Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by tty7 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @03:35AM
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nope, i am thinking about putting an x1 carbon keyboard into a case so i can use it with my desktop :)
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Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by loser777 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @04:37AM
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Maybe one day these will hit mass production https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_lis...
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by bovine3dom on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @12:04PM
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I have one of these. It's fantastic. The trackpoint is even better (in terms of "dpi") than those on the ThinkPads.
I wish that they made a full size version of it - I miss the extra keys.
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by isostatic on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @03:38AM
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Something like https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/migr-73183
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by tty7 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @04:02AM
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yep, but i prefer the newer style keyboards. id also make it smaller, no palm rests - closer to a 60key keyboard size.
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by 738472527784 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:23AM
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From what I've read, those don't have the same feel as the keyboards used in the laptops and are definitely unrelated hardware. Since the keyboards are one of the "switched/repaired in < 5min parts" of (older) thinkpads, I don't get why there isn't just a case with an USB converter available. I would pay way to much for an authentic external Thinkpad keyboard. Nothing I have encountered so far feels comparable.
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by em500 on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:57AM
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The older versions (like in the earlier link) differ from the laptop counterparts. The recent ones are supposed to be much closer: https://www.thinkscopes.com/2015/08/10/thinkpad-compact-usb-...