[jaifraic]

For me, it's not about precision. With the Trackpoint I can rest my hands on the Keyboard/Homerow and I can use the pointer without having to move my hands at all.

[oefrha]

That’s fair. I personally don’t mix typing and trackpad usage very much so that advantage is pretty minimal for me.

[dgzl]

I think the advantage is bigger than you believe, and I would bet you mix typing/trackpad more than you believe also.

[oefrha]

Could be, but I’m positive that I use gestures more than I mix typing/trackpad, so there’s that.

[dgzl]

Overall I think you'd still be faster in keyboard, but gestures and such offer a lot in terms of simplicity which is a fair trade a lot of the time. If your workflow revolves around typing however, I would still put trackpoint above.