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Posted by Bobbobbobbybob

- March 18, 2021, 20:55:18

Quote from: Gus on March 18, 2021, 15:44:51
Does it have a stylus?

Yes, it does.
"In addition, the touchscreen can be controlled with the separately available Dell Premium Active Pen as well as with the fingertips."

Posted by Dorby

- March 18, 2021, 16:48:37

Quote from: Gus on March 18, 2021, 15:44:51
Does it have a stylus? No? Then it's not a Surface competitor.

There are lots of laptops that are cheaper than the Surface Pro series and otherwise comparable, if you aren't looking for a stylus. If you're buying a Surface Pro / Book / Laptop, it's because you want the stylus.

The stylus matters because Windows isn't really a touchscreen OS like iOS. The stylus gives you precision pointing that you can't get with a finger and Windows often requires, and it lets you hover over a button without clicking to get tool tips. The Surface screen isn't just a touchscreen, it can sense the proximity of the stylus without contact.

It's also frequently more useful than a mouse for a portable device, since you don't need a separate surface. It's not so great at right-clicking, another thing Windows wants and iOS doesn't, but overall it's a significant advantage. If a laptop doesn't have this kind of stylus support, don't bring up the Surface as a comparison.

Review has an entire section on the Stylus, it's a Wacom AES 2.0, which is often considered to be on par or even better than MPP 2.0 used by the Surface line.

Posted by Gus

- March 18, 2021, 15:44:51

Does it have a stylus? No? Then it's not a Surface competitor.

There are lots of laptops that are cheaper than the Surface Pro series and otherwise comparable, if you aren't looking for a stylus. If you're buying a Surface Pro / Book / Laptop, it's because you want the stylus.

The stylus matters because Windows isn't really a touchscreen OS like iOS. The stylus gives you precision pointing that you can't get with a finger and Windows often requires, and it lets you hover over a button without clicking to get tool tips. The Surface screen isn't just a touchscreen, it can sense the proximity of the stylus without contact.

It's also frequently more useful than a mouse for a portable device, since you don't need a separate surface. It's not so great at right-clicking, another thing Windows wants and iOS doesn't, but overall it's a significant advantage. If a laptop doesn't have this kind of stylus support, don't bring up the Surface as a comparison.

Posted by Redaktion

- March 18, 2021, 01:22:28

Dell's 2-in-1 device hardly warms up, offers good battery life, and comes with a touchscreen display in the 3:2 format. The latter can be operated both with the fingers and with the separately available Dell Premium Active Pen.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-s-Surface-Pro-7-competitor-ranges-from-quiet-to-silent.527874.0.html