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CES 2013 - Your Next Laptop Will Have Touch

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CES 2013 - Your Next Laptop Will Have Touch

from JoeUser Forums

 

Whether or not you like it, Intel’s going to do it… especially with Windows 8. Don’t bother fighting it: “Resistance is futile.”

Your choices will revolve around:

Convertible: Like the Lenovo Yoga or the HP EliteBook Revolve have the swivel screens which don’t detatch and have the guts under the keyboard so these will be higher performance systems due to cooling.

Detatchable: There are a host of these like HP’s Envy x2, and the Samsung ATIV Smart PC. If you want a look see, here’s the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix. These will be lower powered and more power efficient… think, “longer battery life”… true except for the ThinkPad Helix which will have an Intel Ivy Bridge chip, and therefore will go very well with W8 Pro. Intel also has the “Y” Ivy Bridge chip which should extend battery life. The chip requires a fan, so even with the lower power demand, battery life will not be great.

Have a good weekend!

Source:

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34435_1-57563657/ces-postscript-the-touch-laptop-like-it-or-not/

91,201 views 32 replies
Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting ZippyIp, reply 21
This is why I just don't see (vertical control) touch screens on laptop/desktops ever beating out (horizontal control) keyboard/mice as the preferred control method.

Lol...tablets are horizontal devices...these new laptops will, in essence, simply be better tablets...if you get a swivel touch laptop, you can swivel the screen around and carry the thing around like a tablet...if it is a detachable screen, then it's even more apparent that it is essentially a tablet with a "dockable" keyboard...

The touch interface wasn't meant for people sitting at their desk with the keyboard out (though I suppose some may find certain select functions easier with touch even in this situation)....

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Pbhead, reply 25
you can disable the screen as an input device in windows.

But, you will still pay for it. ;)

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Let me know when they come out with a scratch and sniff screen. :thumbsup:

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Smudges on a touch-screen keyboard are always going to be more hygenic than the 'crud' that ends up inside a standard button keyboard.

Had the runs lately?....;)

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 30
Smudges on a touch-screen keyboard are always going to be more hygenic than the 'crud' that ends up inside a standard button keyboard.

Had the runs lately?....

 

Good point... but you know humans... out of sight... out of trouble. ;P

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 29
Smudges on a touch-screen keyboard are always going to be more hygenic than the 'crud' that ends up inside a standard button keyboard.

Had the runs lately?....

The flu or hayfever, even....kerchoo, kerchoo, kerSPLAT!!!! :O

Reply #32 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 30
Smudges on a touch-screen keyboard are always going to be more hygenic than the 'crud' that ends up inside a standard button keyboard.

Had the runs lately?....