We still prefer the pointing stick, but the touchpad is decent for navigating as well.

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Finally, what would a ThinkPad review be without a nod to that signature pointing stick?

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Well, it's a battery-free capacitive and pressure-sensitive plastic pointing stick that's built upon Wacom technology.

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Instead, these buttons are built into the clickpad, though the pointing stick is still on board.

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Particularly compared to the touchpad, which falters at single-finger navigation, the pointing stick is impeccably precise when it comes to moving the cursor around screen.

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Rather I am pointing to a pervasive mental model of management that results in the customer getting the short end of the stick in the real world of business.

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