I prefer a trackpad while I work, and the reason is simple: Much less movement to switch from trackpad to keyboard than from mouse to keyboard. And much easier to land on the key you want without looking.

And I very much doubt you'd be faster than me with a mouse!

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trackpads give me handcramps very fast. Also if Trackpads were faster, gamers would use them.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

A gamer does not need to switch from the mouse to the keyboard repeatedly. Plus, a gamer cares about precision, which obviously a trackpad lacks.

"Faster" standalone means nothing. Can you move the pointer faster with a mouse? Of course. But I don't see most people flicking on their workstation.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

Makes sense!

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

The point of trackpads (and even more so of trackpoints) is that they're faster to get to from typing position - you move your hand back a bit (or even just the index finger) instead of moving across the whole keyboard. That's not something that would go high on the checklist when gaming - it's usually one hand planted on WASD, the other on the mouse and hardly any going back and forth.