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> Now the problem is that Lenovo is trying to be more like Apple and this does not go well with them. You can ask how much people are pleased with the new singl
by zzzeek 12y ago
> Now the problem is that Lenovo is trying to be more like Apple and this does not go well with them. You can ask how much people are pleased with the new single button touchpads or how they like 16:9 screens instead of 16:10 screens or how they like the lack of Delete button.
I have one of those newer lenovos, and if the trackpad is their attempt to "be more like" Apple, they really have a very long way to go in terms of copying functionality. For one thing, Apple correctly understands that we humans have our thumbs (which, lenovo, is the part that most comfortably moves independently of the rest of our hand) on the inside of our hands, so perhaps that's why the buttons are supposed to be on the bottom and not the top, where pretty much any scroll + click activity requires two hands with the lenovo. It's a UX disaster.
- throwaway5752 12y agoYeah, nobody likes the new trackpad. I think dissatisfaction in corporate accounts will lead to changes there. (edit: ps, thanks for SQLAlchemy!)
- dkuntz2 12y agoI'm pretty sure the buttons on the top are meant for people using the trackpoint nub. My last computer was a W520, and it had two sets of buttons, one for the trackpoint, one for the trackpad. And, quite honestly, I wouldn't switch back to a thinkpad from my macbook, at least with what they're offering now. Build quality alone would make it for me, but also having my computer come with a POSIX compliant operating system that's well integrated with the hardware, as opposed to installing Arch and hoping for the best are huge pluses for me.
- kybernetikos 12y agoT440p here. I can right click at the top or the bottom of the touchpad, so I'm not sure what you mean.
- zzzeek 12y agoyou can right-click on the bottom right w/ your thumb and that works as a right-click ?
- kybernetikos 12y agoYes.
- DanBC 12y agoButtons at the top of the trackpad were normally used with the trackpoint. They're underneath that. It's kind of weird to see developers not loving the trackpoint and those three buttons because it's exactly where you want them and really freaking useful when yu get used to it. The only other pointing device that I like was the Microsoft IntelliMouse (which they don't appear to make anymore).
- zzzeek 12y agoyeah. but now, they have two pointing devices. the trackpoint, and the trackpad. the buttons are in the middle. I'm a trackpad guy so...why even bother having a trackpad if the buttons are designed for the trackpoint? the two alternate interfaces in one package is kind of a fail to start with, they should pick one or the other and stick with it.
- readme 12y agoI had a lenovo ideapad and I didn't find the trackpad that difficult to use. Which one do you have?