Decent lightweight laptop with SSD & no onboard DVD drive?

stockhausen · 22 Sep 2016 at 20:01

Hi

I am looking for a decent lightweight(ish) laptop with SSD & no onboard DVD drive.

Graphics is not really an issue but speed is important and a first class keyboard is essential. Must use Windows and I would be using Word, Excel and PowerPoint mostly

Any suggestions please?

icey_haj · 23 Sep 2016 at 11:51

Dell XPS 13? The Kaby Lake refresh is now out.

stockhausen · 23 Sep 2016 at 13:27

icey_haj said:
Dell XPS 13? The Kaby Lake refresh is now out.

Maybe overspecified for my purposes and consequently pricey.

I am currently thinking of the Asus Zenbook UX305CA. It only has an M3 CPU but it does have 8GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, 3200x1800 resolution, 3 x USB, HDMI and is small and super light.

kaku · 23 Sep 2016 at 14:03

XPS13 would be my vote as well.

Aside from that, basically pick a company/chassis you like the look of since most ultrabooks available at the mid-range are basically the same.

nimicitor · 24 Sep 2016 at 13:19

I can recommend the Dell Latitude 3340.

nam · 28 Sep 2016 at 23:02

stockhausen said:
Hi

I am looking for a decent lightweight(ish) laptop with SSD & no onboard DVD drive.

Graphics is not really an issue but speed is important and a first class keyboard is essential. Must use Windows and I would be using Word, Excel and PowerPoint mostly

Any suggestions please?

Lenovo 710s or the Xiaomi Air 13

stockhausen · 29 Sep 2016 at 14:22

Thanks for the suggestions. Eventually went for the ASUS ZenBook UX305CA (Asus UK LINK) and then discovered that it had to have Windows 10 Pro rather than Home. The upgrade costs £99 as helpfully pointed out to me elsewhere (OcUK LINK).

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