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Depends on the quality of the mouse pad too. Macbook touch pads with all the gestures and Thinkpad pointing sticks outdo the competition by far. And Androids UI is just not optimized for mouse pointing uses. But still I'd love to hear where you are faster than on a Macbook Pro with OSX.

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Oh I'm much more efficient on the MBP, but not because it lacks a touchscreen. Simply because Android is not meant to do work, but to consume medias.

The touchscreen is useful because it's right next to your fingers, and you don't have to think about a pointers to click on something, you just unconsciously reach for it.

If you get your hands on a device with a good touchscreen and a mouse, try it. You'll find yourself going back to a regular laptop and reaching for the screen.

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