[philwelch]

> Their keyboards and mice particularly showcase this: they look pretty and sleek, but try using them all day, and then try using a regular keyboard and mouse.

Having done this, I prefer the Apple products:

1. The keyboards have very little travel so it is considerably less effort to type on them then to type on a standard keyboard.

2. The Magic Mouse has a large multitouch surface on it that enables gestures that I have a hard time going without. Also, it fits my hand. YMMV.

[ghaff]

Matter of taste or what you're accustomed to. I use a mechanical keyboard on my MacMini but genuinely like both the Apple Bluetooth trackpad and mouse--and have gotten beyond the trackballs I used for ages without much in the way of angst.

[meesterdude]

Have you tried the new keyboard and trackpad on the new macbook? the keyboard feels like buttons more than keys, and the trackpad is... not good.

but, still; matter of taste. there will always be lovers and haters, and you're certainly welcome to prefer one over the other.

[philwelch]

I haven't tried the USB MacBook yet.