Magic Trackpad.....it rocks...

[level42]

Yes I know, this forum has the average number of Apple fans as well as Apple haters.

And for a European, the word "Magic" is something you don't really trust in a product name. And I agree that the price was a bit of a bump for me to take, but buying it in New Hampshire sure helped a bit...

But after having used the Magic Trackpad for a week now, I can only say BYE-BYE to computer mice....

http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/

What a joy to use it ! It works so precise and fast. The multi-finger commands are GREAT.
Zooming, browsing, right-clicking (two fingers), even turning your pictures to the right orientation becomes something natural.
Again, you have to invest a bit to learn to use it, but you gain so much in return. I definitely don't have any pain in my hand anymore even after long computer sessions.
I highly recommend it to the Apple users here !

[gyruss]

Pretty cool device! Still don't know if i should consider getting a mac powerbook. My girlfriend has a desktop and it all looks and works great, but the high price for what (hardware) you actually get puts me a bit off.

[level42]

Price is a usual issue people bring up. What you should consider:

1) Macs keep their value much longer than PC's. If you're going to sell it in 3 years time, you will still get a decent price for it
But it's not only in re-sale value, but also for yourself. F.I. my Mac Mini from 2006 is still a very well performing little machine because of 2 major OSX upgrades that actually improved it's performance. Try to do that with a PC
2) consider all the time you'll save not having to debug, update virus scanners and scanning for viruses etc.
3) Mac's don't get slower through time. I found that PC's get slower and slower because of adding more and more software etc.
4) Did you see the price of OSX Lion (the newest version) ? 24 Euro's.

Anyway, I've long stopped trying to convince people. Everyone should decide for themselves, but at least give it a try.

[level42]

Heh....the track-pad is even BETTER when using Lion 

[mchay]

I've got a 2009 Macbook Pro in very good condition, hardly used - if someone want's to trade for some nice arcade stuff 

[level42]

Tempting...what do you need...

[DarthNuno]

Apple fans?  wanna this? 

[level42]

Hah...98% still functionaliteit...wonder if a pc collection could match that

It's pretty clear which models came from the era without Steve Jobs....

The thing about this.....isn't the fun of collecting the actual collecting instead of buying an almost complete collection. I do miss the early models though, the II, Lisa etc. but it's pretty clear he focussed on Macs.
But I also see a Newton !

[mchay]

Tempting...what do you need...

This is probably not the right forum for what I need at the moment, but I just ordered a candy cab to play some vertical shooters - so that's my main priority at the moment, and on the top of my wish list.

[2-mad]

Apple fans?  wanna this? 

Damn.. Not enough ..aehm.. "Space" :-)