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 Originally Posted by hypocaffeinemia
You're failing to account for the human factor. Index fingers are far larger in diameter than one pixel, and applying significant pressure in order to affect a software button often results in great inaccuracy in determining what, exactly, the user meant to press.
There's a reason nearly every touchpad on nearly every laptop in the world is capacitive.
You are failing to note touchpads are not display devices, so the accuracy of hitting a spot doesn't matter.
You are also failing to account for something basic most long time users of touchscreens will tell you: when you want accuracy without a stylus, it is very easy to use the side edge of your fingernail, even close cropped nails, to get bulls eye accuracy.
I am not arguing the total merits of each technology, but rather that some of the individual statements made on accuracy here were seriously in error. I have used both types of screens and yes both with and without a stylus a resistive is more accurate.
 Originally Posted by Outrigger
I for one would never pick up the Pre if it was resistive. It has nothing to do with having the same tech as apple, its called progress and capacitive is in no way inferior to resistive, its more like the other way around.
Capacitive is inferior in accuracy and it is well known fact. In total capacitive can be better under certain systems -- a multitouch being one key one for the Pre with current capacitive and resistive screens on the market.
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