Highlight texts and trackpad.

I highlight lots of text daily with the XODO app. I'm currently using a Surface pro 4, which has a touch screen, so I do everything freehanded.

I'm planning on buying a macbook air, how comfortable is this with the trackpad? This is extremely important for me.

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Posted on Apr 12, 2019 5:46 AM

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dwb

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Apr 12, 2019 7:32 AM in response to 920801

Your best bet is to find an Apple reseller and test it yourself. I find the trackpad very intuitive and easy to use. I hate touch screen computers. To each his/her own.

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