The touchpad can often get in your way while typing and an accidental palm or wrist click on it could land the writing cursor elsewhere on the document. However, having two different pointing devices at one’s disposal can also be counter-productive. Many users, therefore, connect an external mouse to their laptops when performing any kind of productive work. Some Windows laptops do come equipped with an exceptional touchpad but several contain only an average or below par touchpad. The touchpad, also known as the trackpad, has been around for more than 20 years but still doesn’t entirely replace the functionality and ease of using an external mouse.
The touchpad plays the role of a pointing device in laptops and replaces the external mouse used in bigger computers.
