Just as a second monitor its a killer app. The ability to drag windows into it seems like a big deal.
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
#162>Unlike Apple’s limited and unhelpful MacBook Pro Touch Bar… I’m not big fan of the touch bar either, but to state an opinion as fact is just bad journalism.
The most stressful thing about starting my next job is that I've got to choose a new laptop only for work. I've only used a Mac for years and this is the first time I've ever considered switching because there are no computers they make that I actually want. Apple has really dropped the ball on their entire line and the touchbar eliminating a lot of useful keys is a pretty bad idea compared to replacing the touchpad.
I managed to land a dev job where the entire enterprise is Mac-based and they issued us laptops with the touch bar. Everyone runs them lid-closed with external keyboards and monitors. Touchbar issue solved.
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#163I 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…
At first sight the thing is terrifying, but it seems a rather quite reasonable alternative play on the touchbar that does not mess with the ability to sell the device. Two massive benefits: the tactile response of the keyboard is totally preserved, and the feature can be entirely disabled for conservative users who cannot think of an immediate use for the display. Clearly it will appeal to gadgeteers (as much as I ex…
moving the monitor window (rendered video preview) to
the touchpad area might change that considerably
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're forgetting that a screen costs power. Besides, at best, your touchpad has little fingerprints, at worst it has a lot. With a normal touchpad this doesn't matter, but with a touchscreen (or touchpad-touchscreen) it suddenly does. Furthermore, it is a spot where your hands are, so in order to see it, you gotta move your hands. Both are not very useful features. If I want a tablet, I'll get one instead. Furthermo…
The impact on battery life is marginal. The ZenBook Pro 15 has a 71Wh battery and "up to" nine hours of battery life. An iPhone 8 has a 10.5Wh battery. Real-world power consumption for a good smartphone display is ~500mW. That represents just under 5% of the iPhone 8's battery capacity per hour, but 0.7% of the ZenBook's battery. In the worst-case scenario, the touchpad display will reduce battery life from 9 hours t…
The article reports several hours battery life difference.
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#165I 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…
> Constantly having to look down instead of looking at the bigger screen so you can control is so backward to me ...unlike doing the same thing with TouchBar (?)
The touchbar isn’t underneath your hands/wrists while using your laptop though.
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#166This is neat. But it needs some purpose. Maybe some indy developer will invent a good use for it!
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#167A lot of naysayers on this thread but I just wanted to say I think it’s a cool, innovative feature. It’s like having a second monitor without having a second monitor.
Apple is probably bummed they didn’t release it first.
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#168I'm never ever going to buy another ZenBook again. I got one for my girlfriend and another one for my dad, around the same time one of my dev friends also decided to move to ZenBook from rMBP. Compared to Macbooks it looks, feels and works cheap (the trackpad, d'oh), but that's not the major issue as almost everything is that way excepting Surafaces/XPSes. But the real issue here is this: hinges. They're horrible. Th…
Hmm the hinges on my zenbook ux305 have seemed solid. Can't speak to other models. Have had it for almost two years.
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
>At least the Touch Bar took away features that most consumers (i.e. non professional computer users) won't miss. Too bad it's on a computer that is called the MacBook Pro. For those not in the know, Pro stands for "Professional".
That's fair, but Macbook People Who Like to Think They're Pros But Aren't doesn't roll off the tongue as well ;)
But where is the MacBook Pro for people who actually are?
Re: Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a 5.5-inch touchscreen
#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're forgetting that a screen costs power. Besides, at best, your touchpad has little fingerprints, at worst it has a lot. With a normal touchpad this doesn't matter, but with a touchscreen (or touchpad-touchscreen) it suddenly does. Furthermore, it is a spot where your hands are, so in order to see it, you gotta move your hands. Both are not very useful features. If I want a tablet, I'll get one instead. Furthermo…
This is what happens when things are built to sell, not built to use.
I would certainly use this. I will also buy it if it supports linux out of the box.