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As a long-time Thinkpad user, I disagree. I even have a Trackpoint keyboard for my desktop because being able to do mouse things without moving my hands from the keyboard's home row is a huge convenience. It was the deciding factor between another Thinkpad and a Framework last time I bought a laptop.

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It's a shame that Framework hasn't managed to implement a pointing stick on its laptops. If they offered one, I would already be using their laptops.

The Framework feature request is here: https://community.frame.work/t/responded-any-chance-of-track...

I often use my thumb on the touchpad, but doing it now it does seem like I usually move my index finger a bit off home row. This is on a MacBook, where the top of the touchpad is basically right under the spacebar.

I've tried that on some laptops. I do not find it to be a good replacement for the Trackpoint.

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