I prefer the trackpoint honestly. I get many people don't like it, but for me the trackpad is a nuisance and I have it disabled.

The reason is that I almost never use my laptop on a table, and the trackpoint makes it more comfortable, as you don't have to move your hand between the keyboard and down so much.

I guess is an adquired taste, but it's one of these things that keep me in thinkpads.

I agree but most developers I know use a laptop purely as a desktop machine with a mouse / external trackpad and keyboard attached to it. It might not be as big of a selling point as you make it to be for many people.

Agreed, the only good trackpad is the one by that company that can simulate different materials, touch depths and types of resistance through ultrasound. The trackpad themselves are tiny and super expensive, but it's the best trackpad you can possibly buy.

Unless you mean Apple. I don't get the obsession with Apple's trackpads. My experience with them hasn't been great. They do integrate very nicely with the OS and they are pretty nice and big, but I don't really see or feel the difference between a Thinkpad or a Probook with Windows precision drivers and a Macbook.