Touchpad / trackpad on the x230 (moved fron wrong subforum)

[rhlee]

Hi,

My dad is looking for a laptop that is a good balance between portable yet powerful. I.e. small enough to use on a train, plane or in an airport, yet be able to do handle workloads like virtualization and databases.

I've heard a lot about the x230. It seems perfect for him. However, I've heard really bad things about the trackpad. I know there is a trackpoint, but I can't imagine my dad using that.

What I would like to know is has it been fixed / is it fixable?

How much of a deal-breaker is it when it comes to this laptop?

What are alternatives are there to the x230 that have good trackpads in terms of portability and power.


Thanks,

Richard

[mikemex]

Dunno about that but I would really try to convince yur dad about giving trackpoint a try. I've convinced a few people and no complaints yet...