[geeks] Windows 8.1

[hike]

"Maybe it's just me, but I don't really see the point of a touch-screen
laptop.b

Local stores (according to the Sunday sales pages) sell two different Dell
laptop and the only difference is one has a touchscreen.  If you bfollow
the moneyb you will find that the Dell with the touchscreen is $100 more.




On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 7:43 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Maybe it's just me, but I don't really see the point of a touch-screen
> laptop.  It's not better when folks add bluetooth keyboards to their
> tablets, either.  It's just not a very usable form-factor, in my opinion.
>
> It's just a feature looking for a need.
>
> - Alex
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Upon reflection, I may not have come across as I would have hoped - I
> > didn't
> > mean to challenge you (you never said anything about MacBook Air), I
> meant
> > to
> > draw a comparison.
> >
> > The MacBook Air sells very well for an  'expensive'  'niche' product with
> > similar specs and price-points.
> >
> > Lionel
> >
> > On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Andrew Jones <andrew at jones.ec> wrote:
> >
> > >> Just like the MacBook Air?
> > >
> > > Yes, the MacBook Air is another expensive product with a niche market.
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