Lenovo ThinkPad keyboards are the stuff of legend; they dominate any discussion of the best laptop keyboards. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium earned a place in my bag for years, in no small part due to its luxurious typing experience. However, there is one feature on every single ThinkPad keyboard that can start an immediate war with laptop keyboard enthusiasts: the TrackPoint pointing stick.
Even if you've never used a ThinkPad and aren't familiar with the term, you almost certainly will know what it is when I describe it. The TrackPoint is a small red nub nestled between the G, H, and B keys on a ThinkPad keyboard. It was invented in 1992 by IBM and has been a fixture on ThinkPads for 32 years. It's a pointing device without equal to many a ThinkPad fan. To others, it's a useless red blot on an otherwise amazing keyboard.
