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I'm amazed that more people never got into using TrackPoints. Mac or PC, I've never seen anyone able to use the trackpad to mouse around at anywhere near the sp

I'm amazed that more people never got into using TrackPoints. Mac or PC, I've never seen anyone able to use the trackpad to mouse around at anywhere near the speed that I (or other ThinkPad users) can use the TrackPoint to do so. It's funny to see how astonished people are at how quickly I can navigate, when it's really just a matter of using the right tool.

busterarm 13y ago
Most people never realized that there are three different Trackpoint tips and the default was for a long time that crappy classic dome. The soft dome is somewhat better but I've been a soft rim diehard for near 15 years now. Also I think the quality of whatever rubber they used in the mid-90s was really poor. Gestures are a pretty big deal to me now though. Gestures and the keyboard shortcuts for me are much faster.
- w1ntermute 13y ago
  > I've been a soft rim diehard for near 15 years now. Yeah, I also only use the soft rim. I've worn down and had to replace them many times over the years. The one that I've got on my ThinkPad external keyboard[0] (unfortunately no longer available directly from Lenovo in the non-chicletized form) is almost flat now, probably time to order another one. 0: http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint/dp/B002ONCC6G http://www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-USB-Keyboard-with-TrackPoint/...