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Why does lenovo thinkpad have to be the only line of laptops that has a trackpoint by default? How hard can it be to include it for other brands? This is a very
by geoka9 12y ago
Why does lenovo thinkpad have to be the only line of laptops that has a trackpoint by default? How hard can it be to include it for other brands? This is a very important feature for some people and it limits their choice to thinkpads and (AFAIK) some HP laptops.
- rockdoe 12y agoAt a guess, it's patented?
- xienze 12y agoThe patent is way expired. I think it has more to do with the fact that a lot of people just don't like the Trackpoint or (more likely) won't give it a shot, so manufacturers aren't going to invest the time and money to put it on their laptops. Personally I think the Trackpoint is the greatest thing ever, but I worked at IBM for a long time. Pretty much anyone who has had to use Thinkpads for an extended period of time ends up loving the Trackpoint. But regular people just don't want to give it a shot.
- teddyuk 12y agoI've had track points on hp and dell laptops (I always disable them)
- scholia 12y agoAlso some Toshiba laptops....