Could anyone compare this to the Cirque touchpads?
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I used to have the Cirque SmartCat when they were out. I used it to alleviate my carpal tunnel as well. The wireless feature is great. I still have the standard mouse though... there are somethings that you just can't do with touchpad, ie. dragging and dropping. This thing is much bigger than expected but there are 1,2,3, and even 4 finger swipes that requires the larger surface. The buttons on this touch pad is more responsive than the Cirque SmartCat. Again the buttons are bigger than normal so I use my palm to do some of my clicks.
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I wouldn't recommend anything as a replacement mouse. I grew up on desktops, and I have had a very unpleasing experience with trackpads when it comes to navigation. Even if you are just doing things like facebook, I would recommend getting a mouse.
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no problem with the touchpad. I'm very happy with Adesso products .... i have a couple of their keyboards.... and they are fantastic
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I used the built-in touch pad on the laptop. Don't think there's enough room to maneuver a mouse effectively.
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What keyboard is used doesn't matter much, main consideration is distance placed from keyboard, so probably just don't want to use a keyboard with permanent wrist pad integrated. Offhand appears the TREK has a large wrist pad so I wouldn't recommend it with the rollermouse unless you want to move your hand placement a lot.
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YES, select-drag and double tap works the same as typical mouse or trackpad. you can program how functions respond to different gestures (e.g. tap by different number of fingers). overall it's fairly slick :)
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I agree with J. Leo. The trackpad on every ASUS notebook for the past year have been terrible. I'm talking about that terrible dimpled monstrosity with the rocker switch. Here are my complaints: 1) The trackpad is on a glossy surface, meaning that if your fingers are not well oiled, the fingers do not glide across the surface. This makes using the trackpad a horrible horrible experience. 2) The dimples are not enough to indicate the end of the trackpad. Normal trackpads are recessed, leaving a slight wall to tell a user where the trackpad ended. 3) The rocker switch is not deep enough, so pressing the mouse button leaves an unclear impression as to whether a click was registered. Look at the Thinkpad buttons. Those go deep, at least by several millimeters. If you press it down, you know you pressed a button. The rocker switch goes down by about one millimeter. Not enough. Additionally, if some debris gets down there, it scrapes against the switch which sounds almost like a click. 4) The rocker switch is loud. 5) Due to the glossiness, oil and fingerprints accumulate on the trackpad itself. How ugly. (Consider this a side rant against any glossy notebook chassis.) Also, what's with the typically mediocre ASUS screens? About the only good screen from an ASUS is the 1005 HA.
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Fairly similar, slightly lighter. I'll tell you now though, save yourself the headache. I HATE this mouse, I would rather use a TouchPad.
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Well the Tap is more comparable to an iPad for starters, it has a processes and runs software. The Cintiq 12WX needs to be hooked to a computer... I'm sure the Cintiq has greater pressure sensitivity... but this really is like comparing apples to oranges.
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It's sensitive but as far as using all the touchpad gestures I'm gonna go ahead and say no because it's too small to be practical. However, on the bottom of the touchpad there is a small stripe for scrolling which can easily be done with one thumb. Unless you have the hands of a newborn baby I wouldn't plan on using gestures : )
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Thanks for your response. I went ahead and got the Logitech and am happy with it, once I adjusted the speed of the cursor. I have a very light touch.
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Yes, is FAR stiffer than most machines. I used to use the touchpad 'click', but now i use a mouse with this laptop or the touchscreen in some cases
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The touchpad seems ultra sensitive to me, but then this is my first laptop so I have nothing to compare it to. I have a wireless mouse also that I use sometimes.
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Yes. Currently having trouble with touch pad though. Not loving this laptop much anymore. Buyer beware.
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The touchpad works as a clickpad. To left click you can either tap the touchpad, or you can press down and click the entire touch surface to perform a left click.I havn't had a chance to actually confirm this (I'll do so tomorrow when I have a chance) but the intuitive thing that I'm very sure I've done in the past in order to right click is to either tap or click in the in the lower right corner of the touchpad. The touchpad is very responsive and responds very well to either clicks or gestures. It's on par with the best laptop touchpads I've used.
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Hey A. I got the Saitek Cyborg Unit and had it for a couple of days of game play for WOW. I didn't like it at all, some reason being, Is it felt like it was constructed "cheap". By that I mean the adjustable features of the palm pad and thumb control had too much play (loose). I didn't like the software for the Key setup either, it require to make time and effort. I would suggest the Logitech G13. Ton of option, easy plug and play, programming key can be done with just a couple key strokes. And the Dpad can be assign to control mouse. link to show and prove its easy. http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/31714/section/troubleshoot/crid/411/lt_product_id/5123/tabs/1,3,2,4,5/cl/us,en Hey A. I got the Saitek Cyborg Unit and had it for a couple of days of game play for WOW. I didn't like it at all, some reason being, Is it felt like it was constructed "cheap". By that I mean the adjustable features of the palm pad and thumb control had too much play (loose). I didn't like the software for the Key setup either, it require to make time and effort. I would suggest the Logitech G13. Ton of option, easy plug and play, programming key can be done with just a couple key strokes. And the Dpad can be assign to control mouse. link to show and prove its easy.... » Read More Hey A. I got the Saitek Cyborg Unit and had it for a couple of days of game play for WOW. I didn't like it at all, some reason being, Is it felt like it was constructed "cheap". By that I mean the adjustable features of the palm pad and thumb control had too much play (loose). I didn't like the software for the Key setup either, it require to make time and effort. I would suggest the Logitech G13. Ton of option, easy plug and play, programming key can be done with just a couple key strokes. And the Dpad can be assign to control mouse. link to show and prove its easy. http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/31714/section/troubleshoot/crid/411/lt_product_id/5123/tabs/1,3,2,4,5/cl/us,en « Show Less
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I was tempted to answer "I don't know." There's not that much comparison. The base on Marble Mouse is larger, but the marble doesn't call for movement as the trackball does. My vote is in favor of Marble.