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by fmajid 1230 days ago
The HP DevOne has one. Shame about that washed-out glossy screen (some say it has a built-in privacy filter).
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The HP Dev One follows the HP EliteBook's poor design of pairing the pointing stick with 2 mouse buttons instead of 3. Without the middle mouse button, you can't scroll with the pointing stick and you'll need to use the trackpad (or apply some hack to the 2 available buttons), which makes the pointing stick a less effective tool.
You can scroll with the Dev One's pointing stick. Just hold down both mouse buttons, as two buttons emulate a middle click.
I've tried that, and it was so uncomfortable to hold down both mouse buttons with one thumb that I did not find this workaround worthwhile. It was awkward using both thumbs to do the same.
I guess this design problem is no more because the latest elitebooks got rid of the trackpoint entirely.
The Elitebook model that the Dev One is based off of has a SureView screen, which is what the Dev One ships with. That's to say it is an intentional privacy filter. I didn't find it to be washed out and the gloss is comparable to a MBP from a few years ago.