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My main goal is to buy an ultra portable laptop that I can use to do some development while on the go. The Lenovo X201 seems perfect with the i7.

But there is a "tablet" version of this notebook with a touch screen. Saw good reviews. I'm intrigued by having a touch screen on a laptop and thinking of going with that.

But I'm second guessing if its really worth it. I never had a touch screen before (other than my iPhone) so I don't know what the experience is like. (with windows 7 pro) Most of the time I would be doing development work, not sure if touch screen would be useful there. Maybe to scroll my screen by swiping my finger?? Also once in a blue moon I may use it to make some doodles, but that would be more of a novelty for me. However I do have to use Photoshop more than I want to. But when I do use it I just use the mouse. Not sure how much better a touch screen would be?

So is it worth the extra price? Remember I am asking because I have never owned a touch screen laptop, and I want to know if there are any caveats to having one. Does the battery drain faster? Are there any neat things you can do on it that you can't on a regular laptop that would make me want to have one?

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subjective and argumentative. Go to the store, try it out. Also, we don't know your budget. – Daniel Beck Oct 29 '10 at 6:59
ah ok. well i dont care about the budget or price. I'm just asking if a touch screen is usefull for a laptop that is primarily used for development. – 7wp Oct 29 '10 at 7:00
Also, i can't sit there in the store and install Eclipse or Visual Studio to see how the touch screen works or how it can be used to make my life easier. – 7wp Oct 29 '10 at 7:01
I'm asking what I can use the touch screen for on a laptop so that I can decide if it is worth buying one. How is that argumentative? – 7wp Oct 29 '10 at 7:30
the quick answer here would be, how many developers do you know with touch screens ? and...why do you think that is ? – Sirex Oct 29 '10 at 8:11
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