Comments on: Always Use An External Mouse Over A Touchpad On Your Laptop

By: Candy

Candy — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:33:23 +0000

I’m laptop-challenged, I guess. I have to have an external mouse AND keyboard to be really effective. Otherwise, I move so slow, it’s hardly worth dealing with it. At the last conference I went to, my roommate gave me heck about it. I guess it comes from doing data entry, I like my keyboard to be nice and big with a 10 key on the side ;)

I use a lot of keyboard short-cuts as well. BUT I still need that mouse. ;)

By: John

John — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:55:30 +0000

I completely (although respectfully) disagree.

I tend to use keyboard shortcuts as much as possible, and having to move my hand away from home position is a time drag. I use the little eraser head that’s between the g and h keys, and it’s perfect.

By: Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:51:51 +0000

Yep airplanes are a perfect example where space is more important that speed, so the touch pad makes sense.

By: Scott Eggleston

Scott Eggleston — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:40:18 +0000

I only use the touchpad when I’ve got a small surface space (like on a plane), or need to be quiet (stealth surfing). External mice are great, and I prefer the retractable cord variety. They need no batteries, and don’t have any tiny antenna to lose!