Laptops with Windows 8 touch screen or non touch screen?

[jywy2005]

Hi all,

I am tempted to get a laptop with touch screen capability.
Are there any issues with this new windows 8 system?
Or should I get the non touch screen type.
Hoping to hear your feedback on the pros and cons
of having the touch screen version. TIA

 

[Jurong640]

It's best to get touch screen for windows 8 laptops. cause windows 8 is designed for touch screen. It's difficult to use mouse at the main screen.

 

[chiaRH]

In theory yes a touchscreen benefits because the metro UI is designed for touch gestures like swiping. In fact if you try to use a mouse to simulate the swiping by click-drag nothing will happen (you'll need to use the mouse wheel or something). Also because touching the screen feels more natural if the notebook is on your lap, it may feel a bit weird if you have the notebook on desk most of the time (may be subjective)

However it also depends how much time you spend on the desktop vs the Start Screen. From my personal experience of 3 months of windows 8 usage I hardly ever went to the Start screen as I didn't use any apps on a very frequent basis. So of course a touchscreen is good to have (even most notebooks now have touchscreen too due to windows 8) but you have to ask yourself on how much you utilise the start screen and windows 8 apps. To a person like me who used the desktop so much that it's almost as though the start screen never existed, a touchscreen would be horribly under-utilised.

 

[jywy2005]

In theory yes a touchscreen benefits because the metro UI is designed for touch gestures like swiping. In fact if you try to use a mouse to simulate the swiping by click-drag nothing will happen (you'll need to use the mouse wheel or something). Also because touching the screen feels more natural if the notebook is on your lap, it may feel a bit weird if you have the notebook on desk most of the time (may be subjective)

However it also depends how much time you spend on the desktop vs the Start Screen. From my personal experience of 3 months of windows 8 usage I hardly ever went to the Start screen as I didn't use any apps on a very frequent basis. So of course a touchscreen is good to have (even most notebooks now have touchscreen too due to windows 8) but you have to ask yourself on how much you utilise the start screen and windows 8 apps. To a person like me who used the desktop so much that it's almost as though the start screen never existed, a touchscreen would be horribly under-utilised.

Hi,

Thanks to the prompt reply. Your experience using the touch screen does not sound very encouraging. Just wondering if there are any issues with the touch screen lagging or not being responsive enough to the zooming or pinching etc, like that of using smartphones.

 

[chiaRH]

Erm I never claimed I had a touchscreen, only said that the usefulness of a touchscreen depends how much of the Windows 8 apps you use.

The response of a touchscreen will also differ between notebooks using different models of displays, etc. Anyway you could visit any IT shop and try the touchscreen notebooks for yourself, it's not as if the vendors will let you choose between a touchscreen or non-touchscreen version of the same model anyway, it either has touchscreen or it doesn't. Plus this kind of "responsiveness" thing is very subjective so it's really better if you try it yourself at the shops.

 

[xheavenic]

i completely agree with chiaRH.
I have been using win8 since beta and I know myself that i will NEVER use the metro apps at all. I didnt even login the windows account thingy (needed to dl metro apps) and simply just using the local user account. So during the previous IT show, I knew that i didnt need a touchscreen and simply bought a new non-touchscreen laptop.

It all boils down to wat u are using the new laptop for and if u think you will be needing the touch screen. (doing alot of presentations?, using metro apps?)

some models do have both touchscreen and non-touch screen versions. However touch screen ones will cost a few hundred more. So yea, may wan to consider the price differences as well.

Quality wise, Ive not owned any touch screen laptop, but have tested out a few in shops. I will just have to say that you will get what you pay. You will have to personally go down and touch touch the demo sets and see if you like it. For specific models, you can also google for reviews online first.

 

[vision3001]

Hi all,

I am tempted to get a laptop with touch screen capability.
Are there any issues with this new windows 8 system?
Or should I get the non touch screen type.
Hoping to hear your feedback on the pros and cons
of having the touch screen version. TIA

For Windows 8, touch screen is the natural choice. However, current touch screens in notebooks are glossy, ie. lots of undue reflection during daytime and nighttime with lights.

As such, it's non-touch screen (matte display) for me at this moment.

 

[poorboii]

the touchscreen function is pretty cool so far. i say win8 with touchscreen, win7 for classic pc usage

 

[vaxvms]

touch screen for tablet is nice

 

[chiaRH]

touch screen for tablet is nice

How to use tablet if it doesnt have touchscreen? Wouldnt it be a basic need rather then a nice feature

 

[OPEL184]

Window 8

Hi all,

I am tempted to get a laptop with touch screen capability.
Are there any issues with this new windows 8 system?
Or should I get the non touch screen type.
Hoping to hear your feedback on the pros and cons
of having the touch screen version. TIA

Hi, just sharing my experiences i had with my friend new laptop with Window 8 i tried last week.

My friend need me to help her navigate around as she finds the Window 8 format is very different.

I thought was easy but i was wrong !

In the end, i have to spend at least 20 minutes looking for this and that function.

Nevertheless, i managed to find them

Conclusion :
Touch screen function is nice to have but not easy to use;
but i prefer to stick with window 7 for now.

 

[zuoom]

most new laptop run win8.

the main difference will be the start button from my own experience.
simple fix with just a third party install start menu.

free n trial.
Welcome to Classic Shell
https://www.pokki.com/
IObit Start Menu 8 Free download, Bring Start Menu back to Windows 8
StartIsBack - real start menu in Windows 8
RetroUI ? Enhancing Windows 8 and Bringing Back the Start Menu
Start8™ for Windows® 8 - Bringing back the Windows Start menu

or if one does not want to install the win8 start menu replacement...

just remember this shortcut. "win key + x".

it will bring you options for the most common task/needs.

 

[vaxvms]

How to use tablet if it doesnt have touchscreen? Wouldnt it be a basic need rather then a nice feature

taichi tablet touch is good to have
for laptop, guess touch feeling abit weird

for me i only str go desktop, no use app UI
so touch uesless to me unless same price