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Title: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 24, 2009, 03:07:38 PM
I just hate having to move my hand off the keyboard whenever I want to select something and I'm not using Emacs.  Are there desktop keyboards with integrated touchpads or trackballs or whatever?
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 24, 2009, 03:18:14 PM
At this point I'm certainly more USED TO the touchpad on my craptop.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 24, 2009, 03:18:46 PM
For everything except gaming.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: MCD on May 24, 2009, 03:28:55 PM
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Keyboard+TouchPad&x=0&y=0
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 24, 2009, 03:50:03 PM
ball mouse>*

Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Rman on May 24, 2009, 04:39:06 PM
I prefer trackpads over mice by far. 
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on May 24, 2009, 05:25:18 PM
I do.

Mice :piss2
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Powerslave on May 24, 2009, 09:08:37 PM
Those shit give me cramps in my hand after using a while.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 24, 2009, 09:09:40 PM
:bow trackpoints :bow2
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 24, 2009, 09:12:18 PM
touchpads are horrible.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 24, 2009, 09:12:54 PM
touchpads are horrible.

He speaks the truth.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 24, 2009, 11:14:59 PM
I had to use a trackpad exclusively for a few weeks once, it was inconvenient and limiting.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 24, 2009, 11:20:13 PM
high sensitivity on my macbook's trackpad > any mouse
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 24, 2009, 11:28:23 PM
i am fundamentally incapable of using trackpads, although the clitnubs are fine
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2009, 11:42:16 PM
Type with one hand, problem solved!  8)
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 25, 2009, 12:42:24 AM
i am fundamentally incapable of using trackpads, although the clitnubs are fine

that's cause you probably have big sausage fingers
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on May 25, 2009, 12:44:41 AM
those little nubs are fucking dreadful
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: chronovore on May 25, 2009, 12:53:32 AM
high sensitivity on my macbook's trackpad > any mouse

Same here. I bought an iMac to replace my powerbook, and I end up missing my trackpad.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Tauntaun on May 25, 2009, 02:15:31 AM
mice > *
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Reb on May 25, 2009, 06:19:25 AM
Nubs are kinda cool to use for some reason, touchpads are horrible.
My sticky nerdfingers make my eeePC almost unusable at some times.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Purple Filth on May 25, 2009, 08:32:46 AM
now after using both i would give the slight nod to the touch pad (except for gaming, it's horrible at that).

Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 25, 2009, 10:41:08 AM
I'd use my clitnub more if there was some scrolling functionality built into it
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 25, 2009, 04:54:04 PM
i am fundamentally incapable of using trackpads, although the clitnubs are fine

that's cause you probably have big sausage fingers

i have little tiny fingers :(
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: brawndolicious on May 25, 2009, 09:40:15 PM
I'd use my clitnub more if there was some scrolling functionality built into it
Thinkpad's do that.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 25, 2009, 09:48:43 PM
Well you can't scroll with the clitnub exclusively you still need to press down on a button as well. Thinkpad's are like the anti-Macbooks :heart
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 25, 2009, 10:15:51 PM
I love the Thinkpad input setup, but the ones I've had/used were horribly failure-prone.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 25, 2009, 10:21:56 PM
I have the low end version -it's not even a real Thinkpad but it's been sent back once and I have needed to reinstall Vista twice already.

2 tracking devices and 5 buttons though :hyper
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Dickie Dee on May 25, 2009, 11:04:56 PM
Well for web-surfing, which I probably could've settled for the lowliest netbook for, a nice touchpad with side scroll functionality would  be nice.

I tried logging into my WoW account just to check the Auction House with my bank character a day or so ago and just getting the 5-8 virtual yards while trying to navigate my character from the bank to the AH was painful just on the trackpad, a mouse is required
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Tauntaun on May 26, 2009, 11:36:22 AM
Touchpads >>> Mice in ANYTHING but gaming.

:borys
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Bildi on May 26, 2009, 09:36:27 PM
clitnubs

:rofl Never heard that name before.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Don Flamenco on May 26, 2009, 11:10:18 PM
Macbook glass trackpad >>>>>>>>>> pretty much everything in the whole world.  i hate using other computers now.  Sucks serious balls for games though, but I don't play them much on my macbook.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: xnikki118x on May 28, 2009, 12:50:35 AM
I use a mouse. It still has a ball in it and everything.

I have a tough time using trackpads as efficiently.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: Fresh Prince on May 28, 2009, 12:54:03 AM
Macbook glass trackpad >>>>>>>>>> pretty much everything in the whole world.  i hate using other computers now.  Sucks serious balls for games though, but I don't play them much on my macbook.
Someone has never used a Thinkpad :smug
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: chronovore on May 28, 2009, 01:55:41 AM
I use a mouse. It still has a ball in it and everything.

I have a tough time using trackpads as efficiently.

I didn't like my trackpad at first, but two-finger swipe scrolling is so much nicer than mousewheel if you have to to it ALL DAY LONG.

Also, I am uncomfortable cleaning out the toejam-like mouseball cheese substance that collects on physical mouse balls. Ew.
Title: Re: anyone else prefer laptop touchpads and trackpoints to mice?
Post by: drew on May 28, 2009, 02:24:35 AM
trackpads suck fucking ass

either that or the one on mine is broken

which is highly possibly because i slap the shit out of them