usability, reliability, design, durability

price, size

73% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Gives you gesture control over and above your mouse, Bluetooth so no wires, minimalist in its design, easy to use and install

Will need a hard surface for it to work, people will still find the mouse easier to use

So desktop users should you ditch your mouse? The mouse might be ugly but it will allow you to whizz around the desktop quickly and it is what you are used to. This brings with it a host of new functions and we feel it is better than the company's...

The Apple Magic Trackpad ships with two AA alkaline batteries, although Apple now sells its own Apple Battery Charger. It will be a useful addition to the arsenal of any Mac user who wishes to have multitouch functionality on their desktop machine. It...

Ace design, multitouch gestures

Isn't better than a mouse for design and professionals

Pricey but effective - your standard Apple fare

As an occasional timesaver or a graphics tool it has some appeal, but if we had any slight temptation to buy one purely for novelty value, the £59 inc VAT price tag kills it stone dead. If Microsoft released a trackpad and tried to charge more than the...

Large, Multi-Touch surface; works identically to Apple’s laptop trackpads; rugged, portable design matches Apple’s keyboards; easy setup

Not as precise as a mouse or trackball; not ideal for large screens or multiple displays

If you’re a big fan of the Multi-Touch trackpads on Apple’s current laptop models, the Magic Trackpad is for you. It gives you the same clickable, glass surface and Multi-Touch gestures, as those laptop trackpads in a wireless desktop model – with the...