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Raised as a usability problem by 103 people on Hacker News over 19 years (2008–2026), in 94 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Every issue, all time, most people first
Trackpad registers accidental touches, so the cursor jumps awayUnreviewed
20082026- Trackpad needs excessive force before it registers finger movement2026-03-11
- Touchpads stutter and freeze during use2025-11-15
- Touchpad never works properly on Windows; two weeks of trying failed2021-10-22
Fn key sits where Ctrl should be, so copy-paste triggers the wrong keyUnreviewed
20082026- FnLock enabled by default and Fn/Ctrl swapped, confusing keyboard behavior2025-01-01
- Fn key sits where Ctrl should be, so copy-paste often triggers the wrong key2023-07-20
- Keys moved and changed, such as PgUp/PgDn placement and chiclet keys, making typing harder2016-05-14
Keyboard has too little key travel for comfortable typingUnreviewed
20082026- Keyboard has too little travel, making typing awful to work on2025-01-19
- Keyboards feel soggy and lack travel, making long typing sessions a compromise2023-12-31
- Touch-screen keyboard is very hard to use2019-07-04
Trackpad stops working after standby, needing slow wake or rebootUnreviewed
20082026- Trackpad becomes unresponsive after suspend due to firmware issue, never fixed2026-10-03
- Mouse and trackpad sleep briefly when idle, requiring hunting through device manager settings to fix2022-02-07
- Trackpad stops working after standby, and wake-up is slow or needs a reboot2018-10-30
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 50 complaints
- Trackpad becomes unresponsive after suspend due to firmware issue, never fixed2026-10-03
- Cables have no grip or feedback when inserted, so users can't tell if they're seated2026-05-08
- Boot fails often, and the laptop hard-resets when waking with a display connected2026-04-27
- Trackpad needs excessive force before it registers finger movement2026-03-11
- Some key combinations silently do nothing due to key rollover limits with the Copilot key2026-03-04
- Needs time-consuming display setting tweaks to make the e-ink screen usable2025-12-14
- Touchpads stutter and freeze during use2025-11-15
- USB-C port barely works; cable must sit at just the right angle2025-07-29
- Trackpad right-click triggers when pressing slightly right of center; page up/down keys get in the way2025-03-27
- Keyboard has too little travel, making typing awful to work on2025-01-19
- FnLock enabled by default and Fn/Ctrl swapped, confusing keyboard behavior2025-01-01
- External storage randomly disconnects from vibrations, possibly losing data, making it practically unusable2024-07-18
- Docking with two external monitors crashes GNOME, losing displays and keyboard, requiring a 15-minute fiddle2024-05-29
- Transparent screen has poor, variable contrast and is hard to read2024-02-27
- Commenter expects people will find the transparent laptop display hard to use2024-02-27
- Websites and apps show the touch-oriented or least useful UI, even with tablet mode off2024-01-28
- Keyboards feel soggy and lack travel, making long typing sessions a compromise2023-12-31
- Switching between programs and browser tabs is very slow in real use2023-11-01
- Hot exhaust air blows onto the right-hand mouse hand, making it uncomfortable2023-09-17
- Firmware and drivers are buggy, with one quality problem after another2023-08-30
- Fn key sits where Ctrl should be, so copy-paste often triggers the wrong key2023-07-20
- Merged touchpad clicks use heuristics that guess wrong about what the user wanted2022-08-29
- Trackpad cursor handling is so frustrating people use external mice instead2022-08-17
- Ubuntu dual boot needed BIOS fiddling a dozen times a week2022-07-11
- Newer ThinkPads have worse keyboards and trackpads than older models2022-07-08
- Laptop won't boot Ubuntu USB drive, confusing users until Secure Boot is disabled in BIOS2022-07-08
- Two USB-C and Thunderbolt ports don't charge, forcing use of the proprietary power adapter2022-05-02
- Power port is wobbly, so the charging connection is unreliable2022-04-20
- Mouse and trackpad sleep briefly when idle, requiring hunting through device manager settings to fix2022-02-07
- 200Hz PWM flicker causes headaches for users2021-12-09
- Touchpad never works properly on Windows; two weeks of trying failed2021-10-22
- Newer Lenovo keyboards are not as good as the older T410 keyboard2021-10-21
- Lid is hard to open one-handed; no finger gap and hinge friction2021-10-18
- A popup steals focus mid-typing to demand a reboot for firmware update2021-10-16
- Firmware update popup steals focus mid-typing, interrupting work2021-10-14
- Trackpoint sometimes unusable and a chore to use2021-09-01
- No obvious way to boot from USB or reinstall the OS, and no documentation2021-01-27
- Trackpad pointer freezes for a second when clicking the physical buttons, blocking drag and text selection2020-05-07
- Touchpad is really annoying to select and scroll with2020-05-07
- Touchpad stopped pressing properly and later popped out, so clicks fail2020-04-24
- Folded-out display cannot stand upright at a comfortable viewing angle2020-01-09
- Arrow key pops off and escape key needs extra pressing to register2019-11-13
- Hot plugging devices into the dock confuses the OS and causes random behavior2019-09-14
- No search, so finding a specific BIOS setting means manually navigating the menu hierarchy2019-07-05
- Touch-screen keyboard is very hard to use2019-07-04
- Newer laptop keyboards are no longer usable for the commenter, unlike the X2202019-02-24
- Trackpad stops working after standby, and wake-up is slow or needs a reboot2018-10-30
- Hard to type on without tactile feedback; frequent mistakes even when hunting and pecking2018-08-31
- Drag and drop on the touch-based interface is frustrating to use2018-08-31
- HiDPI is a pain to set up on Linux2018-07-21