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I have heard through coworker word of mouth, through discussions with lenovo engineers, that the touchpad changes have not been positively received even by the
by existencebox 12y ago
I have heard through coworker word of mouth, through discussions with lenovo engineers, that the touchpad changes have not been positively received even by the internal engineers. Pretty much everyone I've talked to (including my unfortunate fiancee who had the misfortune of buying one of these) thinks that touchpad is the worst thing since various laptop producers started going towards chicklets. I really wonder how these companies push forward despite (from my point of view) SIGNIFICANT customer pushback. Am I really stuck this far in an engineering bubble, or are things really so disconnected?
- kiallmacinnes 12y agoI actually like the touchpad on my T440s, it took some getting used to compared to my old T430s though...
- reirob 12y agoIt is really that bad. I sent a new machine back - it was worthless for me [1]. For me it is not so much the touchpad changes (I do not use the touchpad) as the lack of physical trackpoint buttons. But even when I tried the new touchpad I absolutely hated the touchpad-is-a-button functionality. It does NOT feel good, sounds horible and is far from being ergonomic. For me personally it would be best to be able to buy Thinkpads just with trackpoint + buttons, but without touchpad. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7729110 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7729110
- thom 12y agoThen you have something like the X1 Carbon which compounds the touchpad issues with a wacky keyboard layout.