Wacom Bamboo Pad or Apple Magic Track Pad??? The best touch pad in the market...
Wacom Bamboo Pad
The Wacom Bamboo tablet is the most natural input device if you are comfortable with a pen or a pencil which is true for most people. It allows you to put the cursor instantly to the area of your interest. You don't need to drag the cursor over the screen to get from the menu to the trash bin. On the downside the cursor is not absolutely stable like you are used to it with a mouse. Because your hand is not still all the small movements are picked up and your cursor will move about just a little.
The pen has 2 buttons too, which turned out to be very useful. They can be configured in many different ways. I set one up to allow scrolling, which is effectively a click and drag operation. The other one as a double click.
The Wacom is ideal for retouching and painting because it's pressure sensitive and feels most natural when making small movements.
when it comes to straight lines or broad strokes it wins over other devices by far.
Apple Magic Trackpad
The Magic Trackpad is a new piece of hardware from Apple but is based on refined trackpad technology present in laptops for years. The Magic Trackpad however is much bigger
In comparison the tablet was good in straight lines and not so good in circular movements,
It feels slow compared to the tablet just like the mouse because you have to drag the cursor around You can't use anything on the trackpad but your fingers. Not sure why the pogo stick doesn't work. It must be a different technology from the iPhone and the iPad in this regard.
It tires your fingers at first. And even after weeks of using you will still feel strained after a busy day.
I have invested a lot of time in learning the tablet and I don't regret it. I will train myself using the Wacom Bamboo Pad as I see big potential in it. With lot of experience it can become my preferred primary and only input device.
