Re:Asus replaced the touchpad on its new ZenBook Pro with a ...
by Fnoord on Saturday June 09, 2018 @08:52AM
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A TouchPad has too many negatives.
It costs additional power (with no clear benefit).
Its another point of failure.
It has a big learning curve.
It requires one to look away from the screen (pro users needn't to look at their keyboard).
It replaced something which worked very well: esc key and function keys (who also had F-keys with "fn" combo).
IMO it is an interesting usability concept from an R&D PoV, but not something to be shoved in the throat of users. Unfortunately, Apple decided it is the way forward for MBP users with no option to turn back except for legacy products or switching ship.
It costs additional power (with no clear benefit).
Its another point of failure.
It has a big learning curve.
It requires one to look away from the screen (pro users needn't to look at their keyboard).
It replaced something which worked very well: esc key and function keys (who also had F-keys with "fn" combo).
IMO it is an interesting usability concept from an R&D PoV, but not something to be shoved in the throat of users. Unfortunately, Apple decided it is the way forward for MBP users with no option to turn back except for legacy products or switching ship.