When working on laptop in my lap I found trackpoint (I own ThinkPads) incredibly powerful, as I never need to put my hands away from keyboard. Also once you ge

When working on laptop in my lap I found trackpoint (I own ThinkPads) incredibly powerful, as I never need to put my hands away from keyboard. Also once you get used to track point you will always look down on clunky workflow with touch pads - moving hands from/to keyboard all the time is worth it only with real mouse.