Buying a new laptop- Apple?

[Footbag]

Originally Posted by mmblz

multitouch trackpad???

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.

But seriously... Windows 7 is multi-touch compatible, but you have to touch the screen, not the touchpad. Of course it is only with certain select laptops.

I don't think the multitouch function will benefit PC users as much as Mac users though, due to the differences in the input between platforms. Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

[King James]

Originally Posted by Footbag

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.

But seriously... Windows 7 is multi-touch compatible, but you have to touch the screen, not the touchpad. Of course it is only with certain select laptops.

I don't think the multitouch function will benefit PC users as much as Mac users though, due to the differences in the input between platforms. Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

what about all these demonstrated by His Steveness

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/15/m...ated-on-video/


edit: I still maintain this is an argument that will never be won.... but I can't help but play along anyways

[Blueface]

I must confess and I do beg of all, PLEASE don't tell my wife.
I just had sex with my MacBook.

[macpappy]

Originally Posted by Footbag

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.
Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

I don't think that is particulary true. I've been using double-click on my Mac for years. In fact you can program your mouse to do different things with double-click.
What took me some time (about 30 minutes) was learning to RIGHT-CLICK using a Microsoft mouse when I took up World of Warcraft. The smart mouse for a Mac doesn't have a left button/right button. So I now have two wireless mice for my laptop.