Favorite TrackPoint Cap? (pic)

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What is your favorite TrackPoint Cap?

Classic dome
15
42%
Soft dome
14
39%
Soft rim
7
19%
 
Total votes: 36

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Favorite TrackPoint Cap? (pic)

#1 Post by propellen » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:51 pm

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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#2 Post by dr_st » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:33 pm

There has been a discussion before, but a poll is a good idea!

I voted for the soft rim.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#3 Post by killer » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:16 pm

Soft dome is my favourite. Why? Because it comes as standard. :roll:
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#4 Post by yak » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:41 pm

Soft dome for me too. I've tried the other too but decided that the default one suits me the best.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#5 Post by charles.atcher » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:17 pm

Cats Tounge for me. In my line of work, the laptop gets used outside a lot. Quite a lot. So my hands are usually damp from sweat. Nice, I know, but it happens. I like the traction I get with the Classic.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#6 Post by Neil » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:24 pm

Hmm, looks like I'm in the minority. Most of the Thinkpads I use from day to day have the classic cap, and only one has the soft dome. Of those two, I like the feel of the classic better. But, my favorite is... the soft rim. And that is what I choose in the poll.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#7 Post by emeraldgirl08 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:37 pm

My T30 arrived with a rugged classic dome. I thought...ewww...why is it all fuzzy??!!! Did these guys just not care and send me a Thinkpad with an eaten pointer??!!! I actually even thought that it was deteriorated from fungus or something!

lol. I eventually found out that the fuzzy is normal and that there were other types of caps. I was excited because I saw them on Fleabay and wanted to replace that tattered classic dome with the other types. Now that I have all three types I prefer the soft dome :D

It just feels tactile and easy to maneuver with :)
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#8 Post by ZaZ » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:30 am

I like the trackpad.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#9 Post by spuddog » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:59 pm

I like the trackpad.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#10 Post by archer6 » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:20 pm

FredGarvin wrote:I like the trackpad.
What's a trackpad... :eek:
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I love the Soft Dome on my TrackPoint !
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#11 Post by RTAdams89 » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:27 pm

Softrim. It's the only one my finger stays on during rapid movement or long, slow movement. The others work, but I find myself having to pick up my finger and reposition it after a few fast movements or a few long, slow movements.

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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#12 Post by t140568 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:37 am

RTAdams89 wrote:Softrim. It's the only one my finger stays on during rapid movement or long, slow movement. The others work, but I find myself having to pick up my finger and reposition it after a few fast movements or a few long, slow movements.
I chose soft rim for this exact same reason.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#13 Post by ZaZ » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:40 am

spuddog wrote:Gasp!! Heresy!
Yes, I know it makes me the odd man out here, but I've always preferred the trackpad. When ThinkPads had no trackpads, I always used a mouse.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#14 Post by andyP » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:06 pm

Classic Dome, as I stated in another poll which I can't find :( and wanted to quote;

A ThinkPad isn't a ThinkPad unless it's got hairs on it's TrackPoint :lol:
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#15 Post by visionviper » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:36 pm

andyP wrote:Classic Dome, as I stated in another poll which I can't find :( and wanted to quote;

A ThinkPad isn't a ThinkPad unless it's got hairs on it's TrackPoint :lol:
I remember from my younger years that I used a Thinkpad, however I do not know really anything about it. The only reason I know it was a Thinkpad is from using the TrackPoint (it was a classic dome of course). I also remember using other laptops and being disappointed that they did not have something similar to a TrackPoint.

My vote was on the soft rim by the way :)
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap? (pic)

#16 Post by sqmaster1234 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:44 pm

I like the trackpad.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap?

#17 Post by DeAnna » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:35 pm

RTAdams89 wrote:Softrim. It's the only one my finger stays on during rapid movement or long, slow movement. The others work, but I find myself having to pick up my finger and reposition it after a few fast movements or a few long, slow movements.
t140568 wrote:I chose soft rim for this exact same reason.
Same here. :thumbs-UP: The ridge reduces my finger fatigue by requiring almost no downward pressure. With the others, I have to push down and over as well.
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Re: Favorite TrackPoint Cap? (pic)

#18 Post by VipFreak » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:36 pm

Soft Dome huh guys. I guess I'll have to try it again. I didn't like it because there were microscopic points all over it that would stick me. lol As for me I'm using the Soft rim.

Do any of you guys have finger pains from repetitive movement? Also, what finger do you use? If my index finger starts to hurt too much I use my middle finger.

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