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Work have just given me a new HP Elitebook with a trackpoint, so they're not completely unknown on other makes. Not saying that machine's any good, mind - I hav
by pmyteh 6y ago
Work have just given me a new HP Elitebook with a trackpoint, so they're not completely unknown on other makes. Not saying that machine's any good, mind - I haven't had a chance to play with it yet.
- pjmlp 6y agoThey used to be patented, not sure what the situation is currently.
- Al-Khwarizmi 6y agoAFAIK it's expired, see: https://patents.google.com/patent/US6115030A/en?oq=6115030 https://patents.google.com/patent/US6115030A/en?oq=6115030
- pjmlp 6y agoI see, thanks.
- jpetso 6y agoThe trend is not going in the right direction despite the expired patents: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-kills-off-its-TrackPoint-on-the-new-Latitude-5320-Latitude-5420-Latitude-5520.513041.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-kills-off-its-TrackPoint-... Add to that the braindead half-size arrow key design of most models (often paired with a loss of Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys, thanks a ton Apple) and already there's a comfortable gap between ThinkPads and most other laptops. HP seems to be an exception here, and you'll have to go larger than the 12"/13" range to even find any options there.