Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
but I've never liked the eraserhead "stick" - it's wayyyy too sensitive and I end up struggling to osition the pointer exactly where I need it.
You need to adjust the trackpoint sensitivity/acceleration settings. You can set so that when you are not pushing hard it goes really slowly and as you push harder it will accelerate so you have both fine control and the ability to zip around the screen at the same time.