moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11か月前Lenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops | PCWorldwww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-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 · 11か月前message-square60fedilink
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·11か月前This, and why do they take away the 2 buttons below the track pad. PC track pads are barely tolerable as it is.
minus-squarejohn89@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11か月前Fewer parts means cheaper to manufacture. Don’t be fooled; they’re only doing it to increase profits because our standards aren’t higher.
minus-squarehumble peat digger@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11か月前Nobody was using that thing
minus-squarejohn89@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11か月前You mean the nub, or buttons on the trackpad? I, personally, made use of both back when I had a thinkpad.
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11か月前I used both. But the track pad buttons are so much easier to use for click and drag operations, left click right click is a button not an Interpreted 2 finger gesture that doesn’t always work.
This, and why do they take away the 2 buttons below the track pad. PC track pads are barely tolerable as it is.
Fewer parts means cheaper to manufacture.
Don’t be fooled; they’re only doing it to increase profits because our standards aren’t higher.
Nobody was using that thing
You mean the nub, or buttons on the trackpad?
I, personally, made use of both back when I had a thinkpad.
I used both. But the track pad buttons are so much easier to use for click and drag operations, left click right click is a button not an Interpreted 2 finger gesture that doesn’t always work.