> for some people a great touchpad is a requirement,

The touchpad. Nothing else. Just the touchpad?

I'm not given to hyperbole but methinks there's a lot of info and technical requirements that go into purchasing an expensive item such as a laptop. Screen size and quality, keyboard quality, ports, batter life, weight, performance, looks - oh you know...normal stuff.

At least for us normal people. Maybe my mistake was there.