Thinkpad Trackpoint
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Do any other brands besides IBM (Lenovo) use a trackpoint mouse on their laptop keyboards?
Do to an injure to my fingers I find it difficult to use a laptop keyboard that has a touch pad in front of the keyboard. This is not a problem when I attach a seperate keyboard but when I am traveling it can be difficult. I have found the best laptop is the IBM Thinkpad because it uses the “trackpoint” However, I would like to look into other brands but I haven’t been able to find one with the same or similar. Several years ago I had another brand of laptop that also used this technology so it is ether not just on IBM/Lenovo or it has been licensed elswhere. If anyone knows any other brands that have this as an option, please let me know. Thanks! Also if any brands have a smaller touchpad it would also be useful.
One idea: Have you looked into trackballs? I use one myself, the Microsoft Trackball Explorer. That helps me with my fingers and wrists, though I am on the computer almost 24/7. You may consider getting any laptop and a trackball.
IBM introduces “Pointing Stick” (TrackPoint) (1990)
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