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the tech opinion that gets me weird looks: touchscreens on laptops are pointless

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Accepted solution by Esme K. — Counter take: the industry pushes these things cuz enough people buy them. Maybe we're teh niche, not the mainstream.
  1. Dev S.
    @dev_night

    so annoyed rn okay, Ill go first sooo nobody else has to feel brave: touchscreens on laptops are pointless ;) There, i said it. Ive owned enough gadgets over twenty years to have an opinion and Im sticking to it 🤦 Lets keep this friendly tho. Whats the tech belief u hold that most people around you disagree with? Bonus points if your opinion annoys at least one person you know in real life. pls help 🙏

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  2. Bram Silva
    @bram_cache

    ok but is this about ur own use, or are you saying the feature is bad for everyone? ?

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  3. Dev S.
    @dev_night
    in reply to @bram_cache

    id love better battery life, more repairable designs and less bloatware instead. hope thats enough info 😅

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  5. Ada
    @proxy_pilot

    finally got it working, thx eveyrone. wait does this also apply to debate?? u guys are the best!!!

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  7. Theo Novak
    @theo.novak

    partly agree. A lot of features are designed for teh review and the store shelf, not daily use. the test i use: would i miss it after a week without it? most things fail that test. hope that helps :)

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  8. Uma Z.
    @uzhang

    oh ive been there lol have u checked your unpopular-opinion settings? 👍 mine were reset after an update

    lol

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  9. Nell M.
    @uplink_owl

    disagree, respectfully, features that seem pointless to you can be accessibility features for someone else. dark mode, touchscreens and bigger text options matter a lot to pepole with eye strain or motor difficulties. fingers crossed 🤞

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  10. Lea Mendes
    @regexfox

    wait dumb question but how do i even check teh cable ??

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  11. Esme K.
    @esme.koch

    lol same thing happened to me same issue here on my desktop. glad im not teh only one good luck man!

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  12. Zoe V.
    @zoe.varga

    been there man i agree with the spirit. buying for your real use isntead of teh best possible spec saves a lot of money 🙏 most ppls computers sit at 5 percent CPU usage all day. lmk how it goes

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  13. Farah
    @cronshed-3ok

    lol same thing happened to me same issue here on my gaming rig. glad im not the only one

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  16. Lea Mendes
    @regexfox
    in reply to @basil_packet

    lol same thing happened to me mine: backups are more important than any upgrade u'll ever buy, and almost nobody has a good one. that's not a hot take, it's just ignored. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  17. Uma Z.
    @uzhang

    oh ive been there lol my unpopular opinion: most performance complaints come from too many startup apps and browser extensions, not old hadrware, check Task Manager > Startup apps before buying anything new. good luck man!

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  18. Esme K.
    @esme.koch
    Accepted solution

    Counter take: the industry pushes these things cuz enough people buy them. Maybe we're teh niche, not the mainstream.

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  19. Dev S.
    @dev_night
    in reply to @esme.koch

    @esme.koch fair enough, Ill sotfen it: its overrated for me, not useless for everyone. thanks for the civil debate. owe u a beer 🍺

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