Is touchscreen important for a new laptop?
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Is touchscreen important for a new laptop?
Someone asked me to help them shop for a new Windows laptop. Is touchscreen a good feature to have for a Win8 laptop?
Any suggestions for 15" laptop under $500? It's needed mainly for web surfing and Netflix. Optical drive would be nice too. They are coming from a Win7 Core2Duo machine that died. It was plenty good for what they needed.
Any suggestions for 15" laptop under $500? It's needed mainly for web surfing and Netflix. Optical drive would be nice too. They are coming from a Win7 Core2Duo machine that died. It was plenty good for what they needed.
win8 utilizes touch screens. the OS is made with touch screens in mind.
the tile set up takes a bit to get used to...
but you can also use win8 like a normal desktop too, without the touchscreen tiles.
the tile set up takes a bit to get used to...
but you can also use win8 like a normal desktop too, without the touchscreen tiles.
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When I had a Tabtop, I would find myself touching the screen more often than I expected I would, especially scrolling and closing windows. There are some things that touch is more natural for. I wouldn't say it's a must-have feature, but it's definitely in the nice-to-have category.
When I had a Tabtop, I would find myself touching the screen more often than I expected I would, especially scrolling and closing windows. There are some things that touch is more natural for. I wouldn't say it's a must-have feature, but it's definitely in the nice-to-have category.
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Frankly, I prefer a stable and user-friendly OS, a reliable HDD/SSD, a good battery life, and a warranty before I have to start worrying about if I can touch the screen.
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Earlier this year when it was time to upgrade my old XP laptop, I certainly wanted to go with a touch screen because I was finding myself often wanting to touch my old screen. If you are used to using a touch screen, on a tablet or whatever like I was, then having a touch screen on your new computer will be nice. Now after getting a touch screen, I am glad I did. I may not need to touch it all of the time, but I do like having that option available to me when it is appropriate to use.
depending what you use the laptop for but I use it for drafting and watching movies. I wouldn't wanna have smudges from fingers all over the screeen and having to clean it all the time. it would drive me nuts.
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I have a Lenovo G500s Touch Windows 8 touchscreen PC and 99% of the time I forget it's touchscreen.
I mean it's cool to show people but that's about it, and I do use it occasionally, but having to reach across the keyboard to touch the screen is more work then using the keypad. I used the windows tile home screen for the first few days, but after that I never did again. I just use the desktop style 99% of the time. I had a Windows 7 pc before and I do prefer Windows 8, but it's not that big of a difference (between the Windows 8 desktop mode vs. Windows 7).
tl;dr it just depends on how much you use the touchscreen. Since I use my touchscreen pc while it's across from me on an Office desk, I don't use the touchscreen much since I have to reach over to do so.
I mean it's cool to show people but that's about it, and I do use it occasionally, but having to reach across the keyboard to touch the screen is more work then using the keypad. I used the windows tile home screen for the first few days, but after that I never did again. I just use the desktop style 99% of the time. I had a Windows 7 pc before and I do prefer Windows 8, but it's not that big of a difference (between the Windows 8 desktop mode vs. Windows 7).
tl;dr it just depends on how much you use the touchscreen. Since I use my touchscreen pc while it's across from me on an Office desk, I don't use the touchscreen much since I have to reach over to do so.
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When I got my lenovo laptop recently, I was pondering the idea of a touchscreen.
I'm neither a big fan of the touchpad, nor the red eraser, and I semi often don't have enough room for an external mouse. (i.e. on the plane, or in the waiting area).
In the end though, the extra battery drain, weaker screen in the lenovo's case, and extra cost made it a thumbs down.
I'm neither a big fan of the touchpad, nor the red eraser, and I semi often don't have enough room for an external mouse. (i.e. on the plane, or in the waiting area).
In the end though, the extra battery drain, weaker screen in the lenovo's case, and extra cost made it a thumbs down.
When I got my lenovo laptop recently, I was pondering the idea of a touchscreen.
I'm neither a big fan of the touchpad, nor the red eraser, and I semi often don't have enough room for an external mouse. (i.e. on the plane, or in the waiting area).
In the end though, the extra battery drain, weaker screen in the lenovo's case, and extra cost made it a thumbs down.
I'm neither a big fan of the touchpad, nor the red eraser, and I semi often don't have enough room for an external mouse. (i.e. on the plane, or in the waiting area).
In the end though, the extra battery drain, weaker screen in the lenovo's case, and extra cost made it a thumbs down.
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Ended up with the Inspiron 15 for $378. Looks like a good machine for the money.
Touch screen would have added about $80.
Touch screen would have added about $80.
or a Dell. 
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