The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Trackpoint/eraser on laptops

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by netkid12, Jan 31, 2007.

  1. netkid12

    netkid12 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi, are there any laptops out there besides Dell and IBM that have the Trackpoint/eraser on them. I am particularly intersted to find out if any compal's or Asus models have that. Is that something that can be upgraded or put in to any laptop via customization? Thx
     
    netkid12, Jan 31, 2007
    #1
  2. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    1,095
    Messages:
    7,034
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Usually, business notebooks have trackpoints on them. Other than Dell and Lenovo, HP business notebooks (like the nc6400, nx7400, nc9430, etc) have trackpoints.
     
    jetstar, Jan 31, 2007
    #2
  3. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

    Reputations:
    3,971
    Messages:
    2,248
    Likes Received:
    221
    Trophy Points:
    81
    There are some Toshiba laptops that offer a Trackpoint, mainly the Tecra series (like the Tecra S3). I only know four companies that offer Trackpoints which are IBM/Lenovo, Toshiba, Dell and HP Compaq. The rest like ASUS i'm not sure...
     
    PatchySan, Jan 31, 2007
    #3
  4. dragonesse

    dragonesse Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    251
    Messages:
    1,176
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    The trackpoint really seems to have gotten phased out in the past few years. Touchpads are much easier to use now than they used to be, so if you haven't tried one in awhile, it might be worth it to give it a shot. Hearst lists all the ones I know of with trackpoints. I can't recall hearing of an Asus with a trackpoint, but there could be one, somewhere.
     
    dragonesse, Jan 31, 2007
    #4