Wireless Touchpad with Multi-Touch Navigation

Having just an average of 3.5 stars on the Amazon product page, I was at first a bit hesitant in deciding to buy one. Because this Logitech Touchpad was Amazon's Deal of the Day recently, I was able to ask some questions in the comments section while the sale was still live, and was assured by a few participants that it works well. And indeed, this trackpad works beautifully. In navigating my browser (Google Chrome), I no longer have to use the mouse to point and click the navigation buttons. To move the mouse pointer, use 1 finger on the trackpad. To scroll up or down, use 2 fingers. To go to the previous webpage, use 3 fingers to swipe from right to left. And to go to the next page that you have visited before, use 3 fingers to swipe from left to right. Although large left and right mouse buttons are provided in the lower portion of the trackpad, the left-click button is really not necessary, because you can just tap the trackpad and it will register as a left mouse click. This is very convenient. The tap effort required is very light and just right. This wireless touchpad uses two AA batteries for power, and it has a power switch on the backside. You need to plug a tiny Unifying receiver into your computer's USB port. Some reviewers deem the trackpad area too small, when compared to Apple's Magic Trackpad, but I do not find it a problem. It's probably because I do not move my fingers in one continuous stroke but several small strokes. Unlike a mouse, lifting a finger is much easier than grabbing a mouse and lifting it. Overall, the experience is quite good. Update (1-12-12): Originally designed for Windows 7, this touchpad amazingly also works under Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) and Google Chrome OS Lime, although the 3-finger left/right swipes do NOT work. Basic functionality: 1-finger pointer moving, 2-finger vertical scrolling, and tap to left-click all work normally.

I'm using Windows 8 on an Alienware X51 PC for my media center PC that runs the TV and everything. I've gone through a LOT of input devices, keyboards, mice, etc, looking for a good balance. I've used the Logitech Dinovo Mini for a few years until it started having problems with the A button - and I replaced it with a smaller far cheaper mini keyboard/touchpad combo and love that. But while that works most of the time, sometimes I want or need the full key experience, if I'm going to be typing and such. I've already got the Logitech solar keyboard for this, and had been using a mouse with the single unifying receiver for them, so thought this would be a good thing to try. I prefer touchpads - always have. I've been using laptops since the early 90's and always used touchpads, no mice, no trackpoints. The last 3 1/2 years I've been using Macbook Pros, and I *REALLY* love their touchpad. That's one thing Apple does well is hardware. So I thought a touchpad would work better for this use, since I'm generally sitting on my couch when I'm using the PC on the TV. That means I've been working the mouse on the smaller curved area on the arm of the couch. Definitely the touchpad would be a step up. It arrived, batteries packaged in it already, with a small pull piece of paper that slips out between the battery and the contacts, so they don't discharge in transit. The first downside was that there is no storage for the receiver like most of their products have. If you're adding this to an existing setup that already has a unifying receiver, just means one more tiny thing laying around to get lost or add to the clutter. Got it added with the unifying software, and it was recognized instantly, no problems. I sit about 20 feet from the TV in my great room, the receiver is on the back of the computer in the cabinet, and the signal is fine. Installed the setpoint software for Windows 8, and it too installed fine, recognized the device, no issues. Now after having spent over three years on the touchpad on my various Macbook Pro laptops, there is a very high bar set. This didn't make it over the bar, but at least I hit the bar with my head... The unit is responsive, the settings for acceleration, smart move, even pointer tails works well. It goes where I want it to go. Of course, I'm used to the Mac and my IOS devices that scroll the opposite way that Windows does, but fortunately there's a simple registry edit that lets me make the Windows scrolling match what I'm used to with everything else, and that worked fine with this touchpad - now when I push up, the page content moves up, since my input is on the content, not the scroll bar. Gestures, however, leave something to be desired after all this time with the gestures on the Mac touchpad. They work, for the most part, but they're limited in use. Instead of snapping things to the left or the right, I would've rather had a better app switch option. The minimize / restore works well as does the two finger scrolling up and down, but the scrolling left to right was a bit jumpier. Again, I'm used to the very smooth gestures on the Mac touchpads, and this just doesn't quite match. And what company in their right minds now-a-days would put out ANY multitouch device that doesn't allow for pinch to zoom in and out? Or to rotate? And I really wish you could choose what gestures do what... The feel is good, not as good as the glass surface of the Mac ones, but it's by far the best feeling touchpad I've had, better than any of the PC laptops I've had in the past. Others have complained that there's no different surface to differentiate between the touch area and the border around the touch area, but that doesn't bother me at all as for me it's just intuitive after a couple decades of touchpad use. For my use, the gestures weren't a big factor in deciding to get it, as this is a media center PC, so I have my security camera system running on part of the screen and Windows Media Center on another, both always visible. I don't do email on it, and rarely go on the web except to check for driver updates and such, so for my use the touchpad is working great. But for someone who is using this on a production computer they use for productivity, I don't know that it's going to do a great job of replacing your mouse. But if you're looking for a good touchpad that works great as a touchpad and has optional gestures that may or may not end up being useful, then this is a good option. I got it on a gold box deal for real cheap, not sure I'd feel it was as worthwhile if I paid list price...

First of all, the reason I use a wireless touchpad instead of a wireless mouse is simple - I suffer from RSI, and using a mouse greatly aggravates it. So I have been using the laptop touchpad for years. Now I needed a separate device to go along with a wireless keyboard that I started using. This is the third touchpad that I bought (first two were from lesser known makers and didn't work too well for me), but this one looks like I'll be using for a long time. Pro: - Physical buttons. Sometimes using these is just plain better than trying to fit all left/right/scroll functions on the touchpad itself - Good battery life. Its been a month, and the batteries are running well - this has a built in sleep mode that works well but doesn't affect normal work. - Touch area is bigger than what you usually get on laptops. Cons: - Touch area boundary: There's virtually none, so you end up running your fingers in frustration over non-functioning area and then look at it and re-position yourself. The non-functioning area is quite huge on all sides actually. - Lack of configuration: I'd like to configure the touch sensitivity and turn on/off certain gestures, but that's not allowed. As an extra positive, Amazon's shipping was awesome! It got delivered quickly and on the same day they said it would get delivered. This is my first purchase from Amazon India and I'm impressed.

I started using touchpads with my netbook and grew to love them. As a linux user I was hesitant not knowing if it would work for me. It wasn't pairing for me initially but I finally found this, [...]/. Hunt successful I haven't looked back.

Touch pad is convenient and easy to you. Bought it to work with Windows 8 but it does not have all the Windows 8 features that a later version does have. It does not seem to have an upgrade capability to add features. It works on Windows 8 but there are more features on later model

Its a nice product. Quick response time. I haven't used much to comment on the battery but so far it seems good.

great one, i love it