alt Hacker NewsExcept that the trackpad has to be used to get the cursor all the way over to the control --- it's often faster to just reach out and touch, and if using a stylus, then the cursor goes right back to where the other hand was working as soon as one lowers it back into hover range.
I can move my cursor across my entire screen without lifting my wrist with the trackpad. It is vastly easier than tapping at a screen.