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The most important thing of these Chromebooks, at least for me, is the quality of the touchpad and keyboard, as if I ever get one they will be used mainly for t
by nemexy 12y ago
The most important thing of these Chromebooks, at least for me, is the quality of the touchpad and keyboard, as if I ever get one they will be used mainly for typing stuff/chatting. There is a reason why I still us an almost decade-old Lenovo Thinkpad R61 as a reserve machine and something that I can use outside/on the go. Granted it is a big heavy but for me, it's worth it.
So, is there a chromebook, that can offer me a good quality of keyboard/touchpad?
Sadly I don't think there is one with a trackpoint, which would pretty much make these the perfect notebook for my use-case.
- Crito 12y agoThe touchpad on the Chromebook Pixel (the annoyingly expensive one) is high end. Large glass multitouch touchpad. I doubt you'd be satisfied with the keyboard though. So I think the answer is probably "No." The most expensive one available doesn't have a good keyboard by 60-series era Thinkpad standards, so I would be surprised if any do.
- pgeorgi 12y agoThe most expensive Chromebook doesn't cater to Thinkpad users. The Lenovo Chromebook might.
- Crito 12y agoI seriously doubt it. I have never seen a non-Thinkpad branded Lenovo laptop that would satisfy somebody who liked the R60's keyboard.
- pgeorgi 12y agoLooking at http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/11e-series/11e-chrome/ http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/11e-series/11e..., the keyboard looks "too chiclet" to be what Thinkpad users expect, despite the name. Right? (I'm not a fan of those laptops, so can't tell)
- andmalc 12y agoWell the Pixel of course, but the Levovo Chromebook Yoga 11e is widely said to have the next best keyboard and I haven't heard any complaints about the touchpad. It runs around $450 US so pricier than most.
- STRML 12y agoTo be honest, I think the Samsung Chromebook (~$249 model) has the best keyboard/touchpad of any laptop I've used < $800. That doesn't mean it's fantastic, but it is surprisingly good and much better than most at any price point.