I'm with you. I just got a new Precision and the track pad is 6 inches by 3.5 inches (no exaggeration). I think the idea was to accomodate left and right hand

I'm with you. I just got a new Precision and the track pad is 6 inches by 3.5 inches (no exaggeration). I think the idea was to accomodate left and right handers, but it has gone way overkill. It is large enough to be a Wacom-style drawing tablet.