The one thing that's frustrating about Apple's peripherals lately is the lack of a USB wired option. I understand that wireless is nice to have but would it really kill them to offer USB as an option for the Magic Mouse / Magic Trackpad? Especially for the trackpad, where it's not like the wire is going to get in your way as it might with a mouse.
I know Apple loves to limit options and tell users what's good for them, but not only is this decision wasteful for the environment and inconvenient for people who don't want to deal with charging batteries / having extra alkalines on hand, but it also screws folks like myself who work in environments where wireless is prohibited.
I assume you've seen the new Apple
rechargeable batteries? Is it just me, or does this seem decidedly un-Apple, or at the very least, like something Apple might have done in 2004?
I don't see why Apple couldn't have at least done the Logitech thing, where you can charge it with a cable and use it wirelessly. I understand their desire for the clean look of wireless, and I agree that it makes for a nice-looking desktop, but does it really pain Steve so much that a user might, every few weeks or so**, have a nice, white, Apple-style charging cable going to the pad, even if for just an overnight session or a couple hours of use? That's where I really agree with you, Tony. IMO, swapping AA batteries, even if you have charged ones on hand, is much less slick than simply plugging in a single cable for a little while.
**I have no idea how much juice this pad takes. Like Tony F, my mouse will go for weeks without a charge, but this is probably different...
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