Windows 8 laptops. First Impression? Awesome.

[Phases]

Just wanted to pop in and say real quick - there is a lot to be said for just the touchscreen and tilt-back. It really changes your laptop experience to just be able to move you hand up 6 to 10 inches and poke the screen, rather than use the trackpad to navigate with a mouse pointer. Swipe around, etc.

If nothing else it serves as a great transition experience for those wanting to go full touch with Windows 8 but aren't quite comfortable with it. I'm not sure that's a realistic hope for power users but for a pretty sizable part of the market I would expect that's a reasonable hope.

I also really love that the screen on the ones we looked at (can see video on winsource.com) tilt all the way back. I can imagine that'd be useful for a number of things - like playing a two player game with a friend.

They're nice laptops for sure. Between them and surface - I'm finally finding myself actually excited about a MS product for the first time.

[NightAngel]

Can't wait to get one. Gonna check the videos out on winsource!

[Phases]

They're sure sweet.

[NightAngel]

They're sure sweet.

I bet! Wonder if they finally have some on display at microcenter sonic the an get some hands on time with them

[Phases]

Have you grabbed on yet?

[NightAngel]

Have you grabbed on yet?

I've been eyeballing them still.

I went ahead and installed Win 8 as a dual boot on my Ssd desktop. So far I am digging it.

May be time to go ahead and pull the trigger

[Phases]

Seems you're one of the few. :\

Five reasons why Windows 8 has failed | ZDNet

"The numbers are in and they don't lie. Windows 8 market adoption numbers are well behind Microsoft's greatest previous operating system failure, Vista."

[Joe F.]

What laptop do you have, Phases?

[Phases]

What laptop do you have, Phases?

I don't have one - this was posted when we were in NY looking at them at the MS store/surface announcement. Rob does, though.

[contech2]

Thanks, My laptop name dell cori3

[NightAngel]

Seems you're one of the few. :\

Five reasons why Windows 8 has failed | ZDNet

"The numbers are in and they don't lie. Windows 8 market adoption numbers are well behind Microsoft's greatest previous operating system failure, Vista."

Can't say I agree with everything in that article, but it does make good points.

I don't dislike it, but win 7 is gonna stay my daily driver for the foreseeable future

[NightAngel]

I don't have one - this was posted when we were in NY looking at them at the MS store/surface announcement. Rob does, though.

That damn rob.... He needs to give that to me

[contech2]

Thanks for your post.

[SuperNU]

need one

[Joe F.]

I have a pretty new Asus laptop and I'm wishing it was older so i could get a new one with touchscreen lol.

[contech2]

I want to sell a laptop.

[Phases]

Sell it!

[NightAngel]

I have a pretty new Asus laptop and I'm wishing it was older so i could get a new one with touchscreen lol.

Sell it!

Sell it to me!!

[contech2]

No, i love my laptop

[contech2]

No i use it everyday