Hi guys,
wondering if one could suggest an ultrabook with the following configuration:
I've recently bought XPS 13 with the above configuration from Dell DFO but had to return it due to the "Coil whine" issue.
Currently considering Lenovo Carbon X1 as I believe it's the only one you can buy in Australia ?
The new Baby Lake Blade Stealth looks good. However, if price is not really a factor pickup the Surface Book.
Consider carefully do you need "ultrabook" as opposed to a slightly more bulky, a bit more conventional design 13in screen notebook. Generally going with a device classified as "ultrabook" you will pay more, and get much hotter running notebook with smaller, higher speed and noisier fans. Read some tests here, and check the "Emissions" paragraph (noise and heat emissions): http://www.notebookcheck.net
The "Coil whine" hard disk issue can be avoided by specifying (or upgrading) to SSD (solid state device, no moving parts, silent).
BTW, if you want to get a bit more specific advice you need to specify your budget.
It's the issue with Dell's motherboard and this issue had been reported to affect Lattitude models as well, that's why I would avoid Dell at this time.
The budget is under $3k. I would go for a surface book, but it's out of my budget :(
Thanks
I'm considering getting the lenovo x260 i7 model just waiting on a decent deal now
My X220 just dead due to a fan error after 5 yrs and 2 months usage. (I just need to replace cpu fan / cooling system. around 15 bucks from ebay)
Best laptop ever.
Macbook Pro
spot on, however price wise you are looking at $3500 for a i7/16gb/512PCE model. And you definitely need 512 to run bootcamp :(
Asus ZenBook
can't get a 16gb in 13" :(
HP Spectre? It's almost $2.5k though. Seems to have an i7 variant as well.
Also, the ASUS Zenbook UX303UB supports up to 12 GB of memory. It has 4GB integrated RAM and is outfitted with another 4GB SODIMM. You can replace with another 8GB DIMM and that will max it out.
Dell Latitude 14 7000 E7470 from dell outlet
Buy a cheap one and upgrade the RAM yourself from Amazon. If you're lucky, you might get one with 16GB RAM. Battery life on these things is like 8 hours with a FHD display and i5 processor.