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If the Framework Laptop had a keyboard option with a TrackPoint-style pointing stick (and 3 physical mouse buttons between the keys and the touchpad), it would
by commoner 5y ago
If the Framework Laptop had a keyboard option with a TrackPoint-style pointing stick (and 3 physical mouse buttons between the keys and the touchpad), it would be a very strong contender against ThinkPads. Lenovo has handicapped recent ThinkPad models with soldered memory, and the TrackPoint is their only remaining unique feature.
Framework community discussion: https://community.frame.work/t/any-chance-of-trackpoint https://community.frame.work/t/any-chance-of-trackpoint
- ksec 5y ago>If the Framework Laptop had a keyboard option with a TrackPoint-style pointing stick Patents?
- twothumbsup 5y agothe exact thinkpad style is probably patented but it's a pointing stick, a feature common across laptops in the past. I know for sure that some Dells (TrackStick) and HPs (PointStick) had them.
- fomine3 5y agoBut they produce ThinkPad during nearly 30 years, is there any patents still alive?
- reirob 5y agoIf other companies can provide keyboards with a TrackPoint [1], then I think it should be possible - disclaimer, I have such an external keyboard, the Shinobi, and the TrackPoint movement (on Linux) is actually better and more accurate than on my ThinkPad laptop. [1]: https://tex.com.tw/ https://tex.com.tw/
- poetaster 5y agoDo lenovo really control those? I thought they were expired HP patents?
- poetaster 5y agoOh, yes, lenovo, via ibm but expired 2017.