Laugh all you want. After switching back and forth from her iPad to her MacBook Air, my wife got tired of not having a touch screen on her computer so we switched her to a Dell convertible. Since most of her computer time is spent in Word or Chrome, the move was really easy. The only thing she misses is Face Time.
EDIT: It is also worth mentioning that we got the same CPU/integrated-video but a lower resolution screen, for less than 50% of the cost of a new MBA.
I went on a diving trip with my buddy (a network engineer) and bought a new surface pro while I took my MBP. He's an avid Windows user.
Sure enough, by the middle of the trip, he just about threw that SurfacePro out the window in frustration. Typical Windows drama and reliability. The way I saw him rip out a USB cable from that thing as it was acting up actually made me think he was seriously losing it. That system just had a personal that is typical when working on Windows machines.
I don't think that's a typical experience in the SP4, when you consider the customer satisfaction is as high as iPads.
I just don't get the whole touch screen on laptops and especially desktops.
I know a dual OS guy who cannot understand why Apple doesn't have a touchscreen on their MacBooks. He says he uses it all the time - obviously not for spreadsheet or photoshop work, and the like, but for flipping through windows and browsing etc. When I tried the new MBP with the touch bar, I found myself going for the screen on more than one occasion, and I have never even used a laptop with a touch screen. I found that my hands having left the keyboard, and now using touch at the back, away from the trackpad but very close to the screen, my hands automatically moved up to the screen following on from the trackpad. All to say it made me realize the leap is not so big and to have a touch screen input is not necessarily a terrible idea. I think the reason MS has touchscreen and Apple does not has to do with Windows being optimized for touch and OSX not.
As a 'dual OS guy' I can concur. I use a touch enabled laptop for work and it becomes habit to reach for certain functions and some it doesn't. Workflow is easier to swipe down on your screen to read through a list or spreadsheet. My stance is that some things work better than others on BOTH OS's. Apple should seriously look at touch screens for at least their MacBooks, I can't see myself using touch on my iMac but when I'm on a plane or sitting in an office somewhere on a laptop I'd use it.
Laugh all you want guys, but it is a bit hollow. the only reason this migration tool has any traction, and attention, is there is an element of truth. There is a problem with the state of the Mac, and sales are less than they would have been if the Mac had been given some real love rather than neglect.
I just don't get the whole touch screen on laptops and especially desktops.
I know a dual OS guy who cannot understand why Apple doesn't have a touchscreen on their MacBooks. He says he uses it all the time - obviously not for spreadsheet or photoshop work, and the like, but for flipping through windows and browsing etc. When I tried the new MBP with the touch bar, I found myself going for the screen on more than one occasion, and I have never even used a laptop with a touch screen. I found that my hands having left the keyboard, and now using touch at the back, away from the trackpad but very close to the screen, my hands automatically moved up to the screen following on from the trackpad. All to say it made me realize the leap is not so big and to have a touch screen input is not necessarily a terrible idea. I think the reason MS has touchscreen and Apple does not has to do with Windows being optimized for touch and OSX not.
As a 'dual OS guy' I can concur. I use a touch enabled laptop for work and it becomes habit to reach for certain functions and some it doesn't. Workflow is easier to swipe down on your screen to read through a list or spreadsheet. My stance is that some things work better than others on BOTH OS's. Apple should seriously look at touch screens for at least their MacBooks, I can't see myself using touch on my iMac but when I'm on a plane or sitting in an office somewhere on a laptop I'd use it.
Yes, I have a HP and about the only thing I use the touchscreen for is scrolling. It isn't precise enough for anything else. It is better than the lame trackpad they come with, at least in comparison to our MBAs' excellent trackpad. but you get used to using the touchscreen for scrolling pretty quick and find yourself trying to do it on the MBA.
Laugh all you want guys, but it is a bit hollow. the only reason this migration tool has any traction, and attention, is there is an element of truth. There is a problem with the state of the Mac, and sales are less than they would have been if the Mac had been given some real love rather than neglect.
Sales last quarter were 5.4 million. That's typically on the high end for Macs.
I'm sorry, but I just don't buy the argument that a MacBook Pro or an iMac shouldn't have a touchscreen anymore.
I think that was in reference to, then, OS X not being optimized for touch. Sure, it could be done but should it? I think ergonomically, it's a nightmare.
I still hold out hope that Apple will NEVER make an iMac with touchscreen. Why would I want to touch the screen of any Mac I own? That is why I have an iPad.
Laugh all you want. After switching back and forth from her iPad to her MacBook Air, my wife got tired of not having a touch screen on her computer so we switched her to a Dell convertible. Since most of her computer time is spent in Word or Chrome, the move was really easy. The only thing she misses is Face Time.
whatever Jorgie...
You only got 6 posts dude.
ROLF.. so since don't post a lot my opinion doesn't matter? Go ___ your hat.
Welcome to AI. Please don't feed our sog-troll.
That's the second thread I've read today where Sog discounted someone's post while citing the number of times they've posted. If we ignore Sog's 12,106 nonsensical posts, he would have 6 as well.
Look, if it is fair for Apple to make a migration assistant for Windows users (and they do), and fair for Apple to offer a migration to iOS app for Android users (which is on the Google Play store), then its fair for Windows (and Google) to make migration apps for their platform (which they do). This barely even qualifies as news, much less as a point for debate.
Look, if it is fair for Apple to make a migration assistant for Windows users (and they do), and fair for Apple to offer a migration to iOS app for Android users (which is on the Google Play store), then its fair for Windows (and Google) to make migration apps for their platform (which they do). This barely even qualifies as news, much less as a point for debate.
That's too much logic for most people here. Because Apple does it, it's all great but when someone else does it, it's dumb because no one would leave Apple.
Unfortunately, I got a crack on the screen of my Surface Pro 3, which pretty much put an end to its tablet capabilities. With the crack, it always registers random touch gestures, even when I am not touching the screen. It made it impossible to use, so I had to turn off the touchscreen and use it as a traditional PC with an external monitor, mouse and keyboard.
The ports also exhibit weird behaviour - the USB devices connected suddenly stop working till I unplug and plug them in again and the connected monitor starts flashing and the display keeps switching between the external monitor and the built-in monitor till I unplug the monitor, pray to some deity and then plug it in again.
The sad part is that the screen cannot be replaced now as they are not in stock.
In contrast, my kid dropped his iPad and developed a huge crack on the screen. It has not affected the touch screen functionality at all, nor has it affected any of the ports.
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the only reason this migration tool has any traction, and attention, is there is an element of truth.
There is a problem with the state of the Mac, and sales are less than they would have been if the Mac had been given some real love rather than neglect.
Yes, I have a HP and about the only thing I use the touchscreen for is scrolling. It isn't precise enough for anything else. It is better than the lame trackpad they come with, at least in comparison to our MBAs' excellent trackpad.
but you get used to using the touchscreen for scrolling pretty quick and find yourself trying to do it on the MBA.
Sales last quarter were 5.4 million. That's typically on the high end for Macs.
My co-worker. His answer? Literally? Wait for it....
"Ever since Steve Jobs died Apple's gone downhill blah blah blah blah blah ...."
He actually sold his iPad Pro (and pencil) citing some other stuff about Photoshop and a "real OS".
Ridiculous.
I'm sorry, but I just don't buy the argument that a MacBook Pro or an iMac shouldn't have a touchscreen anymore.
Not following your comparison. Are you saying a turning light is only for lower-class or something? Not enough people use signal lights.
If we ignore Sog's 12,106 nonsensical posts, he would have 6 as well.
Unfortunately, I got a crack on the screen of my Surface Pro 3, which pretty much put an end to its tablet capabilities. With the crack, it always registers random touch gestures, even when I am not touching the screen. It made it impossible to use, so I had to turn off the touchscreen and use it as a traditional PC with an external monitor, mouse and keyboard.
The ports also exhibit weird behaviour - the USB devices connected suddenly stop working till I unplug and plug them in again and the connected monitor starts flashing and the display keeps switching between the external monitor and the built-in monitor till I unplug the monitor, pray to some deity and then plug it in again.
The sad part is that the screen cannot be replaced now as they are not in stock.
In contrast, my kid dropped his iPad and developed a huge crack on the screen. It has not affected the touch screen functionality at all, nor has it affected any of the ports.