New touchpad questions

Apparently, I am one of the few that prefer a touchpad that is aligned to center of notebook (instead of the G and H keys). This year there seem to be very few that are dead center..most seem to be to the left. I understand that having the touchpad slightly to the left makes it easier to avoid accidental scrolling with your right hand (when typing)..this happens to me on occasion..but not THAT often Is anyone feelin' me? I also don't like the new left / right touchpad keys on the newer models..there seems to be too much play in them (over previous models)..Does anyone have a newer HP with the new touchpads? Please tell me it'll be O.K..

 

I have the dv6500t and I suppose it has the "new" touchpad located dead center in the laptop. It works well for me as far as moving the mouse and clicking the buttons. The touchpad surface needs to break in a bit when brand new... needs to build up a little finger oil to work better.

However, for me, the touchpad is normally disabled... thankfully designers put that disable button above the touchpad! Maybe I have big hands but my right hand constantly causes programs to erratically scroll or move/click the cursor where I don't want. Also, even when disabled, the laptop doesn't provide a level wrist surface to type. The location of the touchpad is one of my major personal gripes with the dv6500 form factor.

The dv9500 has the touchpad centered over the keyboard, not the laptop- same touchpad hardware though.

 

Thanks for the response. I don't use an external keyboard or mouse at all..my father and sis both have a zv5000
http://laptopmag.com/Tools/Guide/desktop-replacement.asp
like me, but they both use externals..Our zv's are all three years old..their's still look new.. My speakers, scroll pad, and touch pad all show physical signs of wear. Accidental scrolling really doesn't happen all that often, but when it does..it can ruin what you're working on REAL quick..I've even had the pad somehow refresh the page, losing my work..
The old touchpad is silky smooth. The right/left buttons are very responsive. I was extremely disappointed to see that they changed the play to maybe five times the travel of the old. The low end Vaios, Toshibas, and Gateways still have the old style.

 

Yeah, I've found sometimes I need to move my finger more than once to get the cursor from one side of the screen to another. The more precision is required to hit a specific spot, the slower you have to go and the more swipes are necessary. E.g. I never have a problem getting to the program close 'X' box or Start button from the opposite side of the screen... just one quick swipe of your finger and you're there. If you're using dual monitors, that's a different story... more real estate to travel!