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• 17 May 10
  

  Sue Ann Miller

  netbooks touchscreen article

• 03 Jul 09
  

  Tami Brass

  touch_screen netbooks

  • Advantages
  • it's more intuitive. Users can simply drag their fingers around the display, making tasks simpler.
  • They are designed to give you access to e-mail, the Web, and some basic productivity elements to tag along while you're on-the-go. A touch screen might fit well with that aim.
  • Disadvantages

    • Discussion of smudged screen (greasy fingers) being an issue, especially in models w/o keyboard. Not a significant issue if users are trained and machines have keyboards. More an issue for slates and iPod Touch.
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  • Microsoft is offering touch technology only in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editors. Windows 7 Starter edition--the version of the software Microsoft is pushing on Netbook makers--won't have touch technology included.

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  Tami Brass on 2009-07-03
  Discussion of smudged screen (greasy fingers) being an issue, especially in models w/o keyboard. Not a significant issue if users are trained and machines have keyboards. More an issue for slates and iPod Touch.

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