So as the title, I'm looking at an Ultrabook type laptop that is light and portable.
Basic requirements are as follows:
Primarily Office based work, so igp is fine, no need for discrete graphics
I'd expect the newer quad core i5 units will be plenty CPU wise
Nothing bigger than 14", but probably 13" ideally
Windows 10, albeit I do have a spare key to use if needs be (I know some of the Dell models come with Ubuntu for a bit cheaper?)
8GB ram would likely be fine again, 16gb would be nice to have
Windows Hello would again be nice to have for convenience, beit Camera or Fingerprint
Thunderbolt 3, to save any messing around with cables in the office. Will be looking for a single docking solution so a 1 cable jobbie. USB-C with charging would also suffice, I wont be making use of the extra bandwidth
So, in terms of options I've seen a few. As mentioned, the Dell XPS13 seems pretty tidy but at the top end price wise. Similarly the Razer Blade Stealth. I've considered the previous gen Razer but the lack of Hello is a bit offputting. Huawei Matebook, perhaps? Samung Notebook 9?
Price wise, I'm looking to stick under £1k for sure. I do also have access to Student pricing owing to being a day release student
Basic requirements are as follows:
Primarily Office based work, so igp is fine, no need for discrete graphics
I'd expect the newer quad core i5 units will be plenty CPU wise
Nothing bigger than 14", but probably 13" ideally
Windows 10, albeit I do have a spare key to use if needs be (I know some of the Dell models come with Ubuntu for a bit cheaper?)
8GB ram would likely be fine again, 16gb would be nice to have
Windows Hello would again be nice to have for convenience, beit Camera or Fingerprint
Thunderbolt 3, to save any messing around with cables in the office. Will be looking for a single docking solution so a 1 cable jobbie. USB-C with charging would also suffice, I wont be making use of the extra bandwidth
So, in terms of options I've seen a few. As mentioned, the Dell XPS13 seems pretty tidy but at the top end price wise. Similarly the Razer Blade Stealth. I've considered the previous gen Razer but the lack of Hello is a bit offputting. Huawei Matebook, perhaps? Samung Notebook 9?
Price wise, I'm looking to stick under £1k for sure. I do also have access to Student pricing owing to being a day release student