Wouldn't be a huge problem for me. If I am merely operating a device, then the touchscreen is good enough. For serious work, I use external peripherals anyway.
I teach programming classes in elementary schools around NYC, so I have a lot of experience with very low-end Chromebooks, and most of them don't have touchscreens.
With the exception of one particular school, these computers are all perfectly adequate performance-wise, but the awful touchpads just ruin everything.
