Is it practical to add touch functions such as touch screen or touch pad to the notebook?

Whether the trackpad and touch screen are really needed for laptops. Nowadays, in addition to the touchpad, some notebooks are also equipped with a touch screen, especially some thin and light notebooks or ultrabooks, two-in-one notebooks, etc., so as a notebook, it is really necessary to use the notebook Do you add touch functions such as a touch screen or touch pad? Is this feature practical or just a gimmick?

The touch screen on the notebook is similar to the mobile phone, but if you have really experienced the touch screen function of the notebook, you will definitely think that it is better to use mobile phones and tablets. Of course, the current Win10 system does have a certain optimization of the touch screen function, such as the addition of a tablet mode. In addition, some official software of Microsoft has also made functional improvements to the touch function, but in the third party In terms of software, it is not optimistic.

Notebook screens are generally 13 inches and above. The touch experience of large screens is reasonable, and there is a lot of room for display. However, in fact, the frequency of use of the touch screen of notebook computers is often very low, and the input depends on the keyboard. For precise operation, perhaps the mouse is more convenient, which means that touch only replaces some of the functions of the mouse. And if the touch screen is not done well, it is prone to problems of edge failure, inaccurate touch or false touch.

In addition to the touch screen, a variety of strange designs have also been born, such as 360-degree flipping. It is not a normal way to use it anyway. Although I don’t know how useful this flipping is, but to be honest, there are some that can be used. How many occasions and how many times did you use it?

Whether the trackpad and touch screen are really needed for laptops. In fact, having a touch screen is not a bad thing, such as handwriting. For those who are not familiar with typing, you can install a handwriting application. It is more convenient to directly use the touch screen to handwrite. In general, the touch function on the Windows system is more developed than Apple's MacOS system, but they are all light applications and do not have much practical value.

In addition, I don’t know how many people will use the notebook’s touchpad. Most people use the touchpad when there is no mouse or there is no way to use it. This can indeed solve some problems, that is, touch. The board is usually just used to replace the mouse to move the cursor. How many people have used touchpad gestures and other functions?

In addition, thin and light notebooks are equipped with touchpads. After all, they are sometimes carried on the body and used when going out. However, the current gaming notebooks are generally used indoors and are operated by a mouse, so is it necessary to carry a touchpad on the gaming notebook? 

Apple’s notebooks have developed a more in-depth development of touchpads. Many people spoke highly of the MacBook’s touchpads. Later, Apple added a Touch Bar function to the notebooks. It has been optimized a lot and has a lot of functions at the software or system level. But the reality is still cruel, and users are not friendly to this Touch Bar. The function is also mainly concentrated on some dispensable settings, such as adjusting the brightness, browsing pictures, etc., and the practicality is not high.

The essential question of whether the touch function of the notebook has much practical significance lies in the adaptation of third-party applications. Notebook products are actually quite difficult to innovate under today's technical conditions. Although Microsoft and Apple have done a good job in optimizing and improving the system, the problem is that for each user, more is the use of third-party software. If the third-party software does not actively adapt or optimize its functions, then the innovations in the system or hardware will become meaningless and have no use value.