This isn't the first time that computers have been made with this touch screen technology, but it will be the first time that it will be available on a laptop. One may question the necessity of having a laptop which will have this touch screen technology. I certainly do. What is the point of making a laptop touch screen? The use of the mouse makes this function seem absolutely pointless. Even if the laptop does not operate with an independent mouse, the touch mousepad that all computers have certainly do the job that the touch screen ability will give you. The only reason that I can see for the touch screen is basically for pure economic purposes. The fad that has been created with the touch screen ability of the Iphone or any phone like it has given companies like Hewlett Packard the idea that they can capitalize with other touch screen inventions. The touch screen ability will allow H-P to be able to sell the same computers, in essences, for much more money simply because of this new feature. I can't blame them for capitalizing on this because well it will help them immensely with profits. And that it the next point I would like to make about this new technology, the price.
Based off of the pricing of other technologies that use the touch screen technology verses their competitors, I can only imagine what the price of these new laptops will be. I know for most people with the Iphone, it was not affordable. I assume that this will be the case with the touch screen laptops. This computer will be probably be attainable by the same class of people that could afford the Iphone. Although the computer will be purchased by those same type of people, I do not doubt the fact that it will be immensely popular in our country.
I do question whether this first batch of computers will be fully functionally or run at the full capability in which they are intended. The article that I have seen this story from made it seem as if the computer is being rushed to the shelves for the upcoming holiday season because of the lack growth in the computer industry and the struggling economy. If I were H-P, I wouldn't necessarily rush this product out just for the holiday season. Perception of a new product is based off its earliest products and if they flop in the quality then it begs the question will this technology for H-P ever catch in the market?
Touch Screen laptops, can it work? It probably will. Is it a necessity? Probably not. But hey, in the country we live in does that really matter?
1 comment:
I think the idea of a touch screen laptop is a great concept. All other pieces of technology that incorporate the touch screen capability are extremely popular. I think this may be only popular for a younger crowd though. I know some older people aren't to crazy about laptops in general because the keyboard is so small and pushed together, it makes it hard for them to see everything. I think it would be a good idea if on the touch screen laptop, you would be able to increase the size of the keys that you are typing so everything isn't so tiny that you have to use a little pen in order to press a certain key.
Like almost every other kind of new technology out there, the price of the new touch screen laptop will drop in a matter of months. I think it would be better to wait a couple of months until all of the bugs are fixed in the laptop and the price drops before you purchase one.
One of the drawbacks of touch screen technology is the amount of fingerprints that you get all over the screen. The computer will most likely get dirty very quickly and will need to be cleaned everytime you use it.
Also, I know on some of my touch screen things, the screen is extremely touchy so you might press something that you had no intention of pressing at all which would be really annoying if you were trying to type something.
All in all, I think the new touch screen laptop is a great idea but it might be a very long time until it is widely accepted as the "new" type of laptop to use.
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