W510 FHD MultiTouch Screen

I've been looking into a W510, very specifically with the FHD screen. However I noticed that lately the FHD withOUT touch screen has disappeared. I confirmed with a Lenovo rep today that they are gone for the time being. They are coming back, but they do not have a date.

Since my boss has the money ready for my new laptop now(ish), i'm concerned with waiting an undefined amount of time, but also concerned about the multitouch display being not as vibrant/clear/etc and/or getting in my way. I don't need multitouch, but i do need FHD (i've had WUXGA on my T61p and can't downgrade now, lol).

Can anyone provide some opinions on how the FHD with multitouch looks/performs? Maybe compared to a non-touch screen FHD screen?

 

There are many delays with the FHD MultiTouch as well, even though it is available to configure, so I haven't heard of any NBR users who have received their W510 with a FHD MT screen yet.

I think it is safe to assume, though, that the FHD MT screen would suffer a bit from the touch screen layers on the screen. Add that to the fact that the FHD MT screen is significantly more expensive than the FHD screen, and I would suggest waiting anyways.

 

I would suggest staying away from FHD Wide Gamut unless you have specific needs for it. AFAIK it's not gonna make any difference when browsing websites.

 

Although the extra wide color gamut may not be especially useful, the extra screen resolution over the HD screen is quite significant, and makes multitasking much easier for many people - myself included.

 

Pretty much what i was thinking as well, but thought i should try to get some opinions. Didn't know there were that many delays with them though. I'm not sure how long I can wait, since there's some other office politics going on. Especially since they have no estimated time when the non-MT FHD will be available.

I am thoroughly confused as to why Lenovo is offering the FHD non-MT in the T510, but not the W510 (at this time), even though they the non-MT was offered on the W a short while back.

 

I purchased a T400s with multi-touch and got a few weeks with it before returning it in favor of the W510 with multi-touch.

Shortly after I returned the T410s, I noticed that I would naturally reach out for the screen on my old Sony. Seems that I was already accustomed to using the screen to move and close windows, scroll through and scale Visio and Acrobat files.

For me, it is a natural way to interact with the screen. I'm glad I opted for it again on the W510, eventhough it has delayed my order by several weeks.

As for how the W510 MT looks, who knows. I'm not aware of anyone recieving one yet so it is anyone's guess.

However, if it is like the screen in the T410s, the touch portion does lie on top of the LCD and has a matte finish with a large, but barely visable grid. It also added some thickness to the screen overall. It was a bit off-putting at first because the LCD is deeper than you would expect. Not sure if I'm explaining it well... maybe imagine the touch layer as a thick screen protector or privacy filter.

We don't know how the larger screen in the W510 will be configured. Lenovo could have picked a different vendor for the touch element.