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I am not sure about the haptic feedback on the trackpad! I hate it on a phone. It is too jolting!
If it is tap to click that is also aweful - at least on Plasma, as the palm rejection is not very good.
Hopefully it can be turned off and has a physical click.
As I said above, I have only had haptics on the phone - and I disable it!
On a trackpad I want to be the one doing the pushing - not something else!
Why exactly is it better?
How is it not tap to click - force sensor or not? It is not like using a Theramin is it? Your fingers must be touching/tapping the touchpad, no?
On top of that, any bit of interfering palm sensation is a great annoyance that I would rather avoid!
You’re passionate about something you don’t understand and have never tried.
Tap to click you remove your finger and press it back down to click. That’s why it’s called tap to click and not press to click.
With haptic touchpads you keep your finger where it is and apply more force. It’s a completely different gesture and is very similar to mechanical clicking touchpads.
Why it’s better is because it is consistent across the whole touchpad surface versus mechanical typically don’t work towards the top of the touchpad. Mechanical touchpads normally feel loose to me and you can’t change the actuation force. With a haptic touchpad you can change the actuation force since it’s a force sensor with a software defined threshold.
It also doesn’t feel anything like phone haptics. It feels more like a press than a vibration like a phone does.
These are also higher quality touchpads in general that have more resolution. Theoretical even better than the Apple force touch devices I have used.
Walk into an Apple store and try one of their devices before you complain again.
Ok, nice!
No, I did not understand, so thanks for your explanation! It makes more sense now!
Yes, true, there is nothing worse that a sloppy, loose touchpad.
Thanks for the detailed response! 🙏
I am not sure about the haptic feedback on the trackpad! I hate it on a phone. It is too jolting! If it is tap to click that is also aweful - at least on Plasma, as the palm rejection is not very good. Hopefully it can be turned off and has a physical click.
Have you ever actually tried a haptic touchpad? I have and honestly they are so much better everything else feels like a joke in comparison.
Also no it won’t have a physical click, that defeats the purpose. It’s also not the same as tap to click, it uses a force sensor.
As I said above, I have only had haptics on the phone - and I disable it! On a trackpad I want to be the one doing the pushing - not something else! Why exactly is it better? How is it not tap to click - force sensor or not? It is not like using a Theramin is it? Your fingers must be touching/tapping the touchpad, no? On top of that, any bit of interfering palm sensation is a great annoyance that I would rather avoid!
You’re passionate about something you don’t understand and have never tried.
Tap to click you remove your finger and press it back down to click. That’s why it’s called tap to click and not press to click.
With haptic touchpads you keep your finger where it is and apply more force. It’s a completely different gesture and is very similar to mechanical clicking touchpads.
Why it’s better is because it is consistent across the whole touchpad surface versus mechanical typically don’t work towards the top of the touchpad. Mechanical touchpads normally feel loose to me and you can’t change the actuation force. With a haptic touchpad you can change the actuation force since it’s a force sensor with a software defined threshold.
It also doesn’t feel anything like phone haptics. It feels more like a press than a vibration like a phone does.
These are also higher quality touchpads in general that have more resolution. Theoretical even better than the Apple force touch devices I have used.
Walk into an Apple store and try one of their devices before you complain again.
Ok, nice! No, I did not understand, so thanks for your explanation! It makes more sense now! Yes, true, there is nothing worse that a sloppy, loose touchpad. Thanks for the detailed response! 🙏
I have been skeptical of haptic trackpads in the past but they feel great on the Steam Deck
Haven’t used the deck but I used to love it on the steam controller!