Right there with you. I have a non-trackpoint laptop now and still look envious at lenovo anytime i see one. I had the w500 and it got so far that i turned off the trackpad. I used a normal mouse when necessary but a lot of times the perfect control you have over directional mousemovement would be even better than a regular mouse for some uses in photoshop. and otherwise it´s just very handy because you don´t need to move your hand away from the keyboard.