Introduction to 2-in-1 convertibles laptops
The growth of business and demands of both touchscreen laptops and 2-in-1
convertibles has obscured the line between tablets and traditional laptops in
which screen and keyboard hinged together. The price of touchscreen especially
2 in 1 model is 20000 to 40000 more than a same specification non touch model.
Hence many of wonder Do we really need this Touchscreen or 2 in 1 laptops.
From students to professionals, we will explore who can get benefits most from
these devices and who should stick to a classic keyboard-and-trackpad setup.
2 in 1 laptop What is it actually?
By its very nature a 2 in 1 laptop means it has mode one tablet and other is
laptop.
A 2-in-1 laptop combines a traditional keyboard with a touchscreen. The
touchscreen can fold, detach, or rotate into tablet mode. The screen size may
be from 13 inch to 15.6 inch. The maximum folding angle of these laptop also
different in different models
Two varieties of 2 in 1 laptops:
1. Convertibles: The Screens of the laptop fold up to 360 degree . Lenovo Yoga
is the best example.
2. Detachable: Keyboards remove entirely. Microsoft surface pro , Some Asus
model
Pros of Touchscreen and 2-in-1 Laptops
1. Versatility for Creative Work.
Digital artists get profit from stylus support (e.g., Apple Pencil, Surface
Pen).
Woking professional, businessmen can sketch ideas or annotate slides in tablet
mode with ease. Students are also making digital notes with stylus not need to
different notes for different subjects. It is also useful for coaching professionals,
Teacher, Mentors. Teacher can draw and write on any screen during explaining to
his students.
2. Spontaneous Navigation.
Touchscreens simplify scrolling, zooming, and app switching ideal for casual
browsing. For that seniors familiarize to technology easily.
3. Space-Saving Design.
Tablet are portable for not powerful as laptop. I am not talking about iPad
here. In Detachable laptops, its keyboards can be removed. After removing it
this turns laptops into lightweight tablets having 15.6 FHD screen for excellent
for travel use.
4. Smooth Functioning with Apps
Windows 11 and apps like Photoshop increasingly optimize for touch and pen
input. For selection of complex object help of pen tool becomes easy with touch
and pen facility and increase the work efficiency in Photoshop or illustrator.
Cons of Touchscreen and 2-in-1 Laptops
1. Higher Price Tags
With same specification a 2 in 1 laptop cost you more than a minimum price of 20000 than a normal laptop. Touchscreens add to
the cost 13000 to 26000. For example A normal HP laptop with intel i5 processor
will cost you under Rs 45000 but same HP Premium 2-in-1s like the HP Spectrex360 with almost same specification cost
Rs 80000 which is 40000 more than that. The cost of stylus is excluded in some cases. Why
? only for touch screen and its rotation? No
2. Durability Concerns
Hinges in convertibles are prone to wear. Tablets risk screen cracks if
dropped. It have to be handled with care, a little irresponsibility or haphazardness
can cost you upto screen replacement.
3. Reflective Screens and Smudges
Glossy touchscreens suffer glare in sunlight and fingerprint smudges. However,
many 2 in 1 laptops have anti-glare in touch screen. The fingerprint smudges look
very unfriendly.
4. Heavier and Thicker Designs
2 in 1 laptop is heavier than usual laptop. Convertibles like the Dell XPS 13
2-in-1 weigh 1.17 Kg vs. 1.31 Kg for the
non-touch model.
5. Battery Life
Touchscreen are sensitive and screen remains wakeup even on undesirable touch. Touchscreen
functionality itself require more power to operate and more processing to
handle user. The brightness of this models also high and due to presences of
many sensors accelerometer and gyroscope requires more power. Hence
Touchscreens display sewer 10-20% more power than traditional displays.
Comparison Between Touchscreen vs. Traditional Laptops
Who can use 2 in 1 Laptops ?
1. Students & Teachers: Students can prepare their digital note with
different digital pen option with drawings. They can watch online class. Teachers
can also use it for delivering lectures and with help of stylus explain during
the class.(Exp Samsung Galaxy book, Surface Pro)
2. Designers: Designers create their imagination into vector graphic with stylus
.
3. Travelers: By detaching the keyboard , 2 in 1 become a tablet. This
portability is useful for traveler for computing anywhere. Browsing, Watch
movies, Cricket in tent mode on flights
Extra Costs of 2-in-1 Laptops
Accessories: Not always stylus is free with device and it will cost you upto
10000 extra.Repairs: Service after sale or replacement of cracked screen will cost upto 30000.
Software: To explore the premium windows app that exclusively suitable touch screen windows need yearly subscription. Hence not only device and stylus enable for designer to use premium app. Premium creative apps like video editing, graphics designing need subscription or purchase.
