alt Hacker News> "I've never been happy with a trackpad: they feel too imprecise"
Same for me, Apple included; trackpads are just a huge waste of space to me. Have to say that my hand-eye coordination is way above that of the average computer user, and my workflows involving complementary HIDs always focused on trackballs, digtizer pens, as well as gamepads/game controllers for other, non-game related stuff.
I also don't get why people still chase outdated form factors (laptops) by preference as opposed to market realities...
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I don't understand what you mean by "outdated form factors". Are you saying that the laptop is an outdated form factor? What "market realities" are you noticing? Really interested in your viewpoint and would be grateful for some clarification.
I don’t know what you mean by “market realities”. If the market wanted convertible laptops it would be willing to pay more for them.
For me it’s because my workflow is keyboard driven and I fined touchscreens annoying.
On the laptops I’ve had I generally disable touchscreen because I have no use for it and it gets in the way.
I want a good screen, a decent keyboard and a good trackpad. That’s it.
Also don't like trackpads. I even use a ThinkPad keyboard on my desktop. The little rubber nub between G and H is just the ideal control for the pointer. And real buttons for clicking.