Ultrabook Suggestions for Business User

[Van G]

Need to replace 3 laptops and have done a little reading on the 'ultrabook' market. Wondering if I could get a few suggestions/confirmation on what ultrabook manufacturer and model is appropriate for our use.

Use: business user (Office, web, email) and basic home use (basic photo edit, music, videos)

Quick read on a few sites (CNET, New Egg) show Samsung and Toshiba have good lines.

Suggestions or Reources?

Toshiba Satellite Z830-00D (w SSD, 13.3") - $999
Tecra R850-S8522 (no SSD, 15.6") - $1129

 

[gsaldivar]

Lenovo Thinkpad x220

 

[Van G]

Want to get something thinner than the x220 and upon further thought I need to stick with a screen 15"+

Who are the current producers of good ultrabooks? Toshiba, Samsung, HP

 

[gsaldivar]

There is a nice list here:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrabook#section_3

15" screen doesn't really fall into the ultralight category though...

 

[mfenn]

HP's just announced ultrabook and "sleekbook" lines look nice. They are blatant MBA ripoffs, which is a very good thing. If you can't come up with an original design, at least copy the best.

 

[rsutoratosu]

i just got the samsung series 9 15".. its nice an thin, except almost all ultrabook comes with w7 home.. reinstalling it for w7 pro

theres almost none with docks...

 

[Van G]

Those HP's and Samsung look like what I'm after.

For business user, should I concern myself with the sandy, ivy, or AMD chip difference?

 

[zerogear]

If you are a frequent traveler and need to use it on the road, go Ivy Bridge (Intel).

HP's just announced ultrabook and "sleekbook" lines look nice. They are blatant MBA ripoffs, which is a very good thing. If you can't come up with an original design, at least copy the best.

At a certain point of thinness, there is limited amount to what you can do with design, imo. Besides, all laptops basically look the same anyway.

 

[rsutoratosu]

they had announced the ivy bridge for series 9 15" but it could take a while to be available.. the only reason I picked up the non ivy version

 

[mfenn]

Those HP's and Samsung look like what I'm after.

For business user, should I concern myself with the sandy, ivy, or AMD chip difference?

Performance should be fine in typical business apps with any of those chips. Hold out for Ivy Bridge if your need is not urgent and you value battery life.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Performance should be fine in typical business apps with any of those chips. Hold out for Ivy Bridge if your need is not urgent and you value battery life.

If you can wait, I would agree. I would not rule out AMD until trinity comes out. Could be really great, but too soon to say. Some early reports are looking not that spectacular, but not really enough data to say anything yet.

I would definitely get IB for a laptop vs SB, due to the superior graphics and somewhat lower power usage.

Have to admit though that the market seems to be becoming very confusing. They are somewhat thicker than an ultrabook, but I say some HP Envy models at Microcenter, and they were really nice. More powerful than a low voltage processor, but still very portable. Probably would sacrifice battery life though. I also say a Dell 13" ultrabook that somehow had a 13 inch screen, but the computer was the size of a 10 or 11 inch netbook. Very cool.