Ramblings of an old Doc

 

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/


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on Jan 13, 2013

Hehehe, not here Doc, have never owned or used a laptop, but then I am set in my ways.  What's the phrase for that.....'a stick in the mud'.  

on Jan 13, 2013

Fantastic... now I have even smeary screens on my laptop too...

on Jan 13, 2013

A laptop with touch would be very annoying. I will not be getting one.

on Jan 13, 2013

Not me! I like mine just the way it is thank you very much. I'll rebuild it if I have to.

on Jan 13, 2013

Actually, at work I have a laptop with a touch screen. It comes in quite handy especially since you can flip the screen around and use the device as a tablet.

It isn't annoying at all and once again this is a thread that falls under the category of "if you haven't tried it, honestly tried it for a VALID period of time, then your statements that dictate "how it would be"... are absolutely pointless and not even worth the space that you typed them in.

But of course... minds change.. sometimes for no other reason than the wind changing direction or the humidity dropping...

on Jan 13, 2013

if you don't like it: just don't touch it, you'll notice no difference

on Jan 13, 2013

Phoon
this is a thread that falls under the category of "if you haven't tried it, honestly tried it for a VALID period of time, then your statements that dictate "how it would be"

I've had an "all in one" - 24" Sony VPCL 111fx/b touch screen for 3-3.5 years now. Love it. My lappy doesn't, but would love to have a convertible.

You gettin' me one, Phoon?

on Jan 13, 2013

No thanks... no touchy!

on Jan 13, 2013

Phoon
It isn't annoying at all and once again this is a thread that falls under the category of "if you haven't tried it, honestly tried it for a VALID period of time, then your statements that dictate "how it would be"... are absolutely pointless and not even worth the space that you typed them in.

Your thinking is not logical. Neither is your argument.

By your reasoning we have to try something before we can give a solid opinion. So how does that work with things like getting hurt? I sure don't want to get hurt just to share my opinion.

Same thing with this. I know that touchscreens are annoying. My daughter has a touchscreen on her tablet. I sure do not want on on my future notebook.

on Jan 14, 2013

kona0197
By your reasoning we have to try something before we can give a solid opinion. So how does that work with things like getting hurt? I sure don't want to get hurt just to share my opinion.

Well that doesn't help your argument.

How do you describe 'hurt' without being so?

Guess?

A Kona comment.....and logic......mutually exclusive....

on Jan 14, 2013

I don't know bout 'touch' on a desktop PC, given my current setup and the likelihood of aching arms, but I certainly can see its worth on a laptop device at close quarters. 

The thing is, I wasn't at all sure about 'touch' until owning a tablet and smartphone, but now I absolutely love it and find it extremely useful and convenient.  I will admit, though, I'm still coming to terms with using on-screen keyboards... but I will get the hang of it.

on Jan 14, 2013

I take it the people complaining about a touch screen do not have a smart phone or tablet.....

on Jan 14, 2013

I don't have a smart phone, laptop or a tablet, but I wasn't complaining.  At my point in life I don't have a need for either of those devices.  Yes I have a cell phone, it's just not a smart phone.  

on Jan 14, 2013

Exstasy
I take it the people complaining about a touch screen do not have a smart phone or tablet.....

Actually I have a touch screen smart phone, but I don't find it to be anything special at all. It's only touch screen because of its screen size and it has to be to operate efficiently, but with a desktop PC or a laptop I would rather have a keyboard and mouse, touch screen is not needed at all for me.

on Jan 14, 2013

Actually, for a screen (touch or not) to get greasy/smeared or dirty, one needn't necessarily touch it by hand... just hold a regular 'candy bar' phone (or other) up to your ear, and you'll have oil on it...

 

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