Like most Windows laptops, it had
trackpad issues, the speed wasn't quite what it should have been, and Dell's claim of 11 hours battery life didn't pan out.
The BlackBerry Bold 9650 I reviewed in June also had similar
trackpad issues, so the problem is not Torch - specific.
It doesn't have a good keyboard / trackpad, although
the trackpad issue can easily be solved by buying an optical mouse.
I should note here, though, that Dell had to replace my XPS 13 due to
a trackpad issue.
Not exact matches
A lot of people have concerns with the
trackpad not working in direct sunlight, I myself have never had an
issue with this previously, not even in Arizona with the sun blazing a sick 110 degrees on me.
Now while I don't totally disagree with everything Kevin said, I do find that for me it was definitely worth the upgrade, and since I haven't had the same
issues he experienced with his device (ie the
trackpad problem), I'll continue to use it until the next big thing comes down the line (QNX Berry anyone?).
... and I actually found the 9650 to be «laggy» compared to a 9700... very subtle, but it's there... seemed like always a tiny delay when scrolling with the 9650, either the cursor, or pages, could be a
trackpad sensitivity
issue... I du n no for sure, but the 9700 feels MUCH snappier and smoother than the 9650, despite the latter having twice the app memory (512 vs 256 MB)...
Those of you who make use of one - handed navigation will have no
issues here and much like other BlackBerry 7 devices, instead of individual buttons, the Send, Menu, Back and End keys are all part of the same piece, with the
trackpad centered in the middle.
RIM wisely addressed this
issue by giving the Bold 9650 a
trackpad.
I also have concerns about potential hardware
issues with the Bold 9650, since its
trackpad - area and keyboard feel awkwardly upraised.
One of the potential design
issues might be related to where you rest your thumbs when not using the
trackpads — it might lead to unintended controller input given the tendency to rest your thumb on the pad.
It handled all gestures and navigation without
issue, and it doesn't emit a cheap - sounding rattle when tapped like the
trackpads in many other budget laptops.
We fixed the
issue where on some PCs with TPM chips, such as the ASUS Zenbook UX31, you may have experienced glitchy audio and jumpy movement when using the
trackpad due to the «tpm - maintenance» task running constantly in the background instead of once per boot - up like it should.
The wide - aspect - ratio
trackpad (from Synaptics is also something we've had
issues with in the past.
The biggest
issue with the
trackpad is mostly the lack of Precision Touchpad support from Microsoft, who did not build that into Continuum.
The keyboard and
trackpad are standard -
issue Lenovo, which is to say that they're excellent and reliable (with the quirky top - positioned physical
trackpad buttons and the even quirkier trackpoint nub in the middle of the keyboard).
As great as the keyboard is, the
trackpad has major
issues.
My main
issue is that everything is a bit smaller, with the face buttons reduced to mini-M & M size and the analog sticks replaced by Vive - style
trackpads.
So far, ThinkPad laptops haven't really shined in the
trackpad department and some models were even disappointing, but Microsoft's Windows Precision Touchpad technology should fix this
issue.
It works flawlessly as expected and advertised but one very minor
issue that I am facing with it is that I can not use my
Trackpad gestures to scroll through the Timeline (You can upvote on my feedback here).
Either way, it's encouraging to see Microsoft finally address the
issue given the mixed
trackpad experiences we've noticed across review devices.
Loads of Windows laptops have
issues with button layout, or the workings of their
trackpad drivers.