We were able to rest our left thumb on the pad and still move the cursor around without the notebook misinterpreting our movements. More importantly, it wasn't jerky and finicky, like the touchpad/button combo on the HP Envy 13. When we used two fingers to zoom in and out of pages in Safari 4, the onscreen response was very quick.
By pushing four fingers toward the top of the touchpad, we were able to fling windows up toward the top of the screen, exposing a clean desktop. The multitouch gestures work smoothly, too. Like the 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple's honed the design: we were able to effortlessly press down on the button without thinking about the fact that there's no dedicated touch button (nevermind two). At 4.0 x 3.0 inches, not only is this trackpad the largest we've ever tested, but is very low friction, too. Not only is the island-style keyboard well-spaced, but the keys themselves were comfortable to the touch, and were snappy in response.Īpple has also brought the same touchpad as on its other notebooks: it doubles as the touchpad and the touch button. However, that seems to be the only concession.
Unlike the MacBook Pros, the MacBook's keyboard is not backlit some concessions have to be made for the price.
