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Comment on Lenovo is removing the iconic Trackpoint with its new ThinkPad X9

I mean, it’s kind of the aesthetic nail in the coffin for the think pad. They’ve been removing the things that made them unique for a long time now. No more upgradable storage, no easily swappable batteries, no more repairability and no more brick like durability.

Like sure, the actual computer bits are getting better than the older models, but so is every other major laptop brand. Now thinkpads are just another generic laptop.

Like, if someone wants a laptop that is repairable and upgradable, framework exists now and they’re better about that than think pads ever were. Still a shame to see the think pad brand melt in to the puddle of generic laptops though.

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tal@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I finally dropped Lenovo last month, got a laptop from Tuxedo. No three physical button trackpad, but it does have a 100 Wh battery.

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- DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Now that’s a company I haven’t heard of. Tiny outfit by the looks of it and with the expected boutique pricing.
  
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- naeap@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Upvote die Tuxedo!
  After like 2 years with my Pulse 15 the battery started to pillow. They sent my a replacement for free. Now I’m having a Framework 16 and didn’t use my Pulse 15, so I gave it to my nephew. But I saw that the CMOS battery was dead. Wrote them a mail and they are now sending my a replacement battery for free.
  
  All in all, great company
  
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jcarax@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ve been using Thinkpads since the X61s, and used the trackpoint extensively back in the day. Hell, I had the X61s that didn’t even have a trackpoint, and I rarely used a mouse with it.

But I really don’t understand how anyone still uses the thing extensively. Once in awhile I’ll use it for some bit of specific precision work when I don’t have a mouse handy. I feel like the Trackpoint quality has gone down significantly over the years, and stuff like anti-drift seems to have been neglected.

If not for the horrible arrow keys that I already hate on my Macbook Air, I was all for this transition. I’d much rather have a great trackpad at this point. I want something more compact than a Framework, and I’m comfortable with Lenovo’s Linux support at this point.

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- tuhriel@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I still love the trackpoint and use it almost exclusively if the notebook is not connected on the docking station.
  
  It is just awesome if you can control the mouse while still keeping the hands on the middle of the keyboard.
  It’s so much faster than to kove up and down and also more ergonomic, especially in the train when the laptop sits on my lap.
  The middle button enables easy scrolling on webpages (although the vim browser extention makes it even easier ther) or documents…
  
  Nothing else I used was able to beat this setup. And I used a lot of different devices over the tome
  
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ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

No more upgradable storage, no easily swappable batteries, no more repairability and no more brick like durability.

that’s your Modern Approach

the change is to signal a modern approach to the ThinkPad range

framework exists now

that’s true but they are quite expensive.

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