Also, the magic mouse with it's horizontal gestures are insane. I don't understand how some people I know like it so much.
Apple trackpads are king :-) And I'd love to have a keyboard+trackpad combination, basically the bottom case of the macbook. Somehow the positioning of a separate keyboard and magic trackpad doesn't quite work.
You’re right about the positioning as well. If you have a full size Apple keyboard the trackpad is too far away always. If you have the compact layout Apple keyboard it’s too much of a compromise with keys.
Best outcome for me was turfing the lot and the Mac and getting a Logitech mouse and a TKL layout cherry MX red based keyboard. So much better.
I’m sorry but the Apple input devices are inferior even to the lowest grade no brand stuff from Aliexpress at this point.
I normally use my right, so it took a few days to get used to it, but I quickly became fluent and the arrangement works much better. I also like it since it balances out my hands a bit more instead of doing absolutely everything with my right.
It works well, except MacOS doesn't enable palm rejection with standalone peripherals since they expect you to put the trackpad beside the keyboard on a desk, so I end up with accidental taps far too frequently.