Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by mike_esspe » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 2:55 PM UTC

Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
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Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by fleshweasel » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 4:46 PM UTC

aaand this is why I don't respond when friends ask me which PC laptop they should buy.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by busterarm » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 4:51 PM UTC

fleshweasel wrote: post #2

aaand this is why I don't respond when friends ask me which PC laptop they should buy.

you too!?

I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by bananaoomarang » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 4:56 PM UTC

The sheer insanity of this... Wow. Just wow.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by spost » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:06 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #3

fleshweasel wrote: post #2

aaand this is why I don't respond when friends ask me which PC laptop they should buy.

you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

I'm a bit out of the loop, what's gone wrong with ThinkPads?

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by rquirk » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:14 PM UTC

Would this all be fixed by installing a linux distro on the laptop? A different trackpad driver - if it works ;) - would do different stuff, and remapping media keys is possible in most desktop environments.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by jdiez17 » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:15 PM UTC

spost wrote: post #5

busterarm wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

I'm a bit out of the loop, what's gone wrong with ThinkPads?

They've started messing with the keyboards. I don't find this an issue personally (I'm typing this on a X1 Carbon 2014), but it bothers some people.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by adamors » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:15 PM UTC

spost wrote: post #5

busterarm wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

I'm a bit out of the loop, what's gone wrong with ThinkPads?

Talking about the 440 series: no physical buttons on the trackpad, keyboard changes, a lot harder to take apart, 12GB max memory. It's basically not a Thinkpad anymore but a black MBP wannabe.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by busterarm » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:16 PM UTC

spost wrote: post #5

busterarm wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

I'm a bit out of the loop, what's gone wrong with ThinkPads?

A growing trend of poor platform choices. The obvious stuff is that their once great keyboards are now terrible. Mouse buttons are the other one.

On the more hardware nitty-gritty side of things though, nearly all of their laptops the last 4 years have heat problems, including one line that you can never use more than 50% of the CPU before it throttles due to severe overheat. My second-gen x100e is the second laptop I've ever used to actually give me a burn - and from doing nothing more than streaming a youtube video. Their x series are basically unusable and were the only ones I would consider buying to begin with.

Sorely disappointed.

Edit: Also their software is shit, but I don't use Windows on it anyway. They're still better than ASUS laptops though.

Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll

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Post by agumonkey » Sun, Nov 02, 2014, 5:28 PM UTC

busterarm wrote: post #3

fleshweasel wrote: post #2

aaand this is why I don't respond when friends ask me which PC laptop they should buy.

you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.

I still like x61 a lot, not hard to find for less than 100$ on ebay. With the usual maximum ram + ssd upgrade you really have a neat little 4:3 rock solid machine. Most people buying ~600$ core i5 laptop will never reach the boot time and stability I get using *linux on this hardware. Next week I'll try x200/x201 family to see how better the cpu is (heat and battery life mostly).