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Framework wants to fix the budget laptop with its first touchscreen machine (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I had a touchscreen laptop for years and only used the screen if the touchpad was broken for some reason. a touchscreen is just not ergonomic in laptop form. the yoga-style screen should make it much more useful.

my use case would be for occasionally reading music on a music stand, and to run an audio mixer with a tablet style interface.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm in the same boat, but it is worth mentioning that the screen folds back on itself. It can be used as a tablet and has stylus support.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's what they meant by "yoga-style screen".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Ah, missed that

[–] uninvitedguest 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I dunno how people can knock the option. I can't stand using a laptop without a touchscreen.

Quick interaction with small elements at distances across the screen? Absolutely I'm preferring poking the screen over the touchpad.

I would never drop the touchpad in favour of a touchscreen, but I feel it when the touchscreen is missing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think most people's alternative to a touchsceen is a mouse, not the touchpad.

[–] uninvitedguest 3 points 2 days ago

Sure, but what about when you use a laptop on your... Lap?

On a couch, bed, bus, plane, train, waiting room chair, etc.