Even though TrackPoint might now seem like an endangered laptop feature, history tells us it might not go extinct because of ...

Lenovo’s iconic crimson red TrackPoint nub, which has been going strong for three decades, is a staple of ThinkPad laptops.

This is the story of one person’s desire to have the venerable trackpoint in their new keyboard. [Klapse] loves a Lenovo old-style non-chicklet keyboard, so, despite the cost, five were ordered.

But fret-not, loyal TrackPoint users ... out how we feel about the keyboard, how well they perform, and what their battery life is like. In its press materials, Lenovo only makes a vague ...

Rest in peace, Trackpoint. We barely needed ye ... touchpad along with the well-known (and loved) ThinkPad keyboard. Under the hood, Lenovo says the laptop is serviceable by removing the bottom ...

The screen rolls out from underneath the keyboard, with a noisy motor taking ... Edition will be the first ThinkPad to omit the trackpoint. A Lenovo spokesperson told me the laptop was being ...

But what they don’t offer might be the most interesting thing about them: namely, Lenovo’s signature red TrackPoint. Instead, they use a haptic trackpad without the ThinkPad’s usual discrete ...

The red TrackPoint on Lenovo’s ThinkPads is one of them ... Key upgrades include: The physical button keyboard is also gone. It’s been replaced with a more minimalist design.

And there’s no Lenovo TrackPoint system. Instead these laptops have a large haptic trackpad below the keyboard, but no pointing stick in the center of the keyboard. Lenovo Thinkad X9 14 Aura ...

On the inside, Lenovo’s streamlined aesthetic reveals the complete absence of a Trackpoint nub, a redesigned keyboard with new keycaps and an even larger haptic touchpad than what you’d get from the ...