One of my first laptops was an IBM thinkpad, complete with trackpoint cursor device. I never thought I'd get used to touchpads...but my new VAIO has a touchpad, and it's not to bad. It has a driver that sets up "scroll" zones on the bottom and right edges, and it has a web browser "foreward and back" zone at the top of the pad. I find myself actually "liking" my touchpad. I'm even using my keyboard shortcuts less often.