[CVALE] Recommendations For A Linux Notebook

Pete Zaitcev zaitcev at redhat.com
Sun Sep 16 19:24:11 PDT 2007


On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:29:16 -0700, "Matt R Hall" <mhall at mhcomputing.net> wrote:

> > Quite a number seems to like the blasted nipple though,
> > so that's a genuine differentiator.

> From what I can see on Lenovo's site many Thinkpads seem to feature
> both forms of laptop mouse substitutes, the trackpoint and the
> touchpad. Or are you saying the trackpoint is so annoying it messes up
> your typing?

My previous system was Dell Latitude 610 with a similar dual arrangement
and although I got used to it eventually, every time I hit it accidentially,
it felt unpleasant.

Touchpad has its own issues, such as the range of motion.

-- Pete



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