“I see it is touchscreen, but does it also have a touch pad or must you purchase a mouse?”
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Hello Best Buy customer Jo and thank you for asking this question. On the surface, your question seems to be easy to answer with a yes or no response and I've read a couple of other responses which have done just that--and quite accurately! However, I would like to take the opportunity to provide some "added" insight concerning mouse and touch pad functionality which I believe will really be helpful in the operation of this and possibly other Windows 10 OS PC's. There were times in the past when I would be using my wireless mouse with this and other laptops and while I was engaging in data entry I would "inadvertently" make hand contact with the touch pad and I would depress it and that would result in very LARGE parts of documents being erased--big loss of time & effort! I want to offer a way of addressing that problem. First, go into this laptop's or other Windows 10 OS laptops' "settings" and on the next page under the word "devices" left click on the words "touch pad" and then on the far right under "related settings" left click onto "additional settings." On the following page, you will see a "Mouse Properties" pop up box and "Device Settings" should be highlighted on the top right of that pop up box. Most probably, you will see under devices the word "enabled" and under that "yes" pertaining to Synaptics Touch Pad. If you are using a wireless mouse and If you want to "disable" the touch pad "temporarily" for whatever reason and for however long (i.e., for preventing potential loss of data entry as described above!) left click onto the word "disable" just below that "Devices" box and then click "Apply" and then "OK." Next, under the word "Profiles" located on the mid-left of that pop up box you will see a "tiny" box that you can "check" or highlight which states => "Disable internal pointing device when external USB pointing device is attached." If you check that small box, whenever you plug in a Nano from a wireless mouse, the laptop's touch pad will automacially be disabled. Conversely, if a wirelesss mouse Nano is not occupying a USB port your laptop's touch pad will be enabled. Please keep in mind that you'll want to have an operational mouse nearby in case you need to restore touch pad access/functionality at some point in time. At this time also "bubble" or highlight "Static tray icon in task bar." You will now see that similar red icon on your lower task bar. To finalize your settings, left click "apply" and then "OK." I would strongly recommend that you "pin" that icon PERMANENTLY to your lower task bar for easy access so that you can control your touch pad's functionality. This overabundance of detail is just meant to be a step-by-step guide, but for me it is a great feature to have access to and I hope that it helps you Best Buy customer Jo and others who may review this entry and who believe that they can benefit from it.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, it also has a touchpad. You could use a mouse as well.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It has a touchpad that is quite responsive. However you can use a mouse as well. It all boils down to one's preference.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, it has a touchpad.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You do not need a mouse
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