Subj : Re: Home Lab
To   : Ogg
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon May 04 2020 08:03:00

-=> Ogg wrote to All <=-

 Hu>> I had a laptop with that stupid button. I hated it. I don't think it
 Hu>> was a Leveno though. Some engineer thought it was a great idea. I
 Hu>> guess not. I

  Ni> I assume you mean Lenovo?

  Ni> trackpads with the buttons as part of the trackpad rather than
  Ni> separate physical buttons, like this: https://www.librador.com/
  Ni> images/blog/thinkpad-trackpad.jpg


 Og> I have exactly that on a reccently acquired T540p.
 Og> I am finding it very difficult to get used that new design.

Yeah, I would not like that at all.  Really prefer having actual 
buttons.

 Og> I am still using my T60 and it has a small trackapd with actual
 Og> L+R buttons below the pad *and* an extra set of buttons above it.
 Og> The keyboard operates smooth as butter.

I'm typing this on my Lenovo T510, which is 6-7 years old but 
still is working perfectly.  I will never buy another laptop that 
is NOT a Lenovo, mostly because of the keyboard.  It's that good.

I will say that I have the trackpad disabled in the BIOS, although 
the little red rubber swivel-button-thingy still works to move the 
cursor.  I use an external wireless mouse and don't like it when 
my hands/thumbs might brush the keypad and cause unwanted 
motion/action.  That's why I disabled it.

 Og> The T540p has chicklet keys.  I do not like those very much at
 Og> all.

I don't mind them too much on a full size keyboard, but not on a 
laptop.

 Og> It is a shame that engineers mess around with something that
 Og> works so well for the sake of appearances.

Agreed.  It's like some people think that change must be made, 
just for the sake of change.  Leave a good design alone.



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