Nostalgia for old cars is what I am doing with computers. The trackpoint, found on Thinkpads, some business line Dells and Toshibas, is a pointing device for a cursor, which seems a little primitive. However it works really well.
Some people express their liking of the device, whereas other may express the inability to part with it.
Nevertheless, I agree that it does take some time to get used to. The settings need to be at the most sensitive to avoid strain. That could go for a lot of devices.
If the trackpoint setting are set to smooth scrolling, the centre button it what you will use most: in a browser the centre button opens a new tab with the link that you clicked; if you click on the tab bar's tabs, the centre button closes the tab!
However if you know the keyboard shortcuts, the mouse will only be used occasionally, and not be the main form of input.
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