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by in-tension 702 days ago
Fantastic.

Did anyone else have nostalgia for the Thinkpad track point?

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No.

I recently had a ThinkPad Z13 for over a year. I tried earnestly using the TrackPoint on multiple occasions. It had inconsistent pressure pickup, bad haptics, and poor button integration.

I think I had a different opinion 25+ years ago, but that was an era where the laptop might ONLY have a TrackPoint, and its design was intentional---not an afterthought like the current gen.

In fact, one of the main selling points (reducing wrist strain) doesn't apply to the Z13, because the cold, hard, right-angled aluminum edge of the case digs into your wrists the longer you keep them in the same position.

Better, I have one right in front of me!
Do they still make them or do you have an old one?
You have to zoom in a bit, but the knob is there for the ride.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-p1-gen-...

Did you use the trackpoint for navigating an onscreen keyboard or something? Trackpoint gestures for the the alphabet?
The clit?
The Thinkpad TrackPoint mouse has over 20,000 nerve endings