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A general ***** about touchscreens:

My Ford F350 truck has a touch screen. To do several things, switch radio from one type (AM, FM, Sat, etc), you have to use the touch screen. As you're trying to touch something, any ****ing bump in the road automatically means you hit the wrong button, or touch outside the button, switching screens! Infuriating.

My wife's BMW has a "dial" on the console to allow you to spin through the menus and things. While not as quick, it is more "sure".

Fortunately, the voice control on my Truck works EXCELLENT. It is fairly quick, accurate and responsive. This eliminates most of the issues with the touch screen.

Back to the topic: I agree with BSJ - "touchscreen for consumption, and a keyboard for production". I use a mouse and keyboard with my Android tablet if I need to do any serious work with it.
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