I disagree that "glossy touchscreen" is a negative. I'd prefer 1080p touchscreen, but that's besides the point.
You should have pointed out that this is the ONLY touchscreen thin gaming notebook.
Maybe you don't like touchscreens but these are reasons it is a dealbreaker for me to not have one, and why I greatly prefer touchscreens:
- Makes the screen more rigid, less fragile.
- Makes app/mobile game development more efficient.
- Makes using the laptop in non-table scenarios much easier, such as in bed, on the lap, etc. (you navigate with the screen, which is laid against your thighs, and type at an angle). You basically treat the screen as a big tablet, scrolling pages with your thumb relaxed at the corner of the screen.
- The glossy screen makes the colors less muted to me, and if you really want to kill glare, you can get a matte screen protector.
- As mobile devices continue to eat up the consumer market, and Microsoft continues to shift their software (and devices) toward touch, UX is becoming much more effective with touch (zooming, scrolling, larger buttons/fields). Things that used to be faster with the touchpad/mouse, are now faster with touch.