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I'll take a good trackpad over the trackpoint any day.

I also find something weirdly repulsive about the plastics they use on ThinkPads. A true Macbook alternative shouldn't be using much plastic at all, though.

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Maybe I'm odd, but I much prefer the Thinkpad's body to the Macbook (I have both). I don't like the coldness of the metal chassis, either on my palms or on my legs if using it away from a desk. Thinkpad plastic does not feel cheap or weak to me, so that's not an issue.

I also can't stand the Mac keyboard, especially compared to the Thinkpad.

Those butterfly keyboards on older Macs are terrible: bad UX, impossible to self repair, costly for pro repair. Truly form over function, to a fault.

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