[better_buttons]

The think I love the most about these keyboard/trackpad/trackpoint peripherals is the physically distinct mouse buttons.

Do you KNOW how insanely awful current model trackpads are?

Every single manufacturer seems to think it's a good idea to fabricate the trackpad as a solid unit, and have it act as both the left and right buttons, and it is SO horrendously impractical that it pains me to even broach the subject.

Every single fucking laptop I see tries this, and fails. They are all bad.

And yes, I know Apple does it. And you know what? The MacBook trackpad/button unit also sucks. But. They have the capacity to tailor the operating system for a closer behavioral fit. And that's the only thing that separates the Apple product.

Note physically separate mouse buttons on this IBM/Lenovo unit. These buttons are so much more reliable and accurate.

When you press one button, there is little risk of accidentally interacting with the other button, because they are not physically united by the same piece of plastic..