To make the new MacBook so thin, Apple had to shrink the keyboard's height and remove the trackpad's up-and-down click. So far, Jason Snell prefers the trackpad and its new Force click gesture.

If Apple’s array of trackpad features isn’t enough for you, you may want to check out SideTrack (shareware, $15). An alternate trackpad driver, ...

The MacBook trackpad is one of the best on the market, but here’s how to make it better. Laptop trackpads have always been somewhat lacking, but when it comes to the MacBook’s trackpad, it’s ...

The trackpad is force-sensitive, so it can tell how hard you’re pressing down. But instead of an actual button that gets clicked, there’s a set of electromagnets that move enough to feel like ...

For those unfamiliar, the Magic Trackpad 2 is a wireless 6-inch-by-5-inch surface that essentially works like a blown-up version of the trackpad you’ll find on a MacBook Pro or Air.

As stated previously, Apple has baked in a few handy gestures into macOS that work with the MacBook's trackpad or a Magic Mouse. You can customize or view these options through the System Settings ...

The Magic Trackpad can be set up for use on Mac OS X (10.6.4 or later) on either a portable or desktop machine, though it makes no sense as to why you would want to use it with a notebook.

It’s just a larger trackpad—5.11 x 4.33 inches vs the 4 x 3 inches of the latest MacBook Pro 15—that supports multitouch, with two, three and four finger gestures.

In a busy professional environment, your MacBook's trackpad can be subject to spills, dust-related damage and other environmental hazards. Although it seems like a relatively sturdy part of the ...

Depending on which Mac laptop you have, there are up to 10 specialized trackpad functions you can use to make navigating the screen, Mac OS X and various applications faster and easier.