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In response to
"
oops.. enter key. So this is better than a netbook? Because of the touch screen? -- nm
"
by
James Bond (aka Igor)
ASUS has already demoed the eeePad touchscreen netbook. Don't be surprised to see lots of those soon -- nm
Posted by
oblique (aka kkuphal)
Jan 27 '10, 11:46
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Responses:
the problem I have with a touchscreen is I can't type without looking. tht's huge. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:47
33
One thing I'm curious about, on a computer like this, the keyboard is VERY close to where you're looking. I wonder if after a while you see where your
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Guigue
Jan 27, 11:56
1
IIRC, peripheral vision doesn't work like that.
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musubi
Jan 27, 11:58
This is the issue I have with touchscreen keypads Without the tactile cues, I can't type.
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musubi
Jan 27, 11:48
25
I could not possibly take notes (in class or meeting) on a touchscreen. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:49
24
people said this about the iPhone when it was released v. blackberries -- nm
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tik tok
Jan 27, 11:50
9
When I see people at work pulling out their BBs, I can't get over how much more complicated they are. -- nm
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Don Homer
Jan 27, 11:52
7
Really? I feel 10x more functional reading and replying to emails on my BB than I do over people using other devices -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:54
3
And what does the feel like? -- nm
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Spawn: Champion of ST
Jan 27, 11:55
2
like I'm the Peyton Manning of email -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:56
1
Hmm. You must *really* like your email. -- nm
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Spawn: Champion of ST
Jan 27, 11:57
I love them and would kill to get it back. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:52
2
Uh, now you are not forced to use something else, right? -- nm
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Spawn: Champion of ST
Jan 27, 11:56
1
I was forced to switched to a Windows Media Device, which is Satan's own invention.
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:57
a lot of people still prefer BB for this exact reason. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:50
don't forget the option for handwriting on the screen with the laptop style touchscreens -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:49
9
the whole point of a netbook is that typing is a million times faster than handwriting. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:50
8
I don't find this to be true. I've alternated between typing and writing transcripts during interviews and I'm always faster and more accurate with
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Reagen
Jan 27, 11:55
5
I would rather slit my wrists than try to take notes by hand. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:56
4
also thinking back to school and the classes I took, typing a formula is damn near impossible
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Reagen
Jan 27, 11:58
1
this is true, but I rarely did (or do) that. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:59
A lot will depend on how good a typist people are. If they're already hunting and pecking it won't matter. -- nm
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Ender
Jan 27, 11:56
1
I am a touch typist. if you hunt and peck a touch screen is fine. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:58
sure, which is why I like the convertables because you get the traditional typing but also the option of annotating documents, etc. -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:55
Word. I can't hand write notes in class. Way too slow. I carry my laptop all the time. -- nm
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James Bond (aka Igor)
Jan 27, 11:51
so don't buy one then. -- nm
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Don Homer
Jan 27, 11:49
3
this is where we're going to draw the line on iPad talk? heh. -- nm
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TFox
Jan 27, 11:50
1
There is no line, just a serious of repetitive posts about touchscreens. No harm though. -- nm
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Don Homer
Jan 27, 11:51
I believe that's what I said. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:49
This is why I'm a big fan of the convertable tablet laptops, you get to use the touchscreen + handwriting when you want plus unfold the keyboard -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:47
4
yeah, a convertable may be my next big tech buy - very cool in a lot of ways. -- nm
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decline
Jan 27, 11:50
do I need to be on a table to use the keyboard? I want an all in one that I can hold on my lap. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:48
2
on a convertable? no, the laptop screen rotates to cover the keyboard and when it's open it's a regular laptop -- nm
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oblique
Jan 27, 11:49
1
I'm cool with that. just don't try to sell me a separate keyboard. -- nm
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loosilu
Jan 27, 11:51
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