Xoutpost.com

Xoutpost.com (https://xoutpost.com/forums.php)
-   The Lounge (https://xoutpost.com/off-topic/lounge/)
-   -   Ultrabook Recommendations? (https://xoutpost.com/off-topic/lounge/88860-ultrabook-recommendations.html)

rayxi 09-04-2012 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeMansX5 (Post 895039)
Not yet, still looking. Will post when decided. Trying to see if I can get hands on Acer and Asus before actually purchasing.

I'm looking for an Ultrabook as well. Almost bought a Zenbook but the deal breaker was it only came with the bilingual keyboard in Canada. I find the extra keys on the biligual keyboard extemely frustrating to use because it moves the location of the enter and left shift keys. I decided to wait until my next trip to the US to get one with normal keyboard. By then Windows 8 will be out and I won't have to do the upgrade. The Acer isn't as nicely packaged as the Asus but is priced lower. The Acer and HP are tied for second on my list.

Please post your impressions if you manage to test drive either one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by E61Silver (Post 895047)
We purchase a lot of things with more power than we need just look at your BMW.

LOL, speak for yourself. That may be true if you drive like a granny. Most of us here use all that power and want more. Safely passing a truck on the highway in 3 seconds instead of 10 seconds is a world of difference.

Back on topic, having more computing power than you need to run your applications doesn't change the user experience. You won't be sending that email or making that Amazon purchase any faster. It's a waste of money. It only makes sense if you are running applications that need it, like video processing, gaming or developing applications.

E61Silver 09-06-2012 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rayxi (Post 895097)
LOL, speak for yourself. That may be true if you drive like a granny. Most of us here use all that power and want more. Safely passing a truck on the highway in 3 seconds instead of 10 seconds is a world of difference.

Back on topic, having more computing power than you need to run your applications doesn't change the user experience. You won't be sending that email or making that Amazon purchase any faster. It's a waste of money. It only makes sense if you are running applications that need it, like video processing, gaming or developing applications.

1) Most of us don't drive on two lane roads where passing time is a real issue.

2) I already said that Mac Book Pro Retina was over kill. It still is a Ultrabook probably the most ultra.

Thunder22 09-06-2012 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E61Silver (Post 895595)
This is not breaking news:
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thursday, September 6, 2012 -- 10:47 PM EDT
-----

President Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination for Second Term

President Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for a second term,

wait.... what?

statdoc 09-10-2012 10:26 AM

I bought an HP Spectre XT a month or so ago. Solid state drive. Very rapid booting, responsive and great battery life. Excellent device.

brian5 09-10-2012 10:33 PM

PC World Oct 2012 has just reviewed Ultrabooks...

Here's the main page

Top choices
Acer Aspire S5......4.5
Vizio C14-A2......4.5
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M50581TB-6666......4.0
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A......4.0
Toshiba Satellite U845-S406......4.0

LeMansX5 09-10-2012 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian5 (Post 896175)
PC World Oct 2012 has just reviewed Ultrabooks...

Here's the main page

Top choices
Acer Aspire S5......4.5
Vizio C14-A2......4.5
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M50581TB-6666......4.0
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A......4.0
Toshiba Satellite U845-S406......4.0

Thanks. Acer and Asus are interesting. Got to decide in 2 weeks.

E61Silver 09-12-2012 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian5 (Post 896175)
PC World Oct 2012 has just reviewed Ultrabooks...

Here's the main page

Top choices
Acer Aspire S5......4.5
Vizio C14-A2......4.5
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M50581TB-6666......4.0
Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A......4.0
Toshiba Satellite U845-S406......4.0

That article also said:
The new MacBook Pro with its Retina display brings 2880-by-1800-pixel resolution to Apple’s premium laptop line. That translates to a pixel density of 220 pixels per inch. PC manufacturers are not far behind, though: The new crop of 13-inch Ultrabooks with 1080p displays have a pixel density of 160 ppi. A bar has been set, and users will consider high-quality displays to be essential.

brian5 09-12-2012 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E61Silver (Post 896458)
That article also said:
The new MacBook Pro with its Retina display brings 2880-by-1800-pixel resolution to Apple’s premium laptop line. That translates to a pixel density of 220 pixels per inch. PC manufacturers are not far behind, though: The new crop of 13-inch Ultrabooks with 1080p displays have a pixel density of 160 ppi. A bar has been set, and users will consider high-quality displays to be essential.

Ummm. This thread is about Ultrabooks. Please post this info in a MacBook Pro thread (if you really need to). Do you understand that Apple has a MacBook Air that these Ultrabooks are competition for?

Thunder22 09-12-2012 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian5 (Post 896571)
Ummm. This thread is about Ultrabooks. Please post this info in a MacBook Pro thread (if you really need to). Do you understand that Apple has a MacBook Air that these Ultrabooks are competition for?

:iagree:

Quicksilver 09-12-2012 07:30 PM

The OP did say "Open to MacBook recommendations as well"
So give B a break. His opinion counts as well. :D


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:50 AM.

vBulletin, Copyright 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2017 Xoutpost.com. All rights reserved.