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Do they still ship with unusable trackpads (that requires you to carry a mouse everywhere if you ever going to use your ThinkPad) or has that improved in recent

by sirn 15y ago

Do they still ship with unusable trackpads (that requires you to carry a mouse everywhere if you ever going to use your ThinkPad) or has that improved in recent years? It's the only pain point against ThinkPad for me.

mrich 15y ago
I think the trackpads are good (I mainly use the keyboard so I prefer the smaller ones over Apple's, because the keys are reachable more easily) What is it you don't like? (I'm judging the T510, T60 was also ok)
- sirn 15y ago
  Too small (I have fat fingers) and low sensitivity compared to the one in PowerBook (back then). This is from a company-issued laptop four or five years ago, however, I don't know if it has seen any improvements over the past years. (Especially the "too small" part.)
  - freehunter 15y ago
    I've got some stubby little fingers, so much that my guitar coach in high school told me I should quit and become a bassist (a few years later I invited him to a show so he could eat his words). I use a T61 and I love the tiny trackpad. Granted I use a trackball with it, but on my home laptop with a giant touchpad, I have to move my hand to get all the way across. On the T61, I just move my finger. It feels more precise, I think. I feel like a surgeon with a scalpel. Granted, this is just my opinion, and when I put it down into words I realize how ridiculous it sounds. But I still prefer it.
- jakobe 15y ago
  It's hard to describe why Apple's trackpads are better, they simply are. If you are used to them, every other one simply feels clumsy. It must be a combination of the surface (friction), the sensor (precision) and the software drivers that makes them special. I think it was when they introduced the unibody Macbooks that the trackpads became so good. The old plastic Macbook trackpads where vastly inferior in comparison.
brcrth 15y ago
If you're a programmer using Emacs/Vim you really don't care for trackpad or mouse for the great majority of your computer needs.
- sirn 15y ago
  The problem is, even with how little I use the mouse (I use Vimperator back then) it's still annoying when I have to.
- zbuc 15y ago
  That's not true. Trackpad gestures are pretty awesome and it's easier to switch between applications using them as opposed to command-tab.

by sirn 15y ago

mrich 15y ago

I think the trackpads are good (I mainly use the keyboard so I prefer the smaller ones over Apple's, because the keys are reachable more easily) What is it you don't like? (I'm judging the T510, T60 was also ok)

sirn 15y ago
Too small (I have fat fingers) and low sensitivity compared to the one in PowerBook (back then). This is from a company-issued laptop four or five years ago, however, I don't know if it has seen any improvements over the past years. (Especially the "too small" part.)
- freehunter 15y ago
  I've got some stubby little fingers, so much that my guitar coach in high school told me I should quit and become a bassist (a few years later I invited him to a show so he could eat his words). I use a T61 and I love the tiny trackpad. Granted I use a trackball with it, but on my home laptop with a giant touchpad, I have to move my hand to get all the way across. On the T61, I just move my finger. It feels more precise, I think. I feel like a surgeon with a scalpel. Granted, this is just my opinion, and when I put it down into words I realize how ridiculous it sounds. But I still prefer it.
jakobe 15y ago
It's hard to describe why Apple's trackpads are better, they simply are. If you are used to them, every other one simply feels clumsy. It must be a combination of the surface (friction), the sensor (precision) and the software drivers that makes them special. I think it was when they introduced the unibody Macbooks that the trackpads became so good. The old plastic Macbook trackpads where vastly inferior in comparison.

brcrth 15y ago

If you're a programmer using Emacs/Vim you really don't care for trackpad or mouse for the great majority of your computer needs.

sirn 15y ago
The problem is, even with how little I use the mouse (I use Vimperator back then) it's still annoying when I have to.
zbuc 15y ago
That's not true. Trackpad gestures are pretty awesome and it's easier to switch between applications using them as opposed to command-tab.