Trackpoint - Durability and Settings

[ED!]

Question is pretty plain. I'm wondering how durable the Trackpoint is, but I see that the more pressure you put on it the faster it goes, so I'm not too worried about not having the touchpad, but I dont want to break the thing.

Also I remember going into Control Panel and being able to mess with Track Point settings but not I cant find it again even if I go into MOUSE, can I know I set the track point to respond to my touch to serve as a "click" but I've lost that and cant find it again.

[K. Eng]

TrackPoints are pretty durable IMO. I've put the TrackPoint on my T40 through pretty heavy use for over a year and have had 0 problems with it.

The technology had been in use for more than a decade, so I imagine most of the problems have been worked out.

[G-Man]

Never had problem with TrackPoint. Even the TrackPoints of my legacy ThinkPads work perfectly. The only thing you have to buy is TrackPoint caps, but that's just a few bucks.

Regards,
G-Man

[ED!]

Where can I get these caps - do they sell them in normal stores (like FRYS)?

And does anyone know where I can access those trackpoint settings?

[G-Man]

From Bill, 6 for $15 (shipping included), or ibm.com.

Go to Control Panel and look for mouse. Everything should be there. If not, get the utility from here.

Regards,
G-Man

[hausman]

Where can I get these caps - do they sell them in normal stores (like FRYS)?

eBay: http://search.ebay.com/trackpoint-cap

And does anyone know where I can access those trackpoint settings?

Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mouse. You should see a Trackpoint tab on the property sheet.

You can also get there from ThinkPad Configuration, TrackPoint.

Either way, once you're there, check off "Show TrackPoint icon on the system tray."

[awolfe63]

I've had 3 Thinkpads and the trackpoint always outlasts the usefulness of the machine.