They're not nearly as precise as a mouse. They cause you to rotate your cuff even further than a mouse. Dragging and dropping things is more difficult with a touchpad.
Touchpads all stink, including Apple's.
Evoluent's vertical five button wireless mouse is where it's at. Everything else is second rate.
> Touchpads all stink, including Apple's.
Couldn't disagree more. I've actually ended up getting a Magic Trackpad for my desk - the gestures etc are genuinely useful.
Uggh. That sounds like a terrible way to work. If open floor plans are bad, working on a flight has got to be even worse. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to do any of that.
> I've actually ended up getting a Magic Trackpad for my desk...
Well, you're a rare bird then.
Welcome to the real world- sometimes we have to do things in environments that are less than ideal!
Given that Apple have iterated and released multiple versions of the Magic Trackpad, I doubt I'm that rare of a bird.