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"Thankfully Apple hasn't done this and hasn't made the MacBook a touchscreen device." Ha. Also, I can't wait until they do. Seriously, I've become so used to /
by alexqgb 12y ago
"Thankfully Apple hasn't done this and hasn't made the MacBook a touchscreen device."
Ha. Also, I can't wait until they do. Seriously, I've become so used to / enamored with the full touch interface on the iPad that I find myself reflexively tapping the play button for videos on my laptop. And instead of feeling stupid I get irritated because it should work.
I keep a bluetooth keyboard paired with the Air. If I'm plowing through a batch of emails, I can switch between that and touch very seamlessly. Overall, it's just a really great experience. And now I want the same thing on my laptop.
- 72deluxe 12y agoI'm forever cleaning my MacBook screen WITHOUT using it as a touchscreen. I can only imagine how often I'd have to clean it if it was a touchscreen. The touchpad on the MacBook is close enough to the keyboard that you can sort of use it with your thumb whilst your hands on the keyboard, and don't have to lift your arm if you need to use the touchpad with your fingers - you just move your arm backwards. If it was a touchscreen, you'd be constantly lifting your arm, particularly as the native window resizing via keyboard on OSX is non-existent. (At least on Windows you can use the entire system for the most part with the keyboard, including resizing, snapping windows, minimizing, restoring etc.)