[Ti] MacBooks - why the lack of a built in scroll ball?

[Ardeshir Mehta]

On 12-Jan-06, at 11:18 AM, Mikael Byström wrote:

> Ardeshir Mehta said:
>
>> Uh ... just a minor rant: Why don't the MacBooks come with a built- 
>> in scroll ball at the top of the trackpad, *à la* Mighty Mouse?
>
> Doesn't all newer powerbooks (I think "powerbook" sound so much  
> better than "macbook") come with trackpad scroll functionality?  
> That may be one reason why not having a dedicated scroll ball.

I didn't know trackpad scroll functionality exists. Thanks for the  
heads-up!

Can it be retrofitted to a TiBook?

> Also, now when there isn't one you'll be buying a mighty mouse for  
> it, right? Another reason.

True, but there are times when I just don;t have the mouse (like when  
moving the computer temproarily to another location).


Cheers.












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