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In response to "ASUS has already demoed the eeePad touchscreen netbook. Don't be surprised to see lots of those soon -- nm" by oblique

the problem I have with a touchscreen is I can't type without looking. tht's huge. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jan 27 '10, 11:47

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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 - Guigue Jan 27, 11:56 1
- IIRC, peripheral vision doesn't work like that. - musubi Jan 27, 11:58
This is the issue I have with touchscreen keypads Without the tactile cues, I can't type. - musubi Jan 27, 11:48 25
- I could not possibly take notes (in class or meeting) on a touchscreen. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:49 24
  - people said this about the iPhone when it was released v. blackberries -- nm - 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 - 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 - oblique Jan 27, 11:54 3
        
        And what does the feel like? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:55 2
        
        like I'm the Peyton Manning of email -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        Hmm. You must *really* like your email. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:57
      - I love them and would kill to get it back. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:52 2
        
        Uh, now you are not forced to use something else, right? -- nm - 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. - loosilu Jan 27, 11:57
    - a lot of people still prefer BB for this exact reason. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:50
  - don't forget the option for handwriting on the screen with the laptop style touchscreens -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:49 9
    - the whole point of a netbook is that typing is a million times faster than handwriting. -- nm - 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 - Reagen Jan 27, 11:55 5
        
        I would rather slit my wrists than try to take notes by hand. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:56 4
        
        also thinking back to school and the classes I took, typing a formula is damn near impossible - Reagen Jan 27, 11:58 1
        
        this is true, but I rarely did (or do) that. -- nm - 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 - Ender Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        I am a touch typist. if you hunt and peck a touch screen is fine. -- nm - 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 - 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 - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:51
  - so don't buy one then. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:49 3
    - this is where we're going to draw the line on iPad talk? heh. -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:50 1
      - There is no line, just a serious of repetitive posts about touchscreens. No harm though. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:51
    - I believe that's what I said. -- nm - 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 - oblique Jan 27, 11:47 4
- yeah, a convertable may be my next big tech buy - very cool in a lot of ways. -- nm - 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 - 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 - oblique Jan 27, 11:49 1
    - I'm cool with that. just don't try to sell me a separate keyboard. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:51

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