Are Trackpads/Touchpads just a gimmick?

I've been aware of touchpads/trackpads for several years and have restrained a desire to purchase one.
Last month I succumbed when I saw the Logitech model selling for £24 (new) compared with Apple's for £59.
My first impression was how great it was to use gestures (NOVELTY FACTOR !)
However, it doesn't appear to be any faster than a mouse . . . in fact it seems to be considerably slower, though this could be because I am using it for only a few minutes a day with my Mac mini whilst continuing to use a mouse with my iMac for most of my computer work.
I have done very little editing with it and am wondering whether I should persevere, perhaps using it with my iMac as well, or would I be better editing with a mouse?
Very difficult question as it's a very personal and subjective thing.

Ian R. Brown wrote:
I agree with everything you say concerning keyboard shortcuts, Luis, though paradoxically I am doing almost no editing and I have all the time in the world!
As you seem so enthusiastic about the trackpad's advantages I think the fault must lie with me just not using it enough compared with the large amount of time I spend with a mouse.
I suppose the answer is to persevere with it.
Maybe it is just because I use a laptop most of the time, so I got accustomed to the trackpad. At work, I have an iMac with a magic mouse, and it is ok, but at home on the few occasions where I sit at the desk that has an external 24" monitor and hook it up to the MBP, I find that the magic trackpad and bluetooth keyboard make for a great combination.
To this end, I started using it with my iMac only to discover that when I switched back to the mini I had to go through the connection/pairing process all over again.
As I switch from one Mac to the other several times a day, the re-connecting can be frustrating.
Do you know whether it's possible to use the trackpad with 2 computers without the need to keep going through the time-wasting process of reconnecting them when you change over?
I have experienced that, and I find that if the other mac's bluetooth is off the keyboard and mouse can pair with the other one. Of course since neither of your macs is a laptop, it can be problematic, as you'd need probably at a least a spare usb mouse to allow you to turn bluetooth back on.
If one of the macs is off when you use the other, then it should simply work.

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