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In all, at the $69 price tag it's difficult to call something like this a must-have -- it's a niche product for a niche user.

If you're a big fan of the Multi-Touch trackpads on Apple's current laptop models, and you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish Apple would make a trackpad for my desktop Mac," the Magic Trackpad is for you.

If you're a Mac user who's more comfortable using a trackpad than a mouse, get yourself to your local Apple store and pick up the Magic Trackpad.

If you don't mind the Apple's styling price premium over Wacom's plastic black slate, and don't care about where your trackpad is located, you will be happy with this one. But if you are looking for the laptop experience on your desktop computer, pass.

If you have $70 burning a hole in your pocket, you love Apple's aesthetic designs, and you can't live without multitouch gestures on your Mac desktop, it could be a nice thing to have—kind of like the treadmill in your living room that is destined for a life as a clothes hanger...

Apple's Magic Trackpad offers all the functionality of a MacBook clickpad in a standalone Bluetooth device. For most people, however, it's not worth the pricey upgrade over an existing mouse.

As it stands, though, the Apple Magic Trackpad is a strong addition to the company’s concise portfolio of branded peripherals... Unless you’re dead-set on using a mouse, I wholeheartedly recommend the Magic Trackpad, hence giving it two-thumbs up.