When Windows 8 came out, touch screen laptops became incredibly common, much to most tech nerds annoyance.
After all, they seem like a needless accessory: why touch the screen when you have a trackpad?
But I took the tactile plunge and have slowly grown to love my touch screen.
Its just… intuitive.
The screen is there, the icons are right there, why wouldnt you reach out and touch them?
It just makes sense to reach out and see what happens.
So how does this come into play on my daily driver laptop?
I just use it as a normal laptop with a keyboard.
And yet I find myself touching the screen all the time.
Its a simple delight that I can accurately manipulate images and maps by pinching to zoom.
Does it change the way I work?
And it gives you some very fine precision.
But It Comes at a Cost
There is a downside, unfortunately.
The biggest drawback of a touch screen displays is theirimpact on battery life.
Thats understandably a deal breaker for a lot of people.
Touch screens also typically cost more than traditional displays.
And then theres the matter of UI design.
And thats the kicker.
I dont use the touch screen as my primary means of controlling the computer.
