I exclusively use a trackpad for all my computing, laptop and desktop work and personal. I absolutely love it, and maybe I’m just used to it/grew up with it but I am so much faster on a trackpad than a mouse. All the gestures, the ability to drag things around easily, and not having to move my arm around are great.

That said, I do struggle with the Magic Trackpad in terms of where to place it. On the sides of the keyboard feel awkward, and I’m used to having modifier keys at my reach so I usually end up placing it below my keyboard to emulate a laptop but then the slanted nature of the trackpad is awkward when typing as it’s taller than my keyboard.

So these days I usually just end up using my built in MacBook’s keyboard and trackpad in a vertical setup with my external monitor and it’s honestly the best solution I’ve come up with so far.

Split keyboard? I have a few coworkers who put a trackpad in between halves. !ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world is your friend

I use a mouse for my mac. Some logitech one.

I often switch between the mouse and the trackpad depending on what im doing. Some things are easier with a trackpad. But other things are easier with a mouse.

While some things might be better with a mouse, I’ve found I much prefer the trackpad to general tasks due to the gestures and overall feel. Never used trackpads much before getting a Mac a few years ago (besides occasionally using someone else’s computer).

I love it for the gestures that MacOS supports. Great for switching between remote desktop sessions.

I use the Magic Trackpad exclusively - I haven’t used a mouse in years I think!

I used both a Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad and much prefer the trackpad. I can’t work with multitouch gestures, and I’ve never had any wrist pain after using it all day.

Love the Magic Trackpad. I’ve used it exclusively at work and home for at least 5 years. I find it vastly superior to a mouse.

Yeah I go back and forth with it. It’s nice to have on the desk with mouse as a backup. The gestures are great! I’m a software developer and cloud architect.

I get a bit of pain in my wrist (no masturbation jokes) so if it’s flaring I switch from the Magic Mouse to the Magic Trackpad. It’s more gentle but for spreadsheet work I abso prefer the mouse myself.

I use a big trackball mouse but I’ve been working off a MacBook for the last couple of months. I switched to a trackball because I was getting bad RSIs, but since I’ve had the MacBook I’ve only been bringing it out for CAD and sculpting work.

The track as is big enough that I can use larger gestures which helps prevent RSIs and it’s been fine for general programming and document use. The gestures are nice too

I saw you said in another comment that you recently already bought an ergo keyboard, but when you go to replace it check out some of the split ergos with integrated trackpads/trackballs that are starting to get more popular. I’m eventually going to switch over to a wireless split with a trackpad on both halves which seems like the best option.