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2025-08-09 19:06:26
Although this is the best PC oriented trackpad I have ever used, it doesn't come close to dethroning the Magic Trackpad. That's pretty much a moot point considering the price differentials and issues getting the gold standard to work well on Windows, but it's the clear inspiration for this ProtoArc unit so comparisons can't be avoided.I have despised mouses ever since dropping a PC's worth of money on Apple's trackpad, but have found no clear alternative for Windows. Enter the ProtoArc, with seemingly native gestures matching some of the main features of my favorite trackpad on windows. While the texturized surface does give some literal friction to multitouch gestures compared to Apples glass-smooth pads, the tracking works quite well. Gestures seem to work well. Clicking is terrible, there are only buttons along the very bottom edge of the ProtoArc, so things like click and drag require a thumb while right click and drag motions are next level difficult for right handed people (and vice versa for south paws). Tapping, both two finger right and one finger left, work well and don't seem to accidentally trigger often. Pinch and zoom works well, but two finger scrolling will likely be the best upgrade compared to a mouse wheel.Major functions that I use constantly on Mac OS are likely omitted at a system level (in windows), rather than multitouch incompatibility. My most often used gestures on my Apple trackpad are three fingers left or right to navigate virtual desktops and three fingers up and down to find a specific window (app specific or all windows open). These enhance productivity on Macs far outpacing windows alternatives and sadly this ProtoArc trackpad doesn't, or can't, apply these gestures to Windows.This is bluetooth only, and no dongle is included. While this is the norm on Apple products, the ability to mouse through bios screens might not be available on some PCs. Also, I had to add bluetooth to my homemade PC, as I opted for no wireless cards on the build and SFP networking instead. Usually if your modern PC has wifi, bluetooth will be integrated on that chip.I don't know if the error was caused by my dongle, this ProtoArc trackpad, or Windows being windows, but it took me several tries to pair the BT without an error. Once it paired, it connects fine on subsequent uses. I can see how the 3 channels of BT might be useful to some, but it adds unnecessary complexity in my opinion.I like this, I don't love it, but it is the first input device since trackballs were around that I like on windows. besides the terrible button placement, I'd be hard pressed to understand why anyone would want to use a mouse instead, especially in the cases of desks that are sometimes cluttered or less than pristinely cleaned.
Steven M. Silverman
2024-12-18 11:01:11
I take my laptop just about everywhere I go. I have a thin carrying folio. I keep my laptop charged s o when I use it on the road I have several hours before it needs to be charged again. So for quick trips (less than 4 or 5 hours), I take the laptop in the slender port folio sans power adapter. However, the carrying bag (the folio) doesn't have space for a proper separate mouse. So I have a choice. Use the track pad that's built into the laptop or a separate mouse that has a low profile (thin). Well, I don't really like using the built in track pad because it doesn't feel natural to me to use the trackpad in back of the keyboard when I'm used to using a mouse to the right of the laptop. That's where this trackpad comes in.The ProtoArc Wireless Trackpad for Windows10/11, Large High Precision T1 Plus Trackpad is exactly what the Dr. ordered. This trackpad is a large (4.8" x 6.4" surface) metallic trackpad that's got a large trackpad surface but is very thin and can connect to up to 3 devices using Bluetooth.I unboxed and plugged it in to a USB-C charger until fully charged. Then I turned it on, navigated to the Bluetooth connections in the system and had the computer search for a new Bluetooth connection and I pressed the connect button on the back of the trackpad. The computer connected to the trackpad flawlessly. This trackpad works like any other one. I like the positive feedback I get when I click the right or left edges and the trackpad is big enough to allow me to adjust the tracking in settings to track as quickly or as slowly as I like.I use several Protoarc peripherals and I find them to be high quality, well made devices. The Manual is easy to follow (not that I use manuals). It does everything a trackpad should and It's thin enough to fit in the minimalist folio I like to use. This is a win-win situation.
Customer
2024-12-13 14:03:11
For the longest time, I kind of figured that Windows just couldn't do trackpads well. But I loved them on my Macs (for navigating apps, of course—we're not talking about specialized applications like certain kinds of creative work. Those still need other kinds of input devices. But trackpads are just, in my view, the superior choice for app use.)But I digress—it turns out that's because nobody bothers to make good trackpads for Windows. ProtoArc actually did it. This thing is a great size, it's got beautiful responsiveness (even in an office full of tech workers swamped in wireless interference), all the gestures work wonderfully… I love it.Mostly. I will complain about one small thing, and that is that it only has physical click support at the bottom, where the line is—by default, if I don't enable tap-to-click in gestures (which works fantastically well, by the way, with no false positives so far), the only way to click is to move my hands down to the bottom and press either the left or right side of the trackpad. I much prefer the Mac style of pressing anywhere, with one finger for left-click, and two for right. Those same fingers work for tap-to-click, but still.But it's still great. I'm so glad ProtoArc made this device. It's making working with the Windows machine at my desk so much better than it had been before.
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