Blackbart Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted May 1, 2015 I'm looking at a new non-touchscreen laptop...My concern is the direction of the newer OS's is touchscreen...Would I be seriously handicapping myself by getting a non-touchscreen?...Any thoughts on this would be appreciated...BTW this is a gaming laptop but will be used for general purposes also... Awards
fireurza Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 677 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1457 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 791 Achievement Points: 9890 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 11/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2024 Birthday: 02/20/1986 Posted May 1, 2015 I have a touchscreen laptop. It was my first one. I got the Lenovo Y50. You can disable touchscreen. I would prefer touchscreen just because the screen is easier to view in sunlight. It is not a matte screen but rather resembles the screen on a phone. I keep my touchscreen enabled and some games support it. I have even caught myself being lazy when browsing the web and just tapping a link rather than clicking on it. My recommendation is get the touch screen for the fact that the screen is brighter and more vibrant. Try one out in store and just browse the web for a while. Blackbart 1 Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Posted May 1, 2015 well... if you like windows, they have a fascination with touch screens... Windows 8's "metro" theme was designed for their table PCs. Touch screens are more expensive and often don't look as good. Unless you have a specific need for one, no point in getting it. Blackbart, JohnnyDos and Joe Canadian 3
Phoenix911 Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 3723 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 524 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 543 Achievement Points: 3686 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/14/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 20 Birthday: 09/17/1987 Device: Windows Posted May 1, 2015 I wouldn't say your are limiting yourself as Windows 10 is being designed for both touch and non-touch screens. If you have the opportunity to get touch though, I don't see why you wouldn't as it adds a convenience factor that's moving with trends in the industry. I opted to save $300 by getting the non-touch screen version of my laptop and I'm regretting it...not because I'm losing functionality, just simply because sometimes I'm too lazy to move my mouse across the screen and would rather just tap the screen or swipe...lol Blackbart 1 Awards
SupaDupa Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 20988 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 317 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 310 Achievement Points: 2300 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17, 2024 Birthday: 10/16/1980 Device: Android Posted May 1, 2015 Dude. I would search for an older laptop with windows 7. Something around the i7 2nd gen series. This way it will cost less and you will get more out of it. Most new lappys are just built to be cloud machines. Then when you are ready for Windows 10, Just buy a copy and install when ready. eidolonFIRE, Blackbart and BUDMAN 3
eidolonFIRE Posted May 1, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Posted May 1, 2015 Dude. I would search for an older laptop with windows 7. Something around the i7 2nd gen series. This way it will cost less and you will get more out of it. Most new lappys are just built to be cloud machines. Then when you are ready for Windows 10, Just buy a copy and install when ready. That is true... many newer laptops are getting lower and lower power. Blackbart 1
Joe Canadian Posted May 2, 2015 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Posted May 2, 2015 I don't like touch screens myself. They are more expensive but they don't look good imho. Blackbart and JohnnyDos 2 Awards
robdevil Posted May 2, 2015 Member ID: 1756 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 27 Achievement Points: 990 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 29, 2024 Birthday: 06/18/1980 Device: Windows Posted May 2, 2015 Ive just replaced my PC rig with laptop. No touch screen of course. No need for gaming. Blackbart 1 Awards
hxtr Posted May 2, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted May 2, 2015 Just because of the OS and Windows 10 is much better that 8.... but I would like the touch screen option on a laptop. At times it makes it easy to just touch the screen. And the screen seems to be higher quality glass rather plastic for finger print reasons. They feel like touching a cell phone of these days. Just my opinion.. as for Gaming... not needed.. or would it? Blackbart 1
Merlin007 Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1125 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 8580 Content Per Day: 1.64 Reputation: 7547 Achievement Points: 76543 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Android Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) I'm not big on the touch screen. While working on a friends touchscreen laptop, I found myself still using the keyboard and mouse simply for comfort. Don't get me wrong, the novelty is quite nice but use of the touchscreen requires you to outstretch your arm and with use, found tiring. And it is more expensive. Really have to base it on your needs which I don't need. But that's just me... Edited May 3, 2015 by Merlin007 JohnnyDos, Blackbart and eidolonFIRE 3 Awards
JohnnyNashville Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1496 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 290 Achievement Points: 13343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 8, 2024 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Device: Windows Posted May 3, 2015 Just because of the OS and Windows 10 is much better that 8.... but I would like the touch screen option on a laptop. At times it makes it easy to just touch the screen. And the screen seems to be higher quality glass rather plastic for finger print reasons. They feel like touching a cell phone of these days. Just my opinion.. as for Gaming... not needed.. or would it? Everybody knows that the whole reason for touch screens is so that the government can access your fingerprint...connect it with your laptop and then know where you are and what kind of porn you are watching.... jn robdevil, hxtr, JohnnyDos and 1 other 4
JohnnyNashville Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1496 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 290 Achievement Points: 13343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 8, 2024 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Device: Windows Posted May 3, 2015 I'm looking at a new non-touchscreen laptop...My concern is the direction of the newer OS's is touchscreen...Would I be seriously handicapping myself by getting a non-touchscreen?...Any thoughts on this would be appreciated...BTW this is a gaming laptop but will be used for general purposes also... Check out this site...and NO on touch screen... Happy Shopping! jn http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-ct-95_51_150.html Blackbart and hxtr 2
iboomboom Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 20343 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 90 Topic Count: 205 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3407 Content Per Day: 0.81 Reputation: 3084 Achievement Points: 30326 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/11/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 07/01/1983 Device: Macintosh Posted May 3, 2015 In my opinion a touchscreen OS is the one that runs on a device which you control by touching, you're welcome! hxtr, eidolonFIRE and Blackbart 3 Awards
7Toes Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted May 3, 2015 everything in 6 months will have win 10 on it all others will be pulled from shelf's which is a OS trying to do 2 things at once be a tablet OS and a PC OS which i believes takes away from both devices... Blackbart 1 Awards
7Toes Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted May 3, 2015 i built my own on that web site desktop pc only cost 17 grand lmfao but it would have been a monster of a gaming pc though Blackbart 1 Awards
Joe Canadian Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Posted May 3, 2015 In my opinion a touchscreen OS is the one that runs on a device which you control by touching, you're welcome! Yikes, good point, I just realized that Pink and Kitty are both touchscreen :-) Blackbart and iboomboom 2 Awards
Blackbart Posted May 4, 2015 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Author Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the input everyone...I ordered a new one without touch screen... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232423&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_- Edited May 4, 2015 by Blackbart hxtr and robdevil 2 Awards
Joe Canadian Posted May 4, 2015 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Posted May 4, 2015 Nice laptop Bart Blackbart 1 Awards
hxtr Posted May 4, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for the input everyone...I ordered a new one without touch screen... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232423&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_- Nice Laptop Blackbart. Not a bad price either. Can't wait to hear how she performs for you. Blackbart 1
fireurza Posted May 4, 2015 Member ID: 677 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1457 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 791 Achievement Points: 9890 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 11/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2024 Birthday: 02/20/1986 Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for the input everyone...I ordered a new one without touch screen... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232423&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_- if you want a bag for it you are going to have to get a backpack. I had an ROG laptop and they are nice but even though the screen is 17" the size of the laptop is equivalent of a 18.4" laptop. Awards
robdevil Posted May 5, 2015 Member ID: 1756 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 158 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 27 Achievement Points: 990 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 29, 2024 Birthday: 06/18/1980 Device: Windows Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the input everyone...I ordered a new one without touch screen... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232423&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_- Nice choice. My own arrived last Sat. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-215-AS Edited May 5, 2015 by robdevil Blackbart 1 Awards
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