



You recharge the trackpad by plugging the supplied lightning cable into your iMac or other charging port. When you press on the magic trackpad 2, thanks to haptic feedback, it feels like it’s moving but in fact, it doesn’t move. You can also use gestures (pinch four fingers apart to reveal the desktop under your open windows, for instance) which are useful. For instance, a forcible click on a word in a web browser brings up a panel with a dictionary and thesaurus that reveals more about the word you’ve just clicked on. Like a Mac laptop, it has a feature called “force touch” which means that if you press harder, different things happen. However big your laptop trackpad is, it is unlikely it’ll match the size of Apple’s magic trackpad, which is now in its second version. This revenue helps us to fund journalism across The Independent.īattery: Rechargeable, lasts several months We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections. We tested for ease of set-up, battery life, effectiveness of buttons, extra features and elegance of design. Trackpads can reduce repetitive strain and allow your hand to rest in a more natural position.

The accuracy of a mouse is measured in dots per inch (dpi) and as monitors and screens become more high-resolution, the need for more accurate mice grows.
