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465 points susanthenerd | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 15:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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nrp ◴[26 Aug 25 15:35 UTC] No.45028012[source]▶
I'm happy to answer questions around the new product.
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Deuter8 ◴[26 Aug 25 15:39 UTC] No.45028056[source]▶
I literally just want a touchpad with buttons. These new 'clickpads' are the bane of my existence. They are so much slower, and certain workflows are impossible. I must use an external mouse now with modern laptops.

Why can no laptop manufacturer even make this an option?

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soperj ◴[26 Aug 25 15:58 UTC] No.45028332[source]▶
Thinkpads still have buttons. I don't ever use the trackpad, just the nub and buttons.
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neilv ◴[26 Aug 25 16:27 UTC] No.45028773[source]▶
I have bad news for you:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/th...

Someone should scoop up the niche market of anguished ThinkPad devotees, with a TrackPoint and a good, non-chiclet keyboard. Maybe Framework, leveraging its modular system. Maybe a Framework-compatible third-party.

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smj-edison ◴[26 Aug 25 21:45 UTC] No.45032712[source]▶
I just watched Framework's other video talking about what they're working on[1], and they mentioned they're trying to get the trackpoint working, but they're having issues with it damaging the screen due to the low clearance.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzUBqtgODM

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