There's also Acer and Toshiba, but yeah... not as much as HP. Lenovo, MSI, and Asus at least bit on Bobcat. Hopefully they get in on Llano too. I don't know about Dell though.
Am I the only one that loves my clickable touchpad? I have an HP Mini 210 and with the very limited space I think it is a fantastic idea. I haven't even missed the separate buttons personally and I do know that if the touchpad were small enough to make separate buttons below I would be far more bothered by that. Of course that is only for the smallest netbook sized machines and for larger ones I wonder why they would every do it without the dedicated buttons since they are plenty of space to work with.
I've never found them more than marginally tolerable; and only then in the multi-touch versions that can usually tell a typing palm from a deliberate click. In a highly cramped netbook chassis the tradeoff is debatably worthwhile; but I wouldn't buy a fullsize laptop crippled by their lack. The think I like best about the Dell Latitude I use at work is that it's one of the very few laptops with 3 physical buttons instead of the more miserly two.
Well yes mine is one of the multi-touch and I can't imagine how maddening it would be for me without that. I also miss the third button in the center on well anything that doesn't offer it as is the case with most laptops.
Nope I love mine on my HP DV7. I really never use buttons much , i just tap to select so i don't see the frustration. The multitouch gestures have always worked well too. I don't know why all the hate on them. I found the apple trackpad annoying as it was a little to easy to push down and it resulted in me wrongly clicking a lot , which i'm sure most can adjust to just fine , but i prefer the stiff response of the clickpad on my hp.. I can honestly say this is the best trackpad i've used on a laptop , but im still a mouse guy.
Any idea what screens these will be using? Will there be TN screens letting the show down, as with so many PC products?
In some ways it's simple these days for with more and more integration. You use the lastest Intel processor, you use a TN panel, you have a good product for most of the mid-high end of the market. If only some PC maker would use the simple formula. Now most IPS screens are on Apple products. OK storage matters too, but that is often configurable.
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Silver47 - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
Think AMD owe a lot to HP as they seem to be one of the only OEM's that use them in their products.Gotta say though, that swivel is awesome!
The Crying Man - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
There's also Acer and Toshiba, but yeah... not as much as HP. Lenovo, MSI, and Asus at least bit on Bobcat. Hopefully they get in on Llano too. I don't know about Dell though.ssj4Gogeta - Thursday, February 10, 2011 - link
Yes, a vertical touchscreen is a horrible thing. At a 60 degree angle you can even make use of an onscreen keyboard.sdffds6546 - Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - link
Yes, a vertical touchscreen is a horrible thing. At a 60 degree angle you can even make use of an onscreen keyboard.thrawn3 - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
Am I the only one that loves my clickable touchpad? I have an HP Mini 210 and with the very limited space I think it is a fantastic idea. I haven't even missed the separate buttons personally and I do know that if the touchpad were small enough to make separate buttons below I would be far more bothered by that. Of course that is only for the smallest netbook sized machines and for larger ones I wonder why they would every do it without the dedicated buttons since they are plenty of space to work with.DanNeely - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
I've never found them more than marginally tolerable; and only then in the multi-touch versions that can usually tell a typing palm from a deliberate click. In a highly cramped netbook chassis the tradeoff is debatably worthwhile; but I wouldn't buy a fullsize laptop crippled by their lack. The think I like best about the Dell Latitude I use at work is that it's one of the very few laptops with 3 physical buttons instead of the more miserly two.thrawn3 - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
Well yes mine is one of the multi-touch and I can't imagine how maddening it would be for me without that. I also miss the third button in the center on well anything that doesn't offer it as is the case with most laptops.Tonysmooth89 - Friday, February 11, 2011 - link
Nope I love mine on my HP DV7. I really never use buttons much , i just tap to select so i don't see the frustration. The multitouch gestures have always worked well too. I don't know why all the hate on them. I found the apple trackpad annoying as it was a little to easy to push down and it resulted in me wrongly clicking a lot , which i'm sure most can adjust to just fine , but i prefer the stiff response of the clickpad on my hp.. I can honestly say this is the best trackpad i've used on a laptop , but im still a mouse guy.hvakrg - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
These guys are talking about 5570 which seems alot more tempting to me.http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/T...
JarredWalton - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
As noted in the text, the HD 5570 is an upgrade on the AMD system. Weak, I know, but there you have it.driscoll42 - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
I'm pretty sure you meant the Phenom II X4 910e not the Phenom X4 910e in the TouchSmart 610.JarredWalton - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
Considering there is no Phenom 910e that isn't a Phenom II, it was left out as I didn't feel it was necessary, but yes it's the Phenom II X4 910e.CSMR - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - link
Any idea what screens these will be using? Will there be TN screens letting the show down, as with so many PC products?In some ways it's simple these days for with more and more integration. You use the lastest Intel processor, you use a TN panel, you have a good product for most of the mid-high end of the market. If only some PC maker would use the simple formula. Now most IPS screens are on Apple products. OK storage matters too, but that is often configurable.
lili53 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
welcome