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Needs a little red nub in the center of the keyboard.
by initself 4y ago
Needs a little red nub in the center of the keyboard.
- deusum 4y agoReference is old enough that we're not sure if you're joking.
- nine_k 4y agoNot joking at all, I hope. The trackpoint is very convenient: you don't have to move your hands off the home row just to move mouse pointer.
- commoner 4y agoThinkPads are still popular, so I don't see this as a joke. A pointing stick (TrackPoint) is excellent for people who want to use both the keyboard and the mouse while moving their hands as little as possible. Unfortunately, the StarFighter has soldered memory, which is one of the main drawbacks of new ThinkPad models. Star Labs also sells the mid-range StarBook laptop with replaceable memory and the low-end StarLite laptop with soldered memory. On the other hand, Star Labs is Linux-first and pays the developers of the pre-installed Linux distribution configured in the order, which is an advantage over Lenovo for Linux users.
- scns 4y agoAs Billy Tallis from anandtech explains, soldered memory has its advantages too. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34760461 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34760461
- fmajid 4y agoThe HP DevOne has one. Shame about that washed-out glossy screen (some say it has a built-in privacy filter).
- heavyset_go 4y agoThe Elitebook model that the Dev One is based off of has a SureView screen, which is what the Dev One ships with. That's to say it is an intentional privacy filter. I didn't find it to be washed out and the gloss is comparable to a MBP from a few years ago.
- commoner 4y agoThe HP Dev One follows the HP EliteBook's poor design of pairing the pointing stick with 2 mouse buttons instead of 3. Without the middle mouse button, you can't scroll with the pointing stick and you'll need to use the trackpad (or apply some hack to the 2 available buttons), which makes the pointing stick a less effective tool.
- nicolaslem 4y agoI guess this design problem is no more because the latest elitebooks got rid of the trackpoint entirely.
- heavyset_go 4y agoYou can scroll with the Dev One's pointing stick. Just hold down both mouse buttons, as two buttons emulate a middle click.
- commoner 4y agoI've tried that, and it was so uncomfortable to hold down both mouse buttons with one thumb that I did not find this workaround worthwhile. It was awkward using both thumbs to do the same.