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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by Crontab on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @05:56AM (#21069237)
I would consider a Thinkpad if Lenovo gave us the option of buying it without the nipple - which I feel is an awful pointing device (sorry, people who love it).
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by wffurr on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:14AM (#21069585)
You know it has a track pad too right? And you can use a mouse and some of them even have touch screens.
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by Crontab on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @03:16PM (#21074248)
Yes, I know, but I don't want a pointing device that is intermingled with my keyboard.
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Re:Apple is evaluating new keyboard mechanisms to make thinn... by wffurr on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:18PM (#21076641)
It can't be the only thing holding you back. You can just not use it if you don't like it.

Just seems like a weird complaint about otherwise excellent laptops.

I have an X1 Yoga and it's pretty good. A little awkward as a tablet, but I rarely use it that way, just as I rarely use the trackpoint.

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