A: You will begin to see more touch-screen laptops after Oct. 22, when Windows 7 comes out, because that new operating system has optional fingertip touch-screen navigation built in.

Q: I'm looking to purchase a laptop, and I am quite intrigued with the newer touch-screen models.

Another thing to mention is it can make use of the Windows touch feature in Windows 7, so if you have a touch screen laptop it essentially turns it into a free Kindle too.