Missing Trackpoint Keyboard
Dear Lazyweb:
Is it really impossible to find a full-sized USB keyboard with a built-in trackpoint mouse device but no touchpad?
The logical manufacturer would be IBM/Lenovo; however, the current Lenovo keyboards either provide no built-in pointing device or have both a trackpoint and a touchpad (“UltraNav”). I’ve checked in all the regular places: eBay, Pricewatch, Amazon, Froogle, craigslist, etc., and no one has a keyboard with just a trackpoint. I’m sure I’m not the only one with this simple request.
This eBay auction is the closest I could find. That keyboard is “French Canadian,” which might not matter, but it is also a “SpaceSaver” model with no numeric keypad and is generally more compressed than I need.
On a related note, it is next to impossible to find a Touchstream Keyboard anymore, another brand I was interested in.
I often run into this sort of problem. It undermines my faith in the web as approximating a perfect marketplace.