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    Magic Mouse Vs Magic Trackpad in Lion

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by LoveNotebooks, Sep 19, 2011.

  1. LoveNotebooks

    LoveNotebooks Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey all, when I was at my brother's place the other day I noticed his iMac did not have Lion nor Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad so the experience for me was underwhelming.

    I'm a Touchpad person (have Wacom Bamboo tablets for my pcs) because it feels more natural & fun to me but wanted to hear from forum users if there is an advantage for Magic Mouse Vs Magic Trackpad in Lion?

    When I recommend they upgrade to Lion shouldn't I also recommend a Magic Mouse or Trackpad (depending on which form factor they prefer or based on any advantages of one over the other) to improve their interaction experience?

    -Thanks :cool:
     
    LoveNotebooks, Sep 19, 2011
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  2. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    The MMouse has a more limited subset of the multi-touch gestures that Apple enabled under 10.7. The MTrackpad is most versatile.

    Some users prefer the MM, others the MT - depends on what one is used to and personal preferences. I've got both, and which I use depends on what I'm doing. I find that the under-desk keyboard drawers can make using the MT more difficult due to ergonomics of where/how you place your wrist (so I tend to put it on top of the desk instead), but that may be a unique quirk of mine. And I actually like the MM, since it was first launched.
     
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  3. akin_t

    akin_t Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd get the Magic Trackpad ... Magic Mouse is terrible at being a mouse, so uncomfortable to use.
     
    akin_t, Sep 19, 2011
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