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465 points susanthenerd | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 15:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.3s | source
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kristianp ◴[26 Aug 25 22:24 UTC] No.45033106[source]▶
You've got a 16 inch Laptop, why are the arrow keys so tiny! And where's the PgUp PgDn Home End Insert Delete cluster? I wish a design-based shop like Framework would have some leadership in the keyboard area. This is why I have been exclusively Thinkpads for my last 3 laptops.

Something more niche is that I also enjoy the mouse buttons above the trackpad, I can move with the thumb and click with a finger.

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DanOpcode ◴[27 Aug 25 08:33 UTC] No.45036917[source]▶
My last 3 laptops have also been Thinkpads. In addition to the mouse buttons above the trackpad, I also enjoy Thinkpad's trackpoint. Too bad Framework doesn't offer any mouse buttons and trackpoint on their keyboards, otherwise I might have considered them.
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Moomoomoo309 ◴[28 Aug 25 13:33 UTC] No.45051969[source]▶
The company actually put a video out a yesterday or the day before about adding a trackpoint - they're open to the idea, but they're all too tall! They actually tried to add it, but it always put pressure on the screen because their keyboards are too low-profile to accommodate one.
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1. DanOpcode ◴[29 Aug 25 12:03 UTC] No.45062934[source]▶
I watched that video yesterday. Too bad. I'm glad they have looked into it at least. But too bad that Lenovo is able to build laptops with a trackpoint but not them. I don't see myself using a touchpad again if I can avoid it, so I'm afraid I will keep using ThinkPads for the foreseeable future.