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External touchpad with Win 8

nicebutdim · 2013-04-12 20:18:06

Hi All, Hope that this isn't covered elsewhere, apologies if so. I've just got a new non touchscreen laptop with Win 8 installed. A colleague has suggested that getting an external touch pad is the way to go....has anyone any experience of this. Maybe I'm not giving it a chance but I'm not a big fan of Win 8 so far.…

12-04-2013 8:18pm

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nicebutdim

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Hi All,

Hope that this isn't covered elsewhere, apologies if so. I've just got a new non touchscreen laptop with Win 8 installed. A colleague has suggested that getting an external touch pad is the way to go....has anyone any experience of this. Maybe I'm not giving it a chance but I'm not a big fan of Win 8 so far.

http://www.logitech.com/en-roeu/product/touchpad-t650?crid=1153

PS Any advice gratefully received.....thanks

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#2 14-04-2013 1:21am

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The T650 is silky smooth and feels absolutely rich to use, but its otherwise a glorified trackpad with multitouch. Its not going to be a direct replacement for a touch screen.

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