just met with someone looking for a laptop and we both agreed the
trackpoint is THE deciding factor in a purchase. If you're browsing the
internet maybe it doesn't matter , but using in to do something on YOUR
laptop I find it a LOT easier than picking my hand up - moving to the
touchpad area sliding across/tapping/ then continuing typing.

<mutefan******.com> wrote in message
news:1156156940.807996.215530@p79g2000cwp.googlegr oups.com...
> zwsdotcom******.com wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately the trackpoint appears to be dying out in favor of the
>> trackpad. I hate trackpads, and much prefer the trackpoint myself.
>
> This is indeed unfortunate. I have a family member with severe
> work-related hand/arm disability. She is not a laptop owner, and
> (because I'm so infatuated with getting a Macbook) I asked if she
> found
> a difference between the 1) uniform pressure, 2) gliding, rather than
> repetitive sweeping, motion, and 3) accuracy of the trackpoint versus
> the 1) "additional pressure required," 2) repetitive sweeping, and 3)
> hit-or-miss of the touchpad.
>
> She said, "You mean *all* notebooks don't have the trackpoint?" as if
> it was unbelievable. Graphics be d&*mned, I'm going to get another
> ThinkPad--and, yes, specifically for the trackpoint.
>

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:22:01 -0500, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
wrote:

>just met with someone looking for a laptop and we both agreed the
>trackpoint is THE deciding factor in a purchase. If you're browsing the
>internet maybe it doesn't matter , but using in to do something on YOUR
>laptop I find it a LOT easier than picking my hand up - moving to the
>touchpad area sliding across/tapping/ then continuing typing.
>
><mutefan******.com> wrote in message
>news:1156156940.807996.215530@p79g2000cwp.googleg roups.com...
>> zwsdotcom******.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Unfortunately the trackpoint appears to be dying out in favor of the
>>> trackpad. I hate trackpads, and much prefer the trackpoint myself.
>>
>> This is indeed unfortunate. I have a family member with severe
>> work-related hand/arm disability. She is not a laptop owner, and
>> (because I'm so infatuated with getting a Macbook) I asked if she
>> found
>> a difference between the 1) uniform pressure, 2) gliding, rather than
>> repetitive sweeping, motion, and 3) accuracy of the trackpoint versus
>> the 1) "additional pressure required," 2) repetitive sweeping, and 3)
>> hit-or-miss of the touchpad.
>>
>> She said, "You mean *all* notebooks don't have the trackpoint?" as if
>> it was unbelievable. Graphics be d&*mned, I'm going to get another
>> ThinkPad--and, yes, specifically for the trackpoint.

I suspect that this is getting more widespread -- trackpoint, second
battery bay, and even 4:3 screens are becoming the sort of thing you
have to pay extra for. Dell, for example will let you get any of
those on a Lattitude (the "business" version of their laptops) but I
don't think any of the Inspirons have the trackpoint or the extra
battery bay.

--Charles