Will touchscreen laptops be worth my money and will they run minecraft smoothly?

I'm going into my freshman year and have to type lots if essays for my honors English class. I've been saving money for a laptop and I have really been interested in touch screen laptops. I've been looking into the Acer Aspire laptops… I also love playing minecraft and was looking in a computer that will run it smoothly. Does anyone know if touch screen laptops (preferably Acer) will be able to run Minecraft smoothly.
I also want to know if the Acer Aspire touchscreen laptops are good in general. Are they worth the money?
Please note that I live in the country and have awful internet reception. This may effect the laptop I'm assuming. Anything helps

It all depends on the amount of RAM, what video card and how what processor. It has nothing to do with a touch screen. You won't be able to play it on the screen though, you'd still have to use the keyboard.