Ultrabooks, does anyone have them? I think it's the latest form of laptops intended by Intel to be able to compete with tablets which do not use Intel chips. From what I have seen in the ads and online research, these are basically a rip-off of the concept behind the MacBook Air -- thin, light, highly portable and yet powerful laptops.
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Originally Posted By: CivicFan
Ultrabooks, does anyone have them? I think it's the latest form of laptops intended by Intel to be able to compete with tablets which do not use Intel chips. From what I have seen in the ads and online research, these are basically a rip-off of the concept behind the MacBook Air -- thin, light, highly portable and yet powerful laptops.
Yeah, if it isnt a ripoff of a macbook air, I dont know what is.
But somehow these will be great while the apple product will have lots of folks spewing trash about how horrible it is. Jealousy I guess.
Ultrabooks, does anyone have them? I think it's the latest form of laptops intended by Intel to be able to compete with tablets which do not use Intel chips. From what I have seen in the ads and online research, these are basically a rip-off of the concept behind the MacBook Air -- thin, light, highly portable and yet powerful laptops.
Yeah, if it isnt a ripoff of a macbook air, I dont know what is.
But somehow these will be great while the apple product will have lots of folks spewing trash about how horrible it is. Jealousy I guess.
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How in the world do techs repair something like that?
Incredibly thin.
Incredibly thin.
I get how people think these are a rip off, but isn't this natural progression? lighter, thinner, etc.. That is all what everything is doing thesedays.. I think Apple just came out with it first and charged a kidney for it like they usually do.
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Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
How in the world do techs repair something like that?
Incredibly thin.
Since when does much of anything get repaired?
How in the world do techs repair something like that?
Incredibly thin.
Since when does much of anything get repaired?
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Originally Posted By: SLCraig
I think Apple just came out with it first and charged a kidney for it like they usually do.
Right. Because the Asus zenbook at roughly $1100 versus the MBA for $1299 is a kidney? Specs look the same, apple probably has a far better battery in the end all...
Im not saying the apple isnt more costly, Im just saying it isnt a big price difference, and Im not sure how good, say, the zenbook is. Civicfan had it right, they are just ripoffs of what apple did first.
I think Apple just came out with it first and charged a kidney for it like they usually do.
Right. Because the Asus zenbook at roughly $1100 versus the MBA for $1299 is a kidney? Specs look the same, apple probably has a far better battery in the end all...
Im not saying the apple isnt more costly, Im just saying it isnt a big price difference, and Im not sure how good, say, the zenbook is. Civicfan had it right, they are just ripoffs of what apple did first.
Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
How in the world do techs repair something like that?
Incredibly thin.
Break out the jeweler or watchmaker toolkit.
My fat fingers struggled with laptops when I started out repairing them, but you develop the dexterity after a few times. The manufacturers want them to appear disposable so youll think its unrepairable.
How in the world do techs repair something like that?
Incredibly thin.
Break out the jeweler or watchmaker toolkit.
My fat fingers struggled with laptops when I started out repairing them, but you develop the dexterity after a few times. The manufacturers want them to appear disposable so youll think its unrepairable.
LOL....kinda funny cause I was just seeing these on walmart's website.....I was like "[censored]?" - tablets, ultrabooks, ebooks, wth? LOL......
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Really though, what are people using these for?
I can't see them being good at gaming or anything.....Facebook? AIM Chat, etc.....sure
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Really though, what are people using these for?
I can't see them being good at gaming or anything.....Facebook? AIM Chat, etc.....sure
The new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook looked really nice, better display than Macbook Air (which was in the running, as was MacBook Pro...) and better processor.
Ultimately, I need my laptop to have more HD space and I really like the optical drive...so I bought the XPS 15...
But I thought about an ultrabook, they really do look like a great combination of capabilities for someone who travels as much as I do...
Ultimately, I need my laptop to have more HD space and I really like the optical drive...so I bought the XPS 15...
But I thought about an ultrabook, they really do look like a great combination of capabilities for someone who travels as much as I do...
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Originally Posted By: ahoier
LOL....kinda funny cause I was just seeing these on walmart's website.....I was like "[censored]?" - tablets, ultrabooks, ebooks, wth? LOL......
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Really though, what are people using these for?
I can't see them being good at gaming or anything.....Facebook? AIM Chat, etc.....sure
It's a perfect tool for meetings at work. A tablet is more convenient but they do not have keyboards and do not run Windows. This would be the best compromise.
LOL....kinda funny cause I was just seeing these on walmart's website.....I was like "[censored]?" - tablets, ultrabooks, ebooks, wth? LOL......
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Really though, what are people using these for?
I can't see them being good at gaming or anything.....Facebook? AIM Chat, etc.....sure
It's a perfect tool for meetings at work. A tablet is more convenient but they do not have keyboards and do not run Windows. This would be the best compromise.
They aren't really a rip off. They are in fact, quite powerful. They are worth the price tag of around $1,000 or so. ; i5/i7 processor, high end SSD, lots of RAM, and very long battery life, and extremely portable. The only thing they lack is an ODD, which let's face it rarely gets used in a laptop anyway.
The macbook air had a terribly slow CPU, GPU, hardly any RAM, and initially came with the 1.8" 80GB HDD out of an IPOD.
The macbook air had a terribly slow CPU, GPU, hardly any RAM, and initially came with the 1.8" 80GB HDD out of an IPOD.
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Originally Posted By: Nick R
They aren't really a rip off. They are in fact, quite powerful. They are worth the price tag of around $1,000 or so. ; i5/i7 processor, high end SSD, lots of RAM, and very long battery life, and extremely portable. The only thing they lack is an ODD, which let's face it rarely gets used in a laptop anyway.
I've had one for some time. It's called an X201. The X series Thinkpad has been around for years.
I don't know what all the fuss is about when Apple or Asus offers one. Old hat.
They aren't really a rip off. They are in fact, quite powerful. They are worth the price tag of around $1,000 or so. ; i5/i7 processor, high end SSD, lots of RAM, and very long battery life, and extremely portable. The only thing they lack is an ODD, which let's face it rarely gets used in a laptop anyway.
I've had one for some time. It's called an X201. The X series Thinkpad has been around for years.
I don't know what all the fuss is about when Apple or Asus offers one. Old hat.
It's only somewhat old hat. An i-Series CPU changes the game over the ULV CPUs from a few years ago in these ultralight units.
Originally Posted By: Nick R
They aren't really a rip off. They are in fact, quite powerful. They are worth the price tag of around $1,000 or so. ; i5/i7 processor, high end SSD, lots of RAM, and very long battery life, and extremely portable. The only thing they lack is an ODD, which let's face it rarely gets used in a laptop anyway.
The macbook air had a terribly slow CPU, GPU, hardly any RAM, and initially came with the 1.8" 80GB HDD out of an IPOD.
Nick - I am not a computer guy (so, most will probably disregard my opinion) but I agree - the XPS that I looked at was very fast, light, and power efficient. I loved the SSD and the boot time...the ODD was a requirement as I take the computer overseas and wanted to be able to watch blu-ray...also, I am already up to 150GB of i-tunes content, and the SSD would be filled with that, the OS, and my pictures...
An external drive would have been counter to the purpose of light/fast...so, I went conventional...if the 1TB SSD wasn't so expensive, I would have gone with the Ultrabook (whether Dell or another, but the XPS 13 sure was sweet) and an external BD drive....
I spent a lot of time looking at the Ultrabook...with the fast processor, nice display, SDD, power efficiency, it's just a great concept/product...
They aren't really a rip off. They are in fact, quite powerful. They are worth the price tag of around $1,000 or so. ; i5/i7 processor, high end SSD, lots of RAM, and very long battery life, and extremely portable. The only thing they lack is an ODD, which let's face it rarely gets used in a laptop anyway.
The macbook air had a terribly slow CPU, GPU, hardly any RAM, and initially came with the 1.8" 80GB HDD out of an IPOD.
Nick - I am not a computer guy (so, most will probably disregard my opinion) but I agree - the XPS that I looked at was very fast, light, and power efficient. I loved the SSD and the boot time...the ODD was a requirement as I take the computer overseas and wanted to be able to watch blu-ray...also, I am already up to 150GB of i-tunes content, and the SSD would be filled with that, the OS, and my pictures...
An external drive would have been counter to the purpose of light/fast...so, I went conventional...if the 1TB SSD wasn't so expensive, I would have gone with the Ultrabook (whether Dell or another, but the XPS 13 sure was sweet) and an external BD drive....
I spent a lot of time looking at the Ultrabook...with the fast processor, nice display, SDD, power efficiency, it's just a great concept/product...
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JHZR2
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Originally Posted By: ahoier
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Dunno. My MBA has a core processor, 4GB ram, 128GB SSD, and a nice screen. it does anything that any other real laptop will do. Its not a tablet, which is extremely limited for writing real files and using real programs...
I think the concept looks cool.....kind of an "upgraded" tablet per se (no touch screen....but a faster processor, more memory...).
Dunno. My MBA has a core processor, 4GB ram, 128GB SSD, and a nice screen. it does anything that any other real laptop will do. Its not a tablet, which is extremely limited for writing real files and using real programs...
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