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Touchscreen iMac?
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My arms would fall off after an hour of holding them up to a touchscreen.
And imagine how dirty it would get and how fast,
OSx is designed for keyboard/mouse, not touch.
And imagine how dirty it would get and how fast,
OSx is designed for keyboard/mouse, not touch.
What's wrong with the touch-screen desktops? I saw an HP one and it was nice
Is it not mainstream or something? (whatever that means)
Only if it were designed to fold down as an easel like this concept:
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/216/1/a/imac_pro_left_and_right_by_ipeg-d59rlxy.jpg
With a Wacom style pen input it could be a pretty nice machine.
Just going for "oooh it has a touchscreen!" isn't really Apple's style, it needs to have a real purpose.
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/216/1/a/imac_pro_left_and_right_by_ipeg-d59rlxy.jpg
With a Wacom style pen input it could be a pretty nice machine.
Just going for "oooh it has a touchscreen!" isn't really Apple's style, it needs to have a real purpose.
I don't know why, but it seems like everyone on this forum can only picture touchscreens as replacing keyboards and mice and using the touch screen the entire time they are at the computer. I love them as a supplemental input method. It's so natural in some situations especially when I am working with someone else at one computer. And with how bright the screens are I never see fingerprints until they are off. People don't see them on their ipads or iphones either. I don't get the nay saying.
Although you could use the iMac with only a touch screen, it would not be meant to be your only input method.
Go ahead and spend your entire work day with your arm or arms extended horizontally, manipulating your desktop work flow using your hands and the touch-screen interface, no mouse, no keyboard, just touching and manipulating your work flow, typing on the touch-screen, clicking on the touch-screen, doing it all on the vertical screen surface.
I will await your verdict . . . . . but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
But YOU DO have a mouse and keyboard
Just like your favorite iMac
With a touch screen
And NOTHING less
I'm confused.
What is your point?
I also have an Apple touchpad, but that is in storage due to space constraints and my love of my Moshi Luna keyboard.
Uh, . . . . . I've got nuthin.
. . . . . just can't fix or argue/discuss with someone so wrong that they might as well be on a different planet.
/sheeze, I need to get away from the Internet and people for a while.
what's wrong with it? 🙁
I've seen HP touchscreen all-in-ones with the keyboard and mouse at best buy and they were nice. You can draw or write on your screen.
This is categorically wrong, incorrect, untrue, a complete misrepresentation of reality, a lie.
The Apple iMac, no matter the iteration or year of manufacture, is not touch-screen interface.
This is an Internet forum, so I have to guess that English is not your first language.
sonicrobby
macrumors 68030
It would be cool to have a touchscreen on there. It doesnt have to be the only input as a keyboard and mouse can still be used, but a touchscreen available for non-intensive tasks.
As for the 'not optimized for touch', clearly if they released an iMac with a touchscreen, it would be optimized for touch... Ive used splashtop to remote into my macs from the ipad before, and it was very fluid, and very usable. I wish an Apple made OSX tablet is in the pipeline for the future
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You're making the arguments your arms would get tired using only the touchscreen all day. He's saying a touchscreen would be and ADDITIONAL feature to the iMac, youd still use the keyboard and mouse like always, but if you touched the screen, that would also work. Its a macrumors website, he is talking about a concept. Dont need to be so rude about it :|
As for the 'not optimized for touch', clearly if they released an iMac with a touchscreen, it would be optimized for touch... Ive used splashtop to remote into my macs from the ipad before, and it was very fluid, and very usable. I wish an Apple made OSX tablet is in the pipeline for the future
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You're making the arguments your arms would get tired using only the touchscreen all day. He's saying a touchscreen would be and ADDITIONAL feature to the iMac, youd still use the keyboard and mouse like always, but if you touched the screen, that would also work. Its a macrumors website, he is talking about a concept. Dont need to be so rude about it :|
firedept
macrumors 603
I work with touchscreens at my place of business and would never wish them upon anyone. They are horrible to use, especially if you have to use them for lengthy periods of time. Plus constantly having to clean the screen of fingerprints. I try to use the keyboard and mouse as much as I can, but for the most part am forced to use the screen for over 50% of what I do with the screens. It is a unique situation for me but horrible to work with.
Okay, sorry.
My bad.
I now understand the OP was stating a hypothetical when he represented the iMac as having a touch-screen.
I am continually cleaning my iPad and iPhone screens with a microfiber cloth.
I also have zero tolerance for dirt, smudges, or surface debris on my iMac.
Touch-screen desktops are a horrid concept.
My bad.
I now understand the OP was stating a hypothetical when he represented the iMac as having a touch-screen.
I am continually cleaning my iPad and iPhone screens with a microfiber cloth.
I also have zero tolerance for dirt, smudges, or surface debris on my iMac.
Touch-screen desktops are a horrid concept.
Realistically how often would you do that? Sure it's neat as a novelty but would you do this often?
Besides, I hate having anyone put their booger hook on my MBP screen in the first place. I certainly don't want to touch it myself either. I hate having greasy fingerprints and smear marks on my screen.
I had a Dell convertable Windows 8 machine with a touch screen for a while (previous job). It was neat at first because it was something different, but after a day or two I never used the touch functions again.
So I am firmly in the camp of not wanting a touch screen laptop or desktop. Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.