New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spring Back in Your Typing

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by dkarl on Thursday February 18, 2021 @10:44AM (#26181142)

I never got to try a trackball. I remember that touchpads back in the day were garbage compared to touchpads now, though. I remember the Thinkpad nub was better than any touchpad I ever had until I got my first Macbook Pro. The Apple touchpads were so amazing I assumed they would eventually figure out keyboards, too. Still waiting ten years later.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by toast0 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:44PM (#26183800)

There are plenty of trackballs available to plugin, just not anything mainstream in a laptop.

I personally would love a return to keyboards at the front edge of the laptop, with a side mounted trackball; but I doubt I'll see that.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by cmiller1 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:52PM (#26183916)

Oh baby https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Ma...

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by toast0 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:28PM (#26184327)

That's pretty awesome. Although I was thinking of something more like the Microsoft Ballpoint Mouse https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/detail.aspx?id=22...

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by ghostpepper on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:46AM (#26182111)

It's not too late! Thinkpads still come with a nub.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by war1025 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:43PM (#26182972)

I tried to use the nub thing once since I have a Thinkpad through work. Really not to my taste.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by jagger27 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:41PM (#26184469)

It takes a while to get used to. The biggest value add for me with the nub is scrolling while holding the middle button. I love that.

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