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Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by _emacsomancer_ »

keyle wrote: post #39
_emacsomancer_ wrote: post #31

I'll be happy when Lenovo releases another ThinkPad which has NO trackpad, and only the TrackPoint.

It probably wouldn't sell enough numbers and would be a financial disaster. As an option, that'd be nice. But that'd probably require re-engineering the inside shell...

Until much more recently than I care to admit I'd never experienced an TrackPoint, and was (consequently) of the opinion that laptops were nearly unusable without a table and external mouse. TrackPoints make laptops actually usable (for me, at least).

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by jhanschoo »

jeswin wrote: post #13

I think this is a wonderful idea, given that touchscreen responsiveness and power optimization have been a focus of research over the last decade. At worst it's a touch pad, at best it's so much more. Of course a lot depends on how software developers will embrace it - and I hope Linux users get some love. (I wish Asus and reviewers will stay away from gimmicks like watching movies on it.) In any case, far better tha…

It also looks to me like the design language is easily borrowed from mobile devices!

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by asafira »

rjplatte wrote: post #40

This would be cool /if/ it added more functionality. For example—a digitizer, Force Touch, or both. I love my MbP Trackpad, but a digitizer would absolutely slay, especially combined with some sort of display.

Do others here use the "hard push" functionality of their trackpad?

I honestly forget that's a thing most of the time.

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by Gigablah »

yeukhon wrote: post #38

I thought I would hate the TouchBar. But after two days of using it, I like it. I have been using Pro version for about 3 months and I still love the TouchBar. I don’t know how to explain this, but I just no longer feels the need to press an esc key, and no more tapping for adjusting volume/brightness. I can also adjust font size or color in Words using the touchbar. My I can choose an emjoi in hipchat client using t…

Looking forward to your review after two days of using it.

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by yeukhon »

Gigablah wrote: post #44
yeukhon wrote: post #38

I thought I would hate the TouchBar. But after two days of using it, I like it. I have been using Pro version for about 3 months and I still love the TouchBar. I don’t know how to explain this, but I just no longer feels the need to press an esc key, and no more tapping for adjusting volume/brightness. I can also adjust font size or color in Words using the touchbar. My I can choose an emjoi in hipchat client using t…

Looking forward to your review after two days of using it.

I said 3 months. Please read.

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by gumby »

I'm glad someone is experimenting with new interfaces, but for me this is kind of a gimmick, like the MacBook touchbar or the big touch-sensitive screens in cars. Any interface that requires looking at it will slow me down/distract me. There's huge value in the keyboard keys all being in the same place and in not shifting your gaze in order to move the mouse pointer.

Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen

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Post by dragonwriter »

hliyan wrote: post #28
baybal2 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It not that easy to use when you can't physically feel the keys. And having to wipe the screen so often sucks.

Haptic feedback?

Haptic feedback is better than nothing, but it closes a small fraction of the gap rather than making touchscreen equivalent to a physical keyboard.
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