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Date:      Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:27:08 +0200
From:      Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de>
To:        Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: [OT]  is there a ThinkPad clone?
Message-ID:  <20050409142708.51d7ade0@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20050407160107.GA66262@thought.org>
References:  <20050407160107.GA66262@thought.org>

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Gary Kline <kline@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
-- 
http://www.fabiankeil.de/



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