[eisa01]

Didn't Microsoft try to do something with the Surface laptops? Did that pan out?

But yes, it's mindboggling how bad trackpads are on PCs. I've had corporate Lenovo T-series, X1 Carbon, and Yoga for more than a decade, and while things have gotten slightly better I still need an external mouse

I may need to travel a lot by bus to my new job, and I'm now actually considering a Mac again even though Excel/PowerPoint is horrible due to missing hotkeys

[jxdxbx]

Yeah, Windows has gotten better in recent years with “Precision Touchpad” support. If you use an Apple Magic Trackpad on Windows (not supported but works on normal PCs, not just Boot Camp) Windows recognizes it as a Precision Touchpad.

[nikau]

I prefer my x1 over my former mac touchpad by a big margin.

Selecting text is a pain in the ass on mac as the cursor moves when you release the press on the touchpad.

No issue on thinkoads as you just use the separate physical left mouse button.

[fuzzy2]

I’d say—yes, very much so. Pointer movement is damn near perfect now on the Dell Precision I have at work. Clicking unfortunately not so much, but it’s mostly bearable.

Also, at 15×9 cm, it has over 5 times the area of the teensy trackpad on my old ThinkPad R61, which is just 5.5×4.8 cm.