I recently acquired one thinking it was going to be a cool and useful feature, and the only time I think to use it is when I brush away a loose cat hair and my cursor goes all over the place. And the tablet mode, I think I used it once as a novelty.
Me: so rarely that I keep forgetting it’s a touch screen
My wife and daughter: constantly, so my screen is full of their fingerprints
I use one for sound recording, as tapping controls on a screen makes far less noise than a keyboard or mouse of any make or model.
Mine is a two-in-one where the keyboard can fold fully backwards and it puts the laptop in “tablet mode.” I use it constantly for reading comic books, as rotating to a portrait frame and swiping through pages is much easier than scrolling/zooming on each page with mouse and keyboard.
I also occasionally use it for doodling when I’m traveling, but I’ve got a nicer setup for that on my desktop. So that’s a corner case.
I had a Surface Pro all through college, and used it for note taking in all my classes (pen on screen), which was fantastic. Haven’t really used the touchscreen function since though, and it’s been quite a few years.
Same here. Couldn’t imagine typing math formulas without the pen on screen. And math was part of close to all the courses in one form or another.
all the time. sucks to go back.
From the first moment I used a touchscreen laptop, every laptop I have encountered is a touchscreen to my unconcious mind… Doesn’t matter how old, without thinking I just touch that screen.
Only to answer teams calls because I can hit the notification with my pinkie rather then moving my hand to the mouse.
Work laptop. I use it when I’m sharing my screen and we’re discussing a map or drawing of something. Pretty useful. Especially the pinch zoom function when whatever app I’m using doesn’t have an intuitive zoom function.
Not work laptop. If I’m reading an article on the couch sometimes I’ll scroll down using the touch screen.
Sometimes, mostly for a quick volume or pause/play press.
Being able to fold it right round can be useful as it uses less space when you are just playing a video or something. (Less chance of damaging it while cooking too!)
I got a fancy one with a pen, but found that trains are really not as smooth as I thought so the plan of learning to draw on the train never happened.
Edit: the pen support has come in useful for electronically signing things multiple times!
Literally never. Never on purpose, at least.
ITT: people hating on touchscreens
Also ITT: people pointing out really good reasons to have a touch screen.
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This is me. I use it just often enough that I’ll occasionally embarrass myself smudging the screen of a non-TS laptop trying to zoom a map or tap a shutdown icon.
Pretty much never. Even if my hands are dry and clean, I get annoying marks on the screen.
used to have one. loved it. I hate trackpads and having a touchscreen saved me from cramping the tendons in my hand.
bring back the nipple!
Keyboard clit gang
I don’t use it consciously. But I do notice when I’m using a laptop without touchscreen - so I probably use it more than I think.
I mostly use it in tent mode with keyboard and mouse attached tho.I recently pulled out my previous laptop that I’d used for several years before getting my current one. I don’t remember how long I’d had the previous one, but it’s been quite a few years.
While working on my project with that laptop I accidentally bumped it and knocked it off my desk. Reflexively, I grabbed for it and managed to catch it by the corner of the screen.
And that’s how I found out my laptop had a touchscreen.
