Engineer
Elite Member
I'm not sure what you mean by "ruined." Touchpads have always been mediocre at best.
Touchpads on new laptops suck balls. The older ones (6 to 7 years ago and beyond) were so much better.
Working in industrial environments dragging a laptop around equipment requires a touchpad. My old Dell D830 works wonders compared to the new crap. Even the new Dell Precision laptops have crappy touchpads in comparison.