Do you use your touchscreen on your laptop when browsing the web?<p>Has anyone seen data on how many people actively use the touchscreen on their laptop or desktop computer when browsing the web?
I do! A lot every day.<p>Not long ago I picked up an Asus VivoBook 13". Its not my primary computer, I needed something for travel. When not traveling I use it around the house for watching TV and a bit of lite web surfing.<p>In the browser particularly, I like resting my hand next to the screen and using my thumb to scroll the page as I read. It much smoother and more responsive than the track pad. Navigating all the new windows UI such as the settings is much easier using the touch screen than the track pad.<p>Both the touch screen and the 360 degree hinge I now consider essential. I would not want to go back to a traditional laptop.<p>I would consider one of those machines where the keyboard detaches, but I couldn't find one I liked.<p>I've had a Surface Pro in the past, but the battery swelled and cracked the screen two weeks after the warranty expired. I wont buy Microsoft again.
I had a Lenovo laptop with touch on Windows 11. It was kind of gimmicky but I enjoyed the experience. But when I had that laptop, I stuck to using the standard mouse combo unless I was travelling somewhere and could use the laptop.
On my wife's Chromebook, the problem with the touch screen when in normal laptop position is bounce back, so a click becomes two clicks etc. She only uses it for scrolling.
I use it for two things<p>1) Zooming in on something like a map. The pinch gesture is very natural.<p>2) I run a CNC operating program that has a touch interface so I use the touch screen for that.
I sometimes have an iPad next to my MacBook when working.<p>I laugh at myself when I start swiping on the MacBook with my Apple Pencil.<p>Not sure if that means anything but that is my experience :-)