[OT] is there a ThinkPad clone?
Fabian Keil
freebsd-listen at fabiankeil.de
Sat Apr 9 05:27:10 PDT 2005
Gary Kline <kline at tao.thought.org> wrote:
> Apologies up front if anybody thinks this is *too* far OT,
> but if the 8 months I've been using FreeBSD on my TP 600E
> (400MHz, 288M, 12G). it has become my favorite computer.
> __Not__ having that std mouse-pad thing where you scratch
> or drag or tap your fingers lets me rest the heel of my left
> hand dead-center and type away. The tiny mouse-stick and the
> three cut/paste bars work well too.
>
> When I upgrade, I'd like another laptop with the same
> layout. The few other laptops I've looked at all have
> that mouse-pad. Anybody know if there is anything like
> a "ThinkPad clone"??
A lot of ThinkPads have both, mouse pad _and_ mouse stick.
<http://www.fabiankeil.de/bilder/produkt-erfahrungen/ibm-thinkpad-r51/aufgeklappt-auf-tepich-400x500.jpg>
I wouldn't count the mere existence of a mouse pad as a reason
against a special laptop.
If you prefer the mouse stick and only use the mouse pad by accident,
you can disable the mouse pad in the BIOS. I did too.
Fabian
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