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[-] elvith@feddit.org 130 points 2 months ago
[-] germtm_@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago

removing the nub from ThinkPad is like removing cheese from a cheeseburger.

it'll still be a laptop, but a nubless ThinkPad will always look wrong.

[-] Dultas@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Next thing you know they'll put the Ctrl back in the right place.

[-] MP3Martin@programming.dev 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thankfully it can be swapped in bios

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 months ago

I almost didn't buy a ThinkPad back in the day before I leaned that you can swap it. Such a stupid design

I also randomly saw today that framework has the opposite option in BIOS. For the people that migrate over

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Just learning this now, I’m not sure if I should cry.

[-] addie@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago

Control back in the right place... where you can press it with your left pinkie without taking your fingers off the home keys? Rather than where useless caps lock is just wasting space?

[-] stock@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

this is actually wonderful ive been debating what to do with my caps lock thank you

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Escape next to 1 is also underappreciated. It's how vi was meant to be used.

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

It's honestly the only reason I still buy them. If Lenovo removes the nub or Framework adds it, I'm switching to Framework. Give me a 14" T or E series with TrackPoint and I'm happy.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

Those who don't use it are only mildly annoyed by it, but those who use it will raise holy hell now that it's gone.

[-] embed_me@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago

Is it actually usable? I never owned one

[-] olosta@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Used one for a few years and I loved it:

  • it's precise, you can really aim small UI elements
  • It is paired with actual buttons, index on the nub and thumb on the buttons, so no weird gestures to right click
  • It is very quick to switch from keyboard to mouse, your hands nearly don't move

But, there's no mouse wheel or scroll gesture and maintaining pressure on the nub is maybe more tiring than a trackpad.

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[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

I use a mechanical keyboard with one on my desktop, I actually use it quite a lot.

[-] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 months ago

That sounds awesome! Is it a Unicomp EnduraPro or is there some other option?

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

TEX out of Taiwan makes a few.

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[-] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 months ago

I think it works fantastically well. I personally like it much better than a touchpad. It lets me move the pointer without taking my hands away from typing home position.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It's not just for decoration. You can use it as a legitimate pointing device. Nudging it will move the mouse cursor and tapping it with your fingernail is clicking.

It takes some getting used to but you can definitely use it for normal office tasks if you wanted to. That being said, I still personally prefer a mouse. But I have known some people who like using the nipple.

[-] chaosCruiser@futurology.today 6 points 2 months ago

It’s fine. Takes some time to get used to. Some people really love it, but I don’t think it’s that great.

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[-] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

It feels a lot like using a game controller to control your mouse, if you've ever used Joy2Key or similar programs.

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[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i don’t care about the nub on mine, but i do care a lot about the left/right click buttons that take up so much of the trackpad area. just gimme a bigass trackpad.

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[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Now put the clit mouse into a framework chassis (the relevant patents are now expired)

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 14 points 2 months ago

Put it on a handheld PC plz

[-] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

about a million years ago I had an HTC phone that had a trackball mouse thingy. that was cool. i think it was HTC desire, not sure.

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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I prefer it over trackpad, honestly. Just adjust the acceleration.

Edit: looks like they remove it only from Aura line. Please stub your toe somewhere, author.

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago
[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

me on a date

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago

"Can't find the clit-mouse. Damn."

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[-] krimsonbun 20 points 2 months ago

Guillotine time

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

My work laptop is not Lenovo but has a nub. It's works great when I have work gloves on, since the touchpad doesn't respond well with those.

[-] moe90@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

me too my Thinkpad E14 gen 2 is very tough and that trackpoint helps me a lot.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago

I will not buy a Lenovo without the clitmouse

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

No more laptop clit

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Is nothing sacred anymore‽

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

This, and why do they take away the 2 buttons below the track pad. PC track pads are barely tolerable as it is.

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[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I actually stopped using mine a long time ago, and every time I get a new laptop, I remove it. Not because I hate it, but because I like it. Even after modifying the acceleration settings to where I like them though, the repeated stress of pushing on the nub eventually start to develop dendonitis in my finger.

After I've trained myself to only use the trackpad I put the nub back on. Partly because it's so iconic it just looks wrong without it, and partly because I want to avoid conversations with guest about my growing clit graveyard (although I guess I could just not leave them in a cup on the coffee table where everyone can see)

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I think you're overstimulating. You need to be gentle, which benefits both of you. Try resting it on or near the nub and applying gentle pressure.

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

God is dead

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Not a Lenovo icon. They bought ThinkPad, nippleclit and all, from IBM.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Engage giant-marble-headstone

R I P

[-] StarlightDust 4 points 2 months ago

Oh its one of those Thinkpads that isn't actually a Thinkpad like the Thinkpad Yogas. My ideal Thinkpad would be a proper release of the T480 25th Anniversary Edition with newer components.

[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Admittedly overdue and also a sign of the end days

[-] Sparky 4 points 2 months ago

The new ones were garbage anyways. Mine is stuck at a polling rate of 10hz, and the acceleration is god awful

[-] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It's super handy on my X1c 6thgen when my trackpad randomly freezes about once a month and I need to shut everything down and reboot. Bah.

Open to tips for fixing the trackpad if anyone has that on their radar!

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