FWIW: I will literally not use a laptop without it. It does have a learning curve, but after you've gone through it, watching people use trackpads is pa-a-ainfu

FWIW: I will literally not use a laptop without it. It does have a learning curve, but after you've gone through it, watching people use trackpads is pa-a-ainful. Like being a touch typist and watching somebody finger peck while staring at the keyboard at 20WPM - you just want to take over and get it done :D . Yes, trackpad has a minimal learning curve, but it plateaus so early. Especially in small format computers - it actually really bothers me that we are sacrificing keyboard quality, size, and standardized layout, for this gigantic yet inefficient ever-growing trackpad (and thus killing the home/end/pgup/pgdwn section, arrows, functional row, etc), when the nub has minimal foot print and would allow full keyboard and practical design even on smallest laptops. But it's all about different approaches. If able, I will always prefer an ergonomic keyboard, ergonomic mouse, large mousepad, and a couple of large monitors when working. My wife on the other hand will happily use 13" laptop with trackpad in awful position on the couch for hours! We have different priorities and preferences and will never persuade each other :->