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11-07-2020, 12:14 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: dubuque
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Originally Posted by 6miths
We have 4 tech savvy kids and none of them feel like touchscreens are particularly useful or are worth any price differential. Added complexity and risk of malfunction. One son had a touchscreen and the touchscreen overlay cracked and became non-functional while the underlying LCD still worked. He used it for some time afterwards but it wasn't pretty. Just got a new computer without a touchscreen. They are all content with touchscreens on phones and iPads as am I. In my experience, so-called convertibles - between laptop and tablet do neither job well.
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I did not know that the touchscreen was just an overlay on the lcd screen. are they all that way or just some depending on what you buy?
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11-07-2020, 02:20 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,251
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I read an article recently that recommended not getting a touchscreen unless you really planned to use that feature. Disadvantages cited were higher power draw and hinge issues with models that are suppose to double as a tablet. I have no idea of how valid this is but it might warrant some research.
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11-07-2020, 05:45 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,321
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Originally Posted by frank
I did not know that the touchscreen was just an overlay on the lcd screen. are they all that way or just some depending on what you buy?
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I didn't know it either until it went in for possible repair and was told this was the case. It made sense though as the LCD was still fine and he continued to use it although the 'broken' touchscreen was both non-functional and a distraction. I don't know if there are different manufacturing processes.
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11-07-2020, 06:30 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 301
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I LOVE my touchscreen and use the feature constantly. It is a godsend when I land on a page with tiny text I can’t read, eg Amazon reviews. I can easily enlarge the text and don’t have to hunt down my reading glasses. For me the pros outweigh the cons but, as always, YMMV.
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11-07-2020, 06:55 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,227
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Fingerprints are a big reason for me not to get one. I also wonder about the ergonomics. I just tested, and in my normal sitting position I can't quite reach the screen with my finger, so I'd be bending over or sitting closer. It helps to have a good, reliable and easy to use mouse. For me that's been the Logitech M515 and then M510.
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11-07-2020, 08:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Originally Posted by Gremlin
I LOVE my touchscreen and use the feature constantly. It is a godsend when I land on a page with tiny text I can’t read, eg Amazon reviews. I can easily enlarge the text and don’t have to hunt down my reading glasses. For me the pros outweigh the cons but, as always, YMMV.
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Ctrl-+ should magnify the text in most browsers; Ctrl-- will reduce it, and Ctrl-0 should restore the default size. I find those quicker and easier than the browser menus.
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11-07-2020, 09:24 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,227
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Originally Posted by The Cosmic Avenger
Ctrl-+ should magnify the text in most browsers; Ctrl-- will reduce it, and Ctrl-0 should restore the default size. I find those quicker and easier than the browser menus.
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I hold the ctrl button done while scrolling my mouse wheel up to magnify text in browsers, PDFs, word docs, etc. Wheel down to reduce it.
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11-08-2020, 09:55 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2018
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"t*ts on a boar"
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11-08-2020, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lake Livingston, Tx
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I have a Lanove Yoga touchscreen. While I seldom use the touch, it does come in handy, but, I wouldn’t pay more for it. I have only had it in the tablet mode once or twice in 3 years. I use the iPad for a tablet.
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11-08-2020, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Philadelphia
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I have an Asus Chromebook 2-in-1. I love it and use the touch screen constantly. When you flip the keyboard around past 90 degress it puts in in tablet mode and the keyboard becomes stand. Its my default mode of using it.
I think its a fantastic combo. Right now I'm typing so spun the keyboard around to use it. After this I will flip it back and browse like I normally would on a tablet except it sits up nicely on my lap without having to purchase any sort of stand.
Interestingly, its a wide screen so if you flip the keyboard all the way back and turn it sideways it becomes a super tall screen for reading or playing some types of games.
I'm a big fan.
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11-08-2020, 11:54 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: San Carlos, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Closet_Gamer
I have an Asus Chromebook 2-in-1. I love it and use the touch screen constantly. When you flip the keyboard around past 90 degress it puts in in tablet mode and the keyboard becomes stand. Its my default mode of using it.
I think its a fantastic combo. Right now I'm typing so spun the keyboard around to use it. After this I will flip it back and browse like I normally would on a tablet except it sits up nicely on my lap without having to purchase any sort of stand.
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Yes! I use my Surface Pro in exactly the same way.
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11-08-2020, 12:09 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pacific latitude 20/49
Posts: 7,677
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My ASUS laptop has a touchpad that works like a touchscreen for expanding website and fast scrolling. It does other stuff which I don't use.
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