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    G550 Alps Trackpad Unusable

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by capoteleet, Mar 15, 2010.

  1. capoteleet

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    This is disappointing:

    http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3...ix-the-G550-ALPS-touchpad-problems/m-p/192496


    I steered one of my friends into buying a Lenovo and unfortunately they opted for the budget G550 instead of the Y550. I just put Win7 on it for them and found out about the Alps trackpad issues. (What a frustrating mess for a few months old lappy.)

    The problem isn't just lagging, slow response or sensitivity to "monkey cheese." The right mouse button is completely non functional. The left button works intermittently and the actual pad itself spends most of its time trying to act as a right click.

    Judging from the Lenovo forum, this isn't an isolated bad machine, but a fundamental flaw with the Alps trackpad's hardware/software that affects multiple laptop lines.

    I have tried several of the different driver suggestions including the Toshiba drivers and none of them work. I'm assuming that if I fight for some warranty work, that they'll just ship out a refurb with another crap Alps pad. (Why bother?)

    Is there any kind of replacement or franken-pad setup for this machine, or should my friends just live with all the inevitable advice of "just use a wireless mouse"?

    Anyone know of a fix other than Toshiba drivers or postcard cover?

    How many other G550 owner's are having the same disappointment with this crap Alps pad and "no card reader ?
     
    capoteleet, Mar 15, 2010
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