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Magic Trackpad
Raised as a usability problem by 16 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2010–2025), in 15 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Pressing to click moves the cursor, causing imprecise clicksUnreviewed
20102026- Applying pressure to click moves the cursor, causing imprecise clicks2021-11-03
- Clicking near the bottom edge takes more force than clicking at the top2017-10-20
- Drag and drop often triggers an unintended force click instead2016-03-22
Cursor slows to about 20 percent until the trackpad is pressedUnreviewed
20102026- Cursor movement is erratic and can't be tuned to feel like a Mac2020-06-23
- Cursor slows to about 20 percent until the trackpad is pressed2018-06-15
- Cursor freezes for one to two seconds at random times2017-04-04
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 16 complaints
- Scrolling and gestures are inconsistent on Linux, and smooth scrolling in Firefox requires fiddling with settings2025-12-28
- Accidental palm input on the trackpad drives users crazy2023-11-27
- Made arm pain worse for the commenter compared with other mice2023-01-18
- Applying pressure to click moves the cursor, causing imprecise clicks2021-11-03
- Cursor movement is erratic and can't be tuned to feel like a Mac2020-06-23
- With haptic feedback dead, user clicks the desk by mistake2020-02-17
- Trackpad placed to the right of the keyboard is harder to use2018-08-31
- Right click would not engage reliably on the first Magic Trackpad2018-08-31
- Cursor slows to about 20 percent until the trackpad is pressed2018-06-15
- Trackpad unreliable for drag and drop, can't box-select icons reliably2018-03-26
- Clicking near the bottom edge takes more force than clicking at the top2017-10-20
- Cursor freezes for one to two seconds at random times2017-04-04
- Bluetooth latency makes the trackpad feel sluggish compared to built-in trackpads2016-06-28
- Drag and drop often triggers an unintended force click instead2016-03-22
- Holding fingers raised to perform gestures is tiring on the wrist and hands2010-09-02
- Right-clicking a link in Chrome scrolls the window instead, due to clashing gestures2010-07-28