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Get the gigabyte u2442n , it has basically everything you need
I don't think it is, I'm sure I had to enable it on mine. Why most macbook users insist on not using the touch rather than click I don't know!
At least there is an option.
As a sidenote, has the MBA proven it can run Windows 7 as good as windows based laptops?
Well, here is the refreshed viao Z. It has the quad core mobile i7 which I suspect is pushing it over £1.1k. Hopefully a lower specced dual core i5 variant in June might bring that down to £900?
Intel®Core(TM)i7-3612QM,2.1GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
128 GB SATA Gen3 Flash SSD
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3-SDRAM
No Power Media Dock
33.2 cm LCD, 1600x900 Premium
No Wireless WAN
No Long-Life Battery
Standard keyboard
£ 1,164.00 (inc. VAT)
Actually... The MBA has an i7 option...
****** hell... Vaio Z prices have reduced massively in recent month. Even in January they started at around £1100 for the base model...
Well, here is the refreshed viao Z. It has the quad core mobile i7 which I suspect is pushing it over £1.1k. Hopefully a lower specced dual core i5 variant in June might bring that down to £900?
Intel®Core(TM)i7-3612QM,2.1GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
128 GB SATA Gen3 Flash SSD
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3-SDRAM
No Power Media Dock
33.2 cm LCD, 1600x900 Premium
No Wireless WAN
No Long-Life Battery
Standard keyboard
£ 1,164.00 (inc. VAT)
Only on the top-end 13" model it seems, but yup I missed that - extra £100 to take it just shy of £1,500. Ouch
Yeah I think they must have decided to bring themselves inline with competition. They weren't really sitting right in the market for no justifiable reason. You can still spec them up to silly prices though.
Last week base spec was 850 as I said. Which is awesome for a 1600*900 13", thin, carbon fibre laptop with i5 sandy bridge and 128GB SSD. I guess they were trying to sell them off before the refresh. They were also offering the extended battery for free.
Hopefully the IB I5 will drop the base spec down a bit more in price too. Then they'll be directly competing with the new macbook pros in June/July and it'll be a tough decision for me tbh.
Ridiculous that you have to select that outrageously overpriced upgrade to 256gb SSD to go for the 8gb ram option
If they would allow you to select 8gb ram without the 256gb SSD, it would seem that laptop could be ideal for my needs (albeit a couple of 100 over - budget). Slim form factor, quality spec, extra long battery options, 1080p screen etc.
Think Ill be waiting for a few more months to see what else comes out...