moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops | PCWorldwww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down155
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkLenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops | PCWorldwww.pcworld.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down3·2 months agoThose who don’t use it are only mildly annoyed by it, but those who use it will raise holy hell now that it’s gone.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoi don’t care about the nub on mine, but i do care a lot about the left/right click buttons that take up so much of the trackpad area. just gimme a bigass trackpad.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThinkPad isn’t for you then. There are plenty of laptops with huge track pads, there aren’t many with a nub. If Framework offered a nub, I’d switch. Until then, I’m sticking with whichever 14" Thinkpad has a nub.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoif only i had a choice of what my work assigns to me.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSame. I’m stuck on an Apple laptop and much prefer my personal Thinkpad.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAt least I’m up for an upgrade, so I’ll get an M-series chip, which is cool. I really don’t like macOS though and much prefer my Linux workflow.
Those who don’t use it are only mildly annoyed by it, but those who use it will raise holy hell now that it’s gone.
i don’t care about the nub on mine, but i do care a lot about the left/right click buttons that take up so much of the trackpad area. just gimme a bigass trackpad.
ThinkPad isn’t for you then. There are plenty of laptops with huge track pads, there aren’t many with a nub.
If Framework offered a nub, I’d switch. Until then, I’m sticking with whichever 14" Thinkpad has a nub.
if only i had a choice of what my work assigns to me.
Same. I’m stuck on an Apple laptop and much prefer my personal Thinkpad.
lol I’d trade you.
At least I’m up for an upgrade, so I’ll get an M-series chip, which is cool. I really don’t like macOS though and much prefer my Linux workflow.