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cromkatoday at 8:28 AM3 repliesview on HN

> It takes a hour of research to know if the trackpad is not-awful

This, so much this! I run Asahi on M1 Air but wanted to upgrade to something with fuller Linux support. After trying Thinkpad T14s, trackpad quality has rosen to my attention, something I never thought about before. Turns out glass, haptic trackpads are still only available in probably about a dozen laptops on the market and it's not easy to actually know which ones are these!


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ZiiStoday at 5:30 PM

To me clear the Neo dose not have a glass, haptic trackpad.

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teaearlgraycoldtoday at 6:34 PM

I exclusively use the trackpoint on thinkpads, to the point that I disable the trackpads in the BIOS or disconnect them from the motherboard entirely.

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bigyabaitoday at 6:34 PM

You can buy a Magic Trackpad and pair it with your Thinkpad no problem. It's much more comfortable to use it side-by-side with your keyboard, most of the time I'm reaching for the Trackpoint if my hands are on home row.

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