Spec me a light laptop

robfosters · 30 Mar 2012 at 19:57

I need a laptop really just for web use and watching a few vids. I have been out of the loop on laptops recently, so am unsure as to CPU's and what not.

My main need is for it to be very light. A PC Airbook if you will. Budget not really an issue, providing it is very light, nippy, good screen (14inch), and has good battery life.

Thanks.

Disco Boy · 30 Mar 2012 at 20:05

What you are looking for is either an ultra book.

In my opinion the MacBook air is the best. But there is info on the others in this article
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5660/dell-xps-13-a-different-kind-of-ultrabook/6

Do a search in this subforum, there was a thread not long ago comparing all the ultra books.

Or for much less money- but smaller and less powerful, a netbook for around £250.

robfosters · 30 Mar 2012 at 20:07

Cheers. I would love an airbook, but there is a specific piece of software I need to run on it and it is Windows only. I very much doubt there's an easy workaround that.

Disco Boy · 30 Mar 2012 at 20:08

You can bootcamp windows (effectively a dual boot) on macs. But have a look at that article and try and find that old thread for comparisons of the windows machines.

mikeh501 · 31 Mar 2012 at 10:07

Lenovo x220 works great for me. Can spec it up to huge levels too. Mine is quad core i7, 8gb, and has dual SSD,s and it's still tiny and light with 12.5" chassis.