’t even have backlighting. Seems a bit basic for the price. Any recommendations for good wireless keyboards for Mac that emulate the design style/profile of the space gray full size apple magic keyboard but are cheaper? With backlighting? Preferably with same bluetooth performance. Id rather not have a keyboard with a 2.4ghz dongle If I can get away with it.
Thanks!
