aaand this is why I don't respond when friends ask me which PC laptop they should buy.
What about Dell or Toshiba?
Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
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Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#32I bought an Asus Zenbook UX303LN 2 weeks ago after my 13" MacBook Pro got stolen, and while there are things that I miss from the MacBook (essentially, the fantastic touchpad quality), I'm overall satisfied with my Zenbook. It's a solid alternative to the MBP at a very attractive price. The only real issue is the touchpad. While it's not bad, there are a lot of things that just don't work as nicely as on the Mac. For…
I don't understand why, after all these years, literally no other manufacturer has been able to nail the trackpad like Apple. The first few "clickpads" I used on laptops trying to imitate Apple were basically unusable, but even on recent models I've played with in stores, they're always just....not quite right to horrible.
I believe the trackpad of my asus 1000he notebook is pinnacle of non-mac trackpads.
Supported equally on linux and windows. Soft to the fingers, responsive and precise. Two-fingers scrolling, wipe (kind), three-fingers scrolling, etc.
Only missing thing is pinch-to-zoom.
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#33Asus are weird. I made the mistake of upgrading from Win 7 to Win 8 on my previous 2012 laptop. No Win 8 compatible drivers to be found. Contacted support, who informed me that there are no plans to ever ship any Win 8 compatible driver.
Relevant detail: On the product page of the laptop on Asus's website, they have a banner recommending Windows 8.
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#34Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.
I still like x61 a lot, not hard to find for less than 100$ on ebay. With the usual maximum ram + ssd upgrade you really have a neat little 4:3 rock solid machine. Most people buying ~600$ core i5 laptop will never reach the boot time and stability I get using *linux on this hardware. Next week I'll try x200/x201 family to see how better the cpu is (heat and battery life mostly).
I loved my X61 but I couldn't put up with how it sounded like it was going to take flight all the time.
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's UEFI got to do with it?
You aren't limited by space in BIOS and hardware interrupts and can have a GUI and working touchscreen at boot without an OS now? You can't sell a mobile computer that you can't control in BIOS because it has no input devices.
A touchscreen is a built-in input device.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I still like x61 a lot, not hard to find for less than 100$ on ebay. With the usual maximum ram + ssd upgrade you really have a neat little 4:3 rock solid machine. Most people buying ~600$ core i5 laptop will never reach the boot time and stability I get using *linux on this hardware. Next week I'll try x200/x201 family to see how better the cpu is (heat and battery life mostly).
I loved my X61 but I couldn't put up with how it sounded like it was going to take flight all the time.
True, that's the main reason I try newer ones. If I was a gifted engineer I'd build a better heatsink so the fan would never kick in.
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#38I bought an Asus Zenbook UX303LN 2 weeks ago after my 13" MacBook Pro got stolen, and while there are things that I miss from the MacBook (essentially, the fantastic touchpad quality), I'm overall satisfied with my Zenbook. It's a solid alternative to the MBP at a very attractive price. The only real issue is the touchpad. While it's not bad, there are a lot of things that just don't work as nicely as on the Mac. For…
I don't understand why, after all these years, literally no other manufacturer has been able to nail the trackpad like Apple. The first few "clickpads" I used on laptops trying to imitate Apple were basically unusable, but even on recent models I've played with in stores, they're always just....not quite right to horrible.
The trackpad on my Samsung np770z5e is great. Just install a good SSD on it and you have a great laptop (battery life is also very good).
Edit: it also supports three fingers prev/next commands
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
You aren't limited by space in BIOS and hardware interrupts and can have a GUI and working touchscreen at boot without an OS now? You can't sell a mobile computer that you can't control in BIOS because it has no input devices.
A touchscreen is a built-in input device.
This is a comment that misses the forest for the trees.
Re: Why Asus trackpad driver sets the CPU speed at maximum during scroll
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
you too!? I used to at least be able to recommend ThinkPads but I can't even do that anymore. I pretty much only have Macs left as an option at this point, but not one that I'm super thrilled about. I mostly use VPS and a $600 _should_ be fine.
I still like x61 a lot, not hard to find for less than 100$ on ebay. With the usual maximum ram + ssd upgrade you really have a neat little 4:3 rock solid machine. Most people buying ~600$ core i5 laptop will never reach the boot time and stability I get using *linux on this hardware. Next week I'll try x200/x201 family to see how better the cpu is (heat and battery life mostly).
I still have a x61 and a x220. I prefer the x220 obviously for being way faster and for having a giant Esc key (I use vim). Both totally solid. On the x61 I use tpfand and the fan almost never comes on.