Magic Trackpad 1 vs 2

[nevets88]

Question for those who have experience using these. Getting a little RSI using a mouse (even alternating between both hands) and looking into getting a touchpad to alleviate wrist and shoulder strain. Main usage is for IDEs. I like the 2, it's got a bigger surface, force touch. Are there other models I'm missing? Don't see any Wirecutter entries for best wireless touchpads.

 

[iacas]

11 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Question for those who have experience using these. Getting a little RSI using a mouse (even alternating between both hands) and looking into getting a touchpad to alleviate wrist and shoulder strain. Main usage is for IDEs. I like the 2, it's got a bigger surface, force touch. Are there other models I'm missing? Don't see any Wirecutter entries for best wireless touchpads.

Because they'd all be Apple touchpads, as always. Apple's always had better touchpad type surfaces than those found on PC laptops.

I use a trackpad for my desktop, even, and I was a HARD CORE mouse user for years. I had programmable Logitechs, etc. The increase in gestures for macOS trackpads has helped.

[nevets88]

10 minutes ago, iacas said:

Because they'd all be Apple touchpads, as always. Apple's always had better touchpad type surfaces than those found on PC laptops.

I use a trackpad for my desktop, even, and I was a HARD CORE mouse user for years. I had programmable Logitechs, etc. The increase in gestures for macOS trackpads has helped.

So superior. Even the best PC touchpads could barely keep up. One of the reasons I switched long ago.

[ncates00]

I didn't like the trackpad until I cranked the sensitivity way up.  I should've remembered this with all my years of doing so with a mouse playing Half-Life lol.  For some reason it didn't dawn on me with my first Macbook to do so.  Love the trackpad now.

[nevets88]

6 minutes ago, ncates00 said:

I didn't like the trackpad until I cranked the sensitivity way up.  I should've remembered this with all my years of doing so with a mouse playing Half-Life lol.  For some reason it didn't dawn on me with my first Macbook to do so.  Love the trackpad now.

Yeah, I was lukewarm on the trackpad at first then found myself using it over the mouse without even thinking about it.

[jamo]

When I use my MacBook Pro at home I almost exclusively use the built-in trackpad. On my PC at work I have an Evoluent mouse that I really like. They call it a vertical mouse - the buttons are on the right side so your arm sits more naturally.

[nevets88]

On 4/24/2018 at 10:30 AM, jamo said:

When I use my MacBook Pro at home I almost exclusively use the built-in trackpad. On my PC at work I have an Evoluent mouse that I really like. They call it a vertical mouse - the buttons are on the right side so your arm sits more naturally.

Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't get the Evoluent, but bought a more entry level vertical mouse to see what it's like.

Bought the Magic Trackpad 2 - so far, it's working out well, helping to alleviate the strain. Should have gotten one earlier.

[nevets88]

On 4/24/2018 at 10:30 AM, jamo said:

They call it a vertical mouse

After using it for a bit, it's an improvement over "horizontal" mouses. Thanks for the suggestion! I made the mistake of buying the wrong handed mouse though, as I prefer using a mouse lefty, obviously vertical mouses are L/R handed dependent. 

So with both attached, V mouse and Trackpad and switching between each, body is complaining less.

One day there will be a read my mind "mouse". Kind of like in Star Trek where Scottie takes the mouse and says, "Computer!".