On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:53:24 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

swalker wrote:

Time for a new laptop. Preferred is about a 17 inch screen.

Not many available locally in retail stores. Found one -HP- at Sams
that will work but it is really setuip to be used as a touch sceen
which will not work for the jobs I use it for.

I need a mouse. Period.

Can I actually use a mouse with one of these Win10 trouch screen
laptops?

Record the model. Go to the HP site to read its manual.

My guess: Plug in a USB mouse and you'll have 2 pointing devices, maybe
3 if the laptop has a touchpad, too. If you don't like the touchpad
registering touches because your palms are near, there will be a switch
in its bezel or a key combo to disable it. Shouldn't be a problem with
using a USB mouse and the touchscreen unless you have some weird config
that puts your hands near the screen when you are using the USB mouse.

Same goes for a USB keyboard. You don't have to use the one in the
laptop. You can plug in a USB keyboard that's bigger. You could even
tote the keyboard (and mouse) around but the convenience of the laptop
is lost unless you're merely transporting between different places where
it sits stationary.

Extending things another step, I have one laptop here where I use a USB
keyboard, wireless USB mouse, and dual 24" monitors, so the laptop lid
remains closed and the laptop is actually out of sight. I don't consider
it a portable solution, but I have other laptops for that.

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Char Jackson