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Yup, I also struggle to bring myself to even look at any laptop that isn't a Thinkpad with a trackpoint.

I tried a different laptop a few years ago and returned it after a week because it just felt wrong to rely on a trackpad when I couldn't use a mouse.

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I use an X220 for everyday computing, with the trackpad disabled. Before that, I used a Fujistu Lifebook P1120, which also had a trackpoint (and a touchscreen, and no trackpad). I can't use other laptops. If I can't keep using Thinkpads or the equivalent, I'll cobble something together and abandon the laptop form factor entirely.

Have you see /r/thinkpad ?

Also, there are projects to refit some older thinkpads with a new motherboard and modern cpu.

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