good move this will make it soo good
Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
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Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#22One of the biggest reasons I stopped using PCs, and started using Macs, was the quality of Apple's touchpads. I recently had to work with a new Dell, and was sad to see that things hadn't improved much during the last 10 years. Seriously, what manufacturer could possibly compare a Mac to their PC offering and find that crap acceptable? I hope this push by Microsoft will result in a more Mac-like touchpad experience f…
How "new" are we talking here? Dell's XPS line has had precision touchpads since the beginning of 2015.
Even Microsoft's own flagship Surface Book has a touch pad which is abysmal compared to what MBP offered on it's debut. I constantly experience issues ranging from jerky movements to completely failing to scroll until rebooted on my Surface Book. It's mind blowing that this still happens in 2016.
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#23This seems like a great move to me. I started using a 2016 Razer Stealth, and the worst thing about it is the Synaptics Touch crapware they include to configure the touch pad.
How is the trackpad otherwise, though?
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#24One of the biggest reasons I stopped using PCs, and started using Macs, was the quality of Apple's touchpads. I recently had to work with a new Dell, and was sad to see that things hadn't improved much during the last 10 years. Seriously, what manufacturer could possibly compare a Mac to their PC offering and find that crap acceptable? I hope this push by Microsoft will result in a more Mac-like touchpad experience f…
How "new" are we talking here? Dell's XPS line has had precision touchpads since the beginning of 2015.
The 2016 XPS touchpad is horrible.
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#25One of the biggest reasons I stopped using PCs, and started using Macs, was the quality of Apple's touchpads. I recently had to work with a new Dell, and was sad to see that things hadn't improved much during the last 10 years. Seriously, what manufacturer could possibly compare a Mac to their PC offering and find that crap acceptable? I hope this push by Microsoft will result in a more Mac-like touchpad experience f…
How "new" are we talking here? Dell's XPS line has had precision touchpads since the beginning of 2015.
Surface Pro 4 Touchpad is awesome for me!
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#26I haven't tried the Surface Book, but you're lucky if you can even fit three or more fingers on the trackpads on the Surface Pro. Maybe MS could show some leadership there as well.
Are you looking at the original 2012 Surface Pro? The SP4 has a trackpad roughly as large as the Macbook Pro, as does the Surface Book.
Yeah I can fit all five of my fingers on the SP4.
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#27precision touchpads are useless if the software doesnt support it. the trackpad in the surface pro is not very smooth when scrolling in chrome.
This is obviously a Chrome issue seeing as scrolling is super smooth in everything else
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#28Any word on Linux support for this kind of hardware?
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#29One of the biggest reasons I stopped using PCs, and started using Macs, was the quality of Apple's touchpads. I recently had to work with a new Dell, and was sad to see that things hadn't improved much during the last 10 years. Seriously, what manufacturer could possibly compare a Mac to their PC offering and find that crap acceptable? I hope this push by Microsoft will result in a more Mac-like touchpad experience f…
How "new" are we talking here? Dell's XPS line has had precision touchpads since the beginning of 2015.
The hardware means very little when the software support isn't there. I use track pads on all my Macs because of the wonderful gesture support.
Re: Microsoft to Require Precision Touchpads in Future Windows 10 Laptops
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you looking at the original 2012 Surface Pro? The SP4 has a trackpad roughly as large as the Macbook Pro, as does the Surface Book.
I don't believe that's correct. Look at a Surface Pro trackpad next to a MacBook Pro trackpad. http://i.imgur.com/rynFtJQ.jpg The MacBook Pro Trackpad is 206% of the size of the Surface Pro 4 trackpad. Literally double the size.
That's a bit unfair. The MBP you compare it to was almost literally launched last week.