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bartreadyesterday at 9:37 PM1 replyview on HN

It’s funny: I’d never given it a moment’s thought until I saw this piece but I’ve realised I’m probably the same. The only time I’ve used a mouse since maybe 2012 or so is on the odd occasion I’ve fired up an FPS on a laptop rather than on a games console. And that’s it.

(I’ve tried playing FPSs with trackpads as well but, even with Mac trackpads, which remain far and away the best, it is not a good - or even acceptable - experience. Mouse all the way for fragging action.)


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bombcaryesterday at 9:44 PM

Trackpad works fine for everything - but mouse + keyboard still wins by far for FPS.

"Right click and drag" is just not something a trackpad does well.