To each their own, but I do not. Lenovo remains my "goto" if I have to buy a laptop (though Framework has more or less replaced them) and the main reason for that was the Trackpoint and mouse buttons.

i love the hardware mouse buttons, especially left and middle click. makes it much easier to drag and drop + middle click is just nice for opening tabs

Is there a specific reason why? Do they get in your way when using it?

For me and I think a lot of others that's one of their main features over the competition.