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Apple Magic Trackpad
Based on 12 credible posts from Hacker News & Bluesky. 6 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 58% of 12 reviews are positive, 25% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on connectivity. Owners are divided on controls & input. Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (75%), which suggests it holds up well.
What owners like
Connectivity praised by 2 owners
“The Apple Magic TrackPad works well on Linux, both via Bluetooth and USB-C.”
What owners complain about
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
Owners are split on
- Controls & input 2 like it · 3 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Controls & input2 praise · 3 complain
- Connectivity2 praise · 0 complain
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Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
Not related to this but the other day I was searching for a good external trackpad that would work with macOS and there are very few (and not good) and every discussion was about how nothing comes close to Apple magic trackpad. The question is why can't other companies create such a good trackpad for macOS, it turns out they can't because the whole protocol for touchpad/gestures etc are proprietary and closed on macOS side so essentially any 3rd party trackpad has to emulate a mouse device. Thats what you get when a company makes computer and its OS and also its accessories and also software services, the whole stack, you either use their whole thing or not.
The Apple Magic TrackPad works well on Linux, both via Bluetooth and USB-C. I used one for a few years.
[...] I use an Apple Magic Keyboard (with number pad; my 40th birthday gift!) and an Apple Magic Trackpad. I've been using a trackpad since the late 2000s, I think. I used to actually take my trackpad into college with me because I hate the Magic Mice so much.
I've had pain in wrist area 15yrs ago when I was using a mouse a lot. Then it went down when I started using an apple magic trackpad, and even more after start using Vim for editing (no mouse, only keyboard for movement). Consider this a trial of 1, but 15yrs on Vim and no pain, or close to it.
I bought Apple Magic Trackpad just to learn that it doesn’t work on Sonoma (last year’s macOS). [...] And forcing me to update. [...]
TIL the Apple Magic Trackpad is not actually USB-C; it just includes a USB-C to Lightning cable. I bought one because I injured my wrist a few months ago and the angle necessary to use the trackpad on my laptop aggravated the injury. But now I have another fucking Lightning cable device after […]
I just want the integrated touchpad of my Dell Latitude 9330 to work decently. The libinput driver is just crap with this model, to the point that I have to connect an Apple Magic Trackpad, and that works great. Synaptic driver works better for the internal one, but apparently it is old and deprecated and everybody writes that we should not be using that.
I've connected an Apple Magic Trackpad (external bluetooth trackpad that sits on your desk) to an ubuntu machine and it's wonderful. There are still some software things to solve to get the acceleration perfect and things like scrolling working, but having trackpad hardware that isn't trash goes a really long way.
I have an Apple Magic Trackpad, which I use with my laptop and external monitor. There is no way I'm going to suffer the ergonomic hell that is a laptop for a second longer than I absolutely have to. [...]
mx keys mini, im going to start using my mobile setup (tablet, apple magic trackpad 2, mx keys mini, mx ergo trackball) and everything is wireless aside from possibly keeping my ipad charging so i can max its brightness because i don't like doing that on battery out of neurosis.
Is it the Apple Magic Trackpad one?? That shit is so ridiculously priced 😭 (and I bought it) and it doesn’t eat your ass unfortunately 😭
At least older models of Apple Magic Trackpad work over USB just fine. I have one plugged via USB to my monitor, which acts as a KVM.
Apple Magic Trackpad long-term: how it holds up
When problems show up
- Controls & inputtypically around 7.7 years · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“[...] I use an Apple Magic Keyboard (with number pad; my 40th birthday gift!) and an Apple Magic Trackpad. I've been using a trackpad since the late 2000s, I think. I used to actually take my trackpad into college with me because I hate the Magic Mice so much.”
after 15 yearsView on Bluesky“I've had pain in wrist area 15yrs ago when I was using a mouse a lot. Then it went down when I started using an apple magic trackpad, and even more after start using Vim for editing (no mouse, only keyboard for movement). Consider this a trial of 1, but 15yrs on Vim and no pain, or close to it.”
after 15 yearsView on Bluesky“Not related to this but the other day I was searching for a good external trackpad that would work with macOS and there are very few (and not good) and every discussion was about how nothing comes close to Apple magic trackpad. The question is why can't other companies create such a good trackpad for macOS, it turns out they can't because the whole protocol for touchpad/gestures etc are proprietary and closed on macOS side so essentially any 3rd party trackpad has to emulate a mouse device. Thats what you get when a company makes computer and its OS and also its accessories and also software services, the whole stack, you either use their whole thing or not.”
“I bought Apple Magic Trackpad just to learn that it doesn’t work on Sonoma (last year’s macOS). [...] And forcing me to update. [...]”
after 1 yearView on Bluesky
Common Apple Magic Trackpad problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- Controls & inputOwners split: 3 complain, 2 happyView on Bluesky
“I bought one because I injured my wrist a few months ago and the angle necessary to use the trackpad on my laptop aggravated the injury.”