[Thinkpad] OT: Anyone have experience with Dell M65?
Jon Etkins
jon at snikte.net
Wed Aug 1 12:18:56 CDT 2007
Keith Schawel wrote:
> Speaking of trackpoints on other brands: is it just me or do no other
> brand's trackpoints compare to IBMs? On other brands of computers (I have
> an old Dell CSx at home) I use the touchpad exclusively. On IBMs, I
> definitely prefer the trackpoint. I feel like I can control it better.
It's not just you, it's an IBM invention called Negative Inertia which makes the IBM Trackpoint superior to other pointing-stick implementations. Google "trackpoint negative inertia" for more info that you probably wanted.
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