Stephen Russell wrote on 2010-05-05: > Dell has a 17" laptop coming out with a touchscreen. Below from teh > reg about it <http://durl.me/hjbu> > > But do you really need a touchscreen on a laptop that's already got a > perfectly good keyboard and touchpad? Dell seems to think so, and has > decided to release a new multi-touch version of its popular Studio 17 > notebook. > > Despite Microsoft taking all the trouble to integrate multi-touch > support into Windows 7, there are precious few touchscreen PCs to > choose from. HP's been making some touch noise - most recently with > its TouchSmart 600 all-in-one PC - but laptops with touchscreens are > very rare. So far, we've only seen Acer's Aspire 5738PG Touch- > reviewed here. Whether this means there's a gap in the market - or > simply that no one wants them - is up for debate. > > The glossy black chassis of the Studio 17 feels reassuringly sturdy, > and at 3.5kg the machine is also weighty. Open the lid and the > inimitable sheen of a capacitive touch-sensitive display is > immediately obvious - this also makes it a nightmare in terms of > attracting reflections. > > What are your ideas on this? > >
Stephen, It's amazing how quickly you adapt to changing windows with a tap on the screen instead of finding the mouse and selecting the window. The Alt-Tab seems old and out dated. The mouse is still important for detail selection and resizing a window is much easier with a mouse. I got used to working on a test machine running Windows XP with a touch screen. Put a different box under it and Windows Vista and Windows 7 have the software built in. Problem is this touch screen doesn't work correctly. It seems to be flipped on a diagonal axis. I ended up disconnecting the ability since it no longer worked correctly on the new OS's. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/000001caec57$2dc92fb0$895b8f...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
