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briandwyesterday at 8:09 PM4 repliesview on HN

We just bought the Neo for our daughter to use at school. My biggest concern was the trackpad. This is the first MacBook to not use a force touch trackpad since they were introduced. I must say that the new trackpad is really good. It's not quite as good as the force touch one in my MacBook Pro, but it's close. We will see how well the Neo holds up over time, but it's off to a good start.


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codazodayesterday at 8:40 PM

I never use the physical touch on the MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. It’s one of the first things I configure so that a light tap is a click. It somehow feels “faster” to me.

auguzanellatoyesterday at 10:43 PM

It’s certainly better than most trackpads on non Macs, especially because it “clicks” ok even on the top part.

nicoburnsyesterday at 9:21 PM

The trackpads on the old (pre-force-touch MacBooks) were really good. The force-touch is (IMO) slightly better, but it's a slight difference.

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sgtyesterday at 8:36 PM

I've had many MacBook Pros but never thought about that. I guess mine has too. How do I use it? I just tap lightly to click.

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