Ultrabook - Spec Me!

TheStarkFactor · 21 Jun 2016 at 22:35

Hey.

Can anyone recommend a good ultrabook for circa £600?

After a good FHD or QHD display, decent enough power for video editing and something that looks amazeballs!

nine_tails · 22 Jun 2016 at 12:51

I honestly doubt you can pull off editing in the price range/form factor for the budget. Under 600 only option i can think of is UX305 which wont be a good editing machine. If you are happy with laptops , you will have more options in the price range.

TheStarkFactor · 22 Jun 2016 at 14:52

nine_tails said:
I honestly doubt you can pull off editing in the price range/form factor for the budget. Under 600 only option i can think of is UX305 which wont be a good editing machine. If you are happy with laptops , you will have more options in the price range.

Thanks for the reply, I did a fair bit of research last night and you're right, there are few decent laptops within budget, suitable for editing, but they're not ultrabooks nor are they exactly stunning, visually.

Had a think about things and I'll probably leave the video editing to my main rig.

So, I now just want to source a budget Windows 10 or Chromebook device with a decent screen, which appears to be another big ask!

MoRT489 · 22 Jun 2016 at 16:26

Check out the Lenovo Yoga range. I want to get one myself but am umming and erring between the Yoga 710 and Yoga 900. The 900 looks stunning but is a couple hundred ££ extra just for looks over components really.

TheStarkFactor · 22 Jun 2016 at 17:04

Yeah, I had considered the Yoga series, but now I'll only be using the laptop to do basic tasks, I can't really justify spending more than a few hundred.

MoRT489 · 22 Jun 2016 at 19:28

Then check out the Yoga 300 or 500 and consider sticking an SSD in it if its upgradeable.

nine_tails · 23 Jun 2016 at 17:01

Toshiba chromebook 2 is pretty much the budget chromebooks of the good screen lot.
There is a 2GB/4GB variant. 4GB has a full hd screen about £280. I was planning to get the same then ditched it for the zenbook

Martini1991 · 23 Jun 2016 at 20:29

The HP Envy 3200x1800 is the closest you'll get, I think they're 650-700.

I had one, it was quality, but the light bleed was horrific. I had 2.

TheStarkFactor · 23 Jun 2016 at 22:13

After some thought, as I'm not willing to pay a premium for a decent screen, especially as I will only be using it for basic tasks now, I have decided to go with the Asus X205ta, which is a brilliant little laptop.