This looks pretty nice. It seems that the only thing holding it back is the limited processing power of the laptop hardware. Perhaps some of the core i7 hardware will make it into the line and solve the slight slowdowns.
Touchscreen desktops seem like the next best way to get carpel tunnel. It puts your wrist in a worse position than old school keyboards. however for a tablet, with a virtual keyboard with tactile feel, it's ideal. You think you screen get's slimey now, nothing like watching a movie on a fingerprinted screen. This is right up there with 3D TV. a gimmick.
"Beginning!" That part of the review video was pretty cute.
I like this edition of the TouchSmart. I've only used the first one. Though it seems the touch tracking has not improved, which is sort of a deciding factor for me.
From everything I've seen on the 'net, it looks quite nice. But I personally am going to wait another generation on this and see where it goes. If they can get the kinks worked out by then, I may give them my hard-earned cash.
Looks nice. If the keyboard was illuminated from underneath, I would've gave it an additional +. Too bad I like to build my own custom made PCs, and I can not wait for Win7 to arrive. Windows 7 + SDD + Ci7 and 6GB+ DDR3 = home computing nirvana.
@Kaiser-Machead: Agreed. I prefer typing and using a mouse over using a touchscreen computer any day.
I think the main reason for me is that when I type and use a mouse, my hands are resting down. When using a touchscreen, your hands are constantly in the air, which, as lazy as it sounds, uses unnecessary energy and seems just slower than a keyboard and mouse.
@Kaiser-Machead: I strongly agree with you there. Although sometimes I wish I could just peck away at a screen like an imbecile. I already got the imbecile part...hmmm...
@Pyao lyang shen: Oh yes I am. I can't wait to get my paws on one of those chips. I'm just having a really tough time deciding on wether to go for a lower end one for $300 bucks, or a mid level one for $500. Meh I'll be wise and go for the lower end, then overclock it. I'm wondering why your post ended all the way up here.
@psychonaut2021: I AM a regular around here! I've been with Lifehacker and Gizmodo for about 2 years and because of the new retarded commenting system, the majority of my comments need to be approved, and then sometimes they just appear on the site without approval.
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if i can install itunes into that machine. that would be the only windows machine i would go back to. which is weird cuz i was kinda bias with apple. i hope apple comes out with something like this. imagine (-,-)
I was about to bitch about how I just bought the HP Photosmart Premium All-In-One recently ($190 on Amazon) until I realized that this beast, while beautiful, was FOUR HUNDRED FREAKING DOLLARS. Mine's essentially the same thing in white minus widgets.
I wish printer companies would start adding support for email2fax services, let you set it to be able to send from your account, tell it the format of the email to send to (ie $num@domain), and when you send a fax, encode to pdf and email it for you vs needing to dial in. I mean, it already has wifi.
Seems kind of strange to have a printer... with no text input device. I know it's for photos and web content but um... yeah... word processing is usually near the top of the list of "wtf am i gonna do with a printer"
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I have no reason to pay extra for this, so I'll just save for my future tablet, which will probably be HP too.
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Put it in your kitchen use the touch screen to follow along with recipes, the touch would also come in handy to control household things.
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I like this edition of the TouchSmart. I've only used the first one. Though it seems the touch tracking has not improved, which is sort of a deciding factor for me.
That ambient light sure is nice though...
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I think the main reason for me is that when I type and use a mouse, my hands are resting down. When using a touchscreen, your hands are constantly in the air, which, as lazy as it sounds, uses unnecessary energy and seems just slower than a keyboard and mouse.
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It's so effing annoying, and what's more annoying is that not one person from a Gawker website has acknowledged this, regardless of the fact that I've brought this issue up several times.
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