• Uninvited Guest@lemmy.ca
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    21 days ago

    Can’t miss what you don’t know. I refuse to purchase at a laptop without a touch screen.

    When you don’t have a mouse it is great for quick interactions that cover a distance across the screen - interact with a button here, another over there, select a field far off from where my cursor is, screen skip, quick markup, etc. It’s also far friendlier to use when commuting or flying where there are bumps and little elbow room. It isn’t a 100% replacement for a touch pad but having it there to augment at times is such a boon.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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      20 days ago

      I have a Surface 2. I only used the touchscreen when it’s in tablet mode or the dogshit type cover starts annoying the fuck out of me. I don’t miss it when I’m on my work laptop. As for moving the cursor and selecting things I just turn the cursor speed all the way up on every pc I use.