Asus UX31 Ultrabook

[prepseb]

Pretty quiet here since we are all impatiently looking at the countdown.

[Sxooter]

If the UX31 didn't have a freaking clickpad it would be my next notebook. I hate clickpads so much. If they'd put in three real buttons instead I'd be standing in line waiting for one.

[jetnis]

Originally Posted by Sxooter

If the UX31 didn't have a freaking clickpad it would be my next notebook. I hate clickpads so much. If they'd put in three real buttons instead I'd be standing in line waiting for one.

I hope I am not sounding naive, but what is the difference between a clickpad and a touchpad? The only touchpad that I have experience with is from my old asus v2s which recently passed away.... It had a great touchpad in my opinion I recently started to search for a new laptop again, so a few terms are pretty new to me.

I understand that ultrabooks are not gaming machines. However, I still want to know if the hd3000 in the ux31 would be able to handle scII or any other recent games on low settings? I checked the chip rating on notebookcheck and it claims that it can handle scII on low settings. I use to be a gamer so it'll be nice to have some sort of option for games.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Sxooter

If the UX31 didn't have a freaking clickpad it would be my next notebook. I hate clickpads so much. If they'd put in three real buttons instead I'd be standing in line waiting for one.

How about tap to click? that way you don't have to use the clickpad. That's what I do.

[SoundsGood]

Originally Posted by Sxooter

If they'd put in three real buttons instead I'd be standing in line waiting for one.

Yet another reason why I'm likin' the Toshiba Ultrabook. It's got physical buttons for left and right click (which I too prefer).

[prepseb]

Originally Posted by jetnis

I hope I am not sounding naive, but what is the difference between a clickpad and a touchpad? The only touchpad that I have experience with is from my old asus v2s which recently passed away.... It had a great touchpad in my opinion I recently started to search for a new laptop again, so a few terms are pretty new to me.

I understand that ultrabooks are not gaming machines. However, I still want to know if the hd3000 in the ux31 would be able to handle scII or any other recent games on low settings? I checked the chip rating on notebookcheck and it claims that it can handle scII on low settings. I use to be a gamer so it'll be nice to have some sort of option for games.

It seems like yes:

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[The Coolest]

I personally use one/two/three finger tap instead of clicking the actual buttons on my current laptop, so I don't feel like the fact it comes with a clickpad is a big downside for me.

[Sxooter]

Originally Posted by Phil

How about tap to click? that way you don't have to use the clickpad. That's what I do.

It's impossible to do any kind of precision work like that. Index finger from left hand on button, index finger from right hand doing positioning, I can do some very precise and quick work. Tap clicking is very inaccurate and you wind up clicking on the wrong things. I've tried using clickpads once for a few days and it was a miserable failure.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Sxooter

It's impossible to do any kind of precision work like that. Index finger from left hand on button, index finger from right hand doing positioning, I can do some very precise and quick work. Tap clicking is very inaccurate and you wind up clicking on the wrong things.

My experience is the opposite. I work much quicker and more accurate with tap to click (not using the click pad functionality).

I do hope Asus incorporates a secondary tap to click, which I've only used on Mac before.

[Sxooter]

Originally Posted by Phil

My experience is the opposite. I work much quicker and more accurate with tap to click (not using the click pad functionality).

I do hope Asus incorporates a secondary tap to click, which I've only used on Mac before.

But I'm talking about using a regular trackpad and using the separate buttons versus a clickpad and tap to click. A regular trackpad is quite accurate with one finger on the button and one on the trackpad. Trying to use one finger on the button and one on the clickpad results in random zooming, which isn't what I really want. To each his own. Thing is, a regular trackpad would work just about as well for you, since all you lose out on is a tiny bit of surface area, while the clickpad just doesn't work for folks who prefer to use one hand on the button and one on the clickpad.