I still like depressing buttons. If a button fails, the keyboard still works, and there are alternate ways to get to a menu.

If the touchscreen fails, your keyboard is useless.

Recently my daughter got a phone with a touch screen that failed after a couple of days, and the phone was useless. She had it repaired under warranty, and was without a phone for 3 weeks.

My 2 cents.

Jerryghr