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Well spotted. However technically they are correct, it is not a shameless plug!

What I'm saying is that, because I need an eraser stick, I can only consider Lenovo (and some Dells). And I wish I had more options.

I’m in exactly the same boat. TrackPoint 4 life, yo.

What’s extra weird is that the first TrackPoint laptops appeared more than 20 years ago, so any IBM/Lenovo patents on the technology must have expired by now...

A square trackpad being required for laptops by Microsoft or something.

Also third party TrackPoints don’t have that magical touch, they’re hard or slippery or drifting more often or combinations of them. Some UMPC models from Sony, Fujitsu, OQO, Palm ARM laptop prototype had it I think, recently GPD had it.

Some HPs (Elitebook) also have (had?) one.

ZBooks usually feature them. I've got two of them now, they both have it. Personally I still prefer the feel of the Thinkpad ones.

You've got it backwards.